Some bright news from across the Channel for a change.

Postby Jean Bart » Fri Nov 14, 2014 13:32

Hi guys,

I’m the airport manager and I’m not surprised by what I’m reading here. The French CAA has almost left the place
and found it necessary to deploy parachutes and umbrella during the transition. However we’re more that opened
and let me tell you something, we are there to kick some a… We hired an english speaking FISO, we maitain the ILS,
we will cancel all these notams that are just transition notams, we have still customs and I opened a special duty free
wine store for you pilots who like fine wine and champagne. So we’re not dead, it’s just the beginning of a rebirth.
Regarding practical matters, please try to speak french on radio (two or three words to learn), don’t forget to send custom
reports. IFR by night is difficult but was difficult even before ATC closure but if you wanna come by night ifr, the rule is to
come over the airfield vmc, by day IFR training always possible but with higher minimas (circling minimas). PCL works so
you can depart by night. And I give my word, by february or march we’ll have ATS service again (me and two of my collegues)
and everything will be back in order (and bye bye ludicrous notams)
If you have practical questions, just leave me a PM or public post and we will probably refresh the airport website
regarding your concerns.

Louis Bleriot was a Calais inhabitant and made the first flight to cross the channel so don’t worry guys, we won’t let bad things
happen to our airport.

The Airport Manager

Moggy