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By mmcp42
#1623110
trip didn't go exactly act as planned
ok going South
London Info was BUSY
couldn't get a word in edgeways until mid-channel!
arrived at Deauville
ask 4 fuel
non monsieur on n'as pas do fuel!
wtf
went 4 lunch
bak @ airport 3ish
still no fuel
wot we do now?
gallic shrugs
I asked "wot a bout L'havre?"
gallic shrugs "dunno"
can you ask
ah that's a good idea
non monseiur pas de fuel
then someone else piped up wot about Caen? (pronounced con apprently)
oooh they might
they telephoned
oui monseiur "they 'av fuel"

no flight plan needed for internal flight
"LX request taxi Caen?" (well land away although it is close)
"do u 'av PPR 4 Caen - u must av PPR for Caen"

you'd think they might have mentioned that!

shutdown
telephone Caen
explain want to fly from Deauville as they "av no fuel"
"oh no monsieur that is a tragedy of course u can come 'ere & buy our lovely fuel"
fly 2 Caen (mins15)
ask 4 fuel - "taxi 2 fuel station"
nice man gives LX a serious DRINK
ask how much?
he say "u not pay"
?!?
he meant not pay him go to reception to pay

pay for fuel
the we discuss flight plan as it's from Deauville
oops
so ask tower to canx Mk 1
try to file Mk2
they give me flight plan form to fill in
lucky had copy of original
got it right on 2nd attempt
coffee then scarper
chox 30 mins later than originally planned
so arr 30 minutes late

managed cross Luton both ways :)

London info on way back got traffic service all the way round to N Weald!

all in all a grand day out :) :) :)
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By Pete L
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#1623241
Isn't it possible to count Caen as a tech stop as long as you stay airside? So no need for new plan?

Not that I'd argue with them unless I'd got the precautionary hotel room booked.
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By mmcp42
#1623246
Pete L wrote:Isn't it possible to count Caen as a tech stop as long as you stay airside? So no need for new plan?

Not that I'd argue with them unless I'd got the precautionary hotel room booked.


hmm not sure
how does that work?
tech stop I mean
cheers
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By Pete L
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#1623248
ICAO permit commercial flights to refuel but I don't know if that's two plans or one. The passengers never go ground side so no customs. Etc. May not apply to private flights.