Sat Aug 14, 2021 3:02 pm
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Sorry to shatter your illusions Lefty, but I work at Yeovilton and when it (and other military bases) are closed they are closed. There is nobody on standby incase you have an emergency. Yeovilton is opening late at the moment due to reduced staffing levels as most of the station is on summer leave, but it needs to have some reduced activity to facilitate training, which is why it opens late and continues straight into night flying.
A gentle cloud break or following ATC vectors is all well and good if you have instrument experience and a suitably equipped aircraft. There are plenty of pilots around who have only ever done the instrument appreciation lesson on their PPL and never flown on instruments since and/or their aircraft isn't suitably equipped for instrument flight.
A gentle cloud break or following ATC vectors is all well and good if you have instrument experience and a suitably equipped aircraft. There are plenty of pilots around who have only ever done the instrument appreciation lesson on their PPL and never flown on instruments since and/or their aircraft isn't suitably equipped for instrument flight.