Mon Sep 21, 2020 2:51 pm
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O.K. whatever your opinion is on whether an airport or handling agent should see any GAR, the facts are that if Border Force can see a flight is due to come in but they haven't yet received a GAR, they notify us (the airport) and ask us to chase the Pilot in Command or the operator for it. Chances are we've had a PPR or handling request, so more than likely to have contact details. We of course do that and 99% of the time the operator concerned forwards the GAR and we ensure it's filed on time and to the correct people. Don't really see the problem with that. In the business aviation sector, pretty much all the operators attach a copy of the GAR with their handling requests anyway - or their third party flight planning companies do. The light GA private flyers coming from overseas tend to be the ones that haven't filed correctly, or on time. Nobody ever seems offended that we might chase them up, usually very grateful for the assistance. No pilot tends to want the £2,000 fine on landing, having filled in incorrectly, or not sent in at all.
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