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Re: Fairoaks (EGTF)

PostPosted:Fri Oct 05, 2012 11:14 am
by chevvron
Fuel bowsers now have their own credit card machines so if you uplift fuel, stay with the aircraft and you can pay the re-fueller rather than make the tortuous climb to the tower! Regretfully you still have to pay landing fees in the tower though unless you have an account.

Re: Fairoaks (EGTF)

PostPosted:Thu Nov 08, 2012 6:25 pm
by chevvron
Airport closed from 1211111100 to 1211111102.
Bowsers once again cannot access the grass so all refuelling has to be done on hard surface.
Grass parking east of Twy 'A' just north of 'B' intersection temporarily withdrawn due waterlogging.

Re: Fairoaks (EGTF)

PostPosted:Sat Dec 29, 2012 3:46 pm
by chevvron
All grass surfaces now very soggy, so make sure you don't put a wheel on the grass when parking.

PostPosted:Sun Dec 30, 2012 1:34 am
by Paul_Sengupta
Aren't the LTFC aeroplanes parked on the grass? Or have they been moved to a hard surface for the duration?

Re: Fairoaks (EGTF)

PostPosted:Tue Jan 01, 2013 8:25 pm
by chevvron
Yes; No. The pre-flight includes digging the aircraft out where it has sunk into the mud. :twisted:

Re: Fairoaks (EGTF)

PostPosted:Wed Feb 06, 2013 2:45 pm
by chevvron
Even the grass area adjacent to the 'tower' is now too soggy for aircraft, so please phone before visiting as you could be parked somewhere on a hard surface where you wouldn't normally go; helps us plan ahead for parking too!

PostPosted:Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:59 pm
by PortAndCheese
Can't find it online, can you tell me the landing fees for a <750kg SEP?

PostPosted:Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:02 pm
by Alastair
Up to 1000kg the rate is £10 +VAT.

PostPosted:Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:55 pm
by chevvron
PortAndCheese wrote:Can't find it online, can you tell me the landing fees for a <750kg SEP?

I've suggested to 'der management' that landing and parking fees be put on the new website at http://www.fairoaksairport.co.uk
Visitors should be aware that parking is only charged for night stops so you can (theoretically) land at 8am and depart at 6pm and only be charged a landing fee.

PostPosted:Tue May 07, 2013 8:41 pm
by chevvron
All grass areas now available for parking again and bowsers can re-fuel on grass areas too. If you have an account from which landing fee will be paid, please stay with the aircraft for re-fuel and pay with your card at the bowser.

PostPosted:Wed Jul 03, 2013 2:50 pm
by chevvron
If you're given 'not above 1400ft' when departing Fairoaks, it usually means a Farnborough inbound is being vectored above you, so when given the frequency change to Farnborough, please try to get 2-way asap, don't wait until you get to Guildford.

Expansion Plans

PostPosted:Fri Aug 09, 2013 10:47 am
by chevvron
Outlined in the Woking/Surrey Advertiser dated 9 Aug

PostPosted:Thu Jan 09, 2014 1:56 pm
by chevvron
chevvron wrote:If you're given 'not above 1400ft' when departing Fairoaks, it usually means a Farnborough inbound is being vectored above you, so when given the frequency change to Farnborough, please try to get 2-way asap, don't wait until you get to Guildford.

A briefing meeting regarding the above procedure in Fairoaks Flight Centre at 7 pm wed 15th Jan

PostPosted:Tue Feb 04, 2014 9:11 pm
by chevvron
For a trial period, all departures apart from those planning to enter controlled airspace ie airways departures and SVFR, will be given a squawk of 0466 rather than 0457 when the Farnborough instrument pattern is active on runway 24. Addtionally, departures will be requested to climb not above 1,400ft for separation from the Farnborough inbounds at 2,400ft.
The difference is, Fairoaks no longer need to pre-warn Farnborough of a VFR departure when the iap is active.

PostPosted:Wed Feb 05, 2014 10:15 am
by phijip
Sure enough, once clear of the LFA and in uncontrolled airspace, I will climb to and fly wherever I want. No?