Sun May 12, 2019 1:08 pm
#1692961
I've only flown in the UK and New Zealand for any length of time - and my experience of NZ was even in "regional airports" where there is meat bombing, scenics, heli, and regional commercial (turboprop AirNZ), microlight and heavier stuff, all operating without anyone controlling, at anytime it seemed.
The regionals, scenics and metabombers seem to have a good natured priority, I guess because for them time really is money. Saying that, I was holding to allow a regional go first but he ushered me in front to depart first - daresay my wake turbulance did not register for him ! All VFR of course.
Why do I mention it ? Just because I also wonder why Gloucestershire AP had to close to movements rather than downgrade to indemnity only - at least the flying schools would have been able to continue..