David, It's worth saying that London includes Luton, who were very helpful
in testing mine, when I had been told that Heathrow were too busy!
Regards, David Joyce
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Corbett" <david.corbett5@btinternet.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 10:11 AM
Subject: Europa-List: Mode S and others...
> Mike Parkin is right; an approach controller at Liverpool (who also
> controls
> Doncaster approach from the same desk, and who is co-owner of an RV9A here
> at Shobdon) told us in March this year, when he was briefing us on the new
> ATSOCAS procedures, that only London, Manchester and Scottish Area
> controls
> can interpret Mode S.
>
>
> In the meanwhile (and thanks to all our friends in Holland who provided
> information and encouragement) the 17 aircraft of the Flying Farmers
> Association went into Netherlands airspace on 9 May, all to be told to put
> their transponders (whether A, C, or S) on standby whilst under the
> Schipol
> TMA. We were given a dispensation to carry PLB's rather than ELT's when
> crossing into the NL FIR, but we also heard before we went that other
> individual aircraft from UK had crossed into NL FIR without ELT and
> without
> any problems.
>
>
> After leaving Lelystad, most of us went on to Norway via Viborg in
> Denmark,
> and I would like to recommend that grass airfield as being exceptionally
> helpful and friendly. As I passed over the Borkum area on that leg,
> someone
> called me (on the Bremen Info frequency) also a Europa, and I think
> identifying himself as (what was) G-KITS. If you watch this forum, I am
> sorry that I did not chat, but I did see you some 2000' below me, flying
> east along the Friesian islands; my route took me overhead Heligoland.
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
>
> David
>
>
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