News and Gossip.
|
Winter Ops Rules are now in force. Report to tower before flying. |
Rochester featured
on BBC Inside out program with Kaddy Lee-Preston
PILOT
MAGAZINE Feature Rochester
Airport this Month - see PAFRA copy in Clubhouse
Rochester seeks legal advice
prior to submitting objection to Construction of Temple Dome
Temple is
to be 60 feet high at its highest point and have a glass dome.
Temple
applies for permission
to erect Dome that reflects 80% of Suns rays !
Temple
receives planning permission for Telspec House, adjacent to
Airport, a year ago for change of use !
Sad
News as G-TRIO, a well known aircraft from Rochester meets her end. News picture.
AVGAS
PRICE - rises to
£1.55 Per LITRE at Rochester – see survey for competitive prices.
Apron - repairs to the tarmac apron now completed- fantastic news no more stone chips !
Cabair undertake some re-modelling of facilities for 2008 season.
Proposals for facilities improvements at Rochester and Visitors centre, at an early stage of discussion with Thames Gateway and Medway Council.
Innovation
Centre slip road access now completed.
Enhanced road access benefits Airport customers too.
Innovation Centre build to start soon - business people may well be users of
Airport.
Access to Airport has been promised at all times - if you get
really stuck there is an entrance at the back off the old Maidstone Road - but
you may have to park on the road and walk in the gate.
The
PFA sponsored Young Eagles
event on Saturday went ahead with 28 ATC cadets + 6 Staff being taken for local
flights by a number of generous pilots.
Julia Camp sends her thanks to all those who gave their flying time and
aircraft.
New
conditions say that
PPR from management is required for all flights outside of published hours -
Quote "C) Use of the aerodrome is restricted to published
hours unless prior permission has been obtained from the aerodrome
authority."
So it looks like residents will need PPR for that jolly round the local
countryside if you plan to go or come back after 6pm.
Rochester's Authority and ATZ. Apparently there is a belief that non-home based aircraft should remain clear of the ATZ outside the published hours of operation. However the AIP entry for Rochester (Section 2.17 - 2.18) says there is NO ATZ outside the published hours. So if you are home-based there is NO protection of an ATZ whilst in the circuit after closing time. Naturally good airmen would not fly around at low level over other aerodromes without a call on their frequency !
AIRPORT FUTURE - The future of the airport is assured by the publication of the replacement core document for the Local Plan called the LDF (Local Development Framework). This document, which is a joint development framework between Kent and Medway, is published on the Kent and Medway official website :- Local Planning Development framework Section 8.61 and Policy TP26. This does appear to give the airport some protection for the duration of the planning framework until 2021 - although the quality of the framework document has been called into question by officials.
Thanks to all those who have submitted items for this page and to Dennis the editor of the PAFRA newsletter. All info is appreciated.
Hangarage, tie down and fuel price survey.
Send your gossip and other items for inclusion to Web Editor
