Look on the PFA web site and choose somewhere with a free landing. At Perth
at the weekend we even got free soup and a roll. Cost me over 65 quid in
fuel but for a free lunch I found that quite acceptable. Alternatively fly
in France where landings are usually free. Paid 5 to land in Paris Beauvais
international last year. What an airport for 5.
Jerry
LTS@avnet.co.uk
http://www.avnet.co.uk/touchdown
----- Original Message -----
From: Tennant <Tennant@t-online.de>
Subject: Trip to the UK
> TRIP REPORT!!
>
> I just wanted to report what a super trip I had on Saturday. I departed
EDLM
> (near Dsseldorf) at 0910 bound for Lydd to clear customs, tail wind all
the way
> and an average over ground of 136 kts.
> Lydd must live from punters like me who are forced to land there!
Formalities
> took a couple of minutes but I spent about 15 mins talking to another
europa
> builder.
>
> >From Lydd to Goodwood, again in super time. Had a look around, picked up
a
>
> friend and flew to Sandown on the Isle of White for lunch, parked
alongside
> another Europa. In the afternoon back to Goodwood for a coup of tea, re
fuelled
> and back direct to EDLM arriving 1709 local at average 116 kts OG.
>
> All at 17L/hr
>
> Blue sky all the way!! What a day!!
>
> One comment I have is that the cost of landing in the UK is quite a shock.
the 4
> landings I made cost more than half the fuel costs for the trip. I suppose
> though, that if I had made the trip in a Cessna the landing fees would
appear as
> a minor cost! Europa flying spoils you.
>
> Have a nice week
>
> Barry Tennant
>
>
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