Does anyone on here fly from any airfields near London (preferably easily accessable by public transport), specifically north London? I’ve decided to do my PPL (although may depend on if I can get sponsorship for it, I can barely afford University but determined to become more involved with aviation) so want to see what options I have, so was hoping someone could give me some reccomendations. Cheers, Rob
By: MayDay - 3rd December 2007 at 10:16
Hi there,
I do not how how the transport links are from the train station to the field but there is Pilot Centre in Denham its quite a cool place. I go there and would reccomend it
By: YakRider - 1st December 2007 at 14:43
Elstree is a possibility, but is not the nicest field to fly from – very cramped. Cabair are expensive, with lots of “extras”. You could try Firecrest. I know them from air racing and they are a very friendly bunch.
I learned at Stapleford. A cab ride away from the tube (Central Line to Debden or Theydon Bois). The advantage with them is that the flying organisation also owns the airfield so landing fees are included in the hourly rate. This can be a big cost saving. Decent clubhouse and briefing facilities, but the whole place is now very much geared to ATPL training.
I now fly with Skysport from North Weald (Central Line to Epping and cab). You can do a PPL with them on a Beagle Pup, but because NW is unlicensed, the training is done from Andrewsfield. The positioning flights from and back to NW are included in the PPL training hourly rates. Reasonable rates for a 150hp aircraft. There is a cheaper rate deal in place until March. The atmosphere at NW with all the warbirds and jets based there is incomparable.
By: bazv - 1st December 2007 at 06:39
Hi Rob
Dont know what uni you are at but do you have access to RAF UAS ?Grob Tutors would be fun to fly.Unless the rules have changed ,most cadet pilots are under no obligation to ‘join up’.
cheers baz
By: Propstrike - 26th November 2007 at 07:33
North London would include Elstree, which is a bit of a tatty dump ,but seems quite busy, especially Cabair. It may be worth approaching them to do some Ops work and take flying in part-payment.
Just being on an airfield, and around flying people will bring many opportunities and chances to meet interesting people. Other than that, if the budget is really stretched, what about gliding, and then converting from Silver C to PPL in about 8 hours. That can be a less expencive option.
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November 25, 2007 at 10:58 pm