"What notice did you have to give for Customs i.e. non-Schengen immigration? "
Per the AIP + any notams - can't remember; 8hrs?
When departing France and needing Immigration, you can get some trouble if you exercise the EOBT minus 15 mins option:
https://www.euroga.org/forums/hangar-ta ... ce-avignon"I did wonder why you went through that complex circling procedure rather than requesting a visual approach and, coming from the north, a simple left base join for R09? "
As previously mentioned, to test the aircraft systems.
I did a little local flight today and called up Lydd for a practice ILS and a go-around back to Shoreham, as I have done countless times, only to be bluntly told by the lady ATCO that this is on PPR and (by implication) only by PHONE. So, they are "doing a Duxford" (a farce whereby they actually told us to land at Cambridge and make a phone call)... What about a satellite phone? Duxford lost a lot of traffic when the word of that dumb practice got around the well known UK "boycott Airport X" site
and they stopped doing it (this was some years ago) so I don't see why Lydd can't accept an ILS if they have a time slot. ATC are sitting there in the tower anyway, getting paid...
So if I can get a free ILS without any hassle and check everything works, plus get a bit of practice for myself, I go for it. I am not renting so I am not paying £loads per hour to fly a few extra miles.
One day an ILS might save my life.