You’re welcome. Licensing covers things like fire crews as well — you need to have one to have a licence, although RFF category ‘special’ is a bit more relaxed to make life easier for little airfields like ours.

I’m not aware of any unlicensed airfields with Tower frequencies as opposed to Radio. Kemble’s currently Kemble Information, can anybody remember if it was Info before they got their licence?

Hey, I hardly ever post!

CAP 168 ‘Licensing of Aerodromes’ will tell you more than you want to know, but it’s to do with the CAA having inspected the runway and being satisfied that it meets various criteria. One of the things they check is making sure that there are no obstacles in the approach/climb-out areas. For instance, at Little Gransden we have one licensed runway (that includes an unlicensed starter extension at the eastern end! — effectively the threshold is displaced due to a road and a hedge at the eastern boundary), and two unlicensed runways that have large trees or power lines in the way. I’m sure there are more things they look at too.

If you’re training for a PPL, you’re not allowed to operate into/out of unlicensed airfields — certainly if you’re solo, and possibly even if dual. There are certain exemptions for microlights if I remember rightly.

Photos

One or two (static) shots of Janie (not saying which one!) and BBD, but on this odd stuff that says Fuji on the tin … so it’ll be some time before I get them back 🙁

I saw her heading north-west from Cambridge (probably towards Molesworth going on the locations you gave) on Saturday at about 3pm if I remember rightly (I was driving up the A14 at the time.) Didn’t get any photos though 🙁