I may have to go to Carlisle for a meeting. I know nothing about the place. I gather it's got an airport but I can't find who serves it and Google keeps coming up with Edinburgh for some reason as the local hub. I can't believe that's right as I flew to Prestwick/Ayr a couple of months ago and that must be closer (well I guess)??
Anyway, any kindly soul give me an idea on the best way? I don't particularly want to drive for for 10 hours for a one hour pitch if I can avoid it.
Thanks
The closest place that we could fly to was Newcastle then it a 2 hour drive from there mate.
Hope that helps. If you let me know when you are going I give my mate up there for a couple of good restaurants and pubs for you!!
As a local said to a friend of mine when asked directions "You can't get there from here"
:roflmao:
My "Outlaws" live in Brampton which isn't too far away from Carlisle.
Carlisle Airport serves private aircraft and freight only. There are no scheduled services as far as they're aware.
Your best bets would be:
1) Flying in to Newcastle and driving over via the A69.
2) Train
3) Drive up, stay overnight, then take a day off and come back via the Lake District, picking some tat up for the wife and kids on the way.
HTH :)
Bit crazy innit.
I live near Biggin Hill so wondered if I could fly there.... best quote I got was Ã,£3,000 in a turbo prop. Hmm, perhaps not then lol.
However, bizarrely, if there were 6 of us going it would work out cheaper hiring a private aircraft than it would going on Virgin Trains :blink:.
Thanks guys. Any more suggestions please keep 'em coming. It's not the easiest place to get to is it?
:g:Wait until Lib gets his licence and then I'm sure he'd fly you, as long as you cover the costs of the plane hire, about Ã,£80 an hour.
Otherwise I think you'll have to either take the train or fly to Newckie and hire a car. It's on the borders so a bit remote. I think banjo music is popular there?
Hmm, that might take a bit longer than Pen needs.
I'm only 10 lessons in, 11 hours out of the 45 required before you are allowed to have the skills test for the full license and there are the 7 exams during the training. Even then I'm restricted to single piston engine flying in visual flight conditions.
Waiting for medical clearance as well.
Still, I'm not doing too bad, I did 5 good take-off's and landings this morning in full control, one of which was a flap-less landing.
Won't be long before I'm ready for my first solo circuit, after my medical certificate arrives and I pass my air law exam.
At the mercy of the English weather as well, 3 lessons cancelled due to high crosswinds and rain.
So, if Pen can wait for 3 or 4 months, I might be ready.
Quote from: Liberator;288842Still, I'm not doing too bad, I did 5 good take-off's and landings this morning in full control.........
This just fills me with confidence :lmfao:
Only joking I know what you mean. I've only done a couple of lessons and spent more time looking out across the City than concentrating but hey ho all good fun.
Quote from: Penfold;288913This just fills me with confidence :lmfao:
Only joking I know what you mean. I've only done a couple of lessons and spent more time looking out across the City than concentrating but hey ho all good fun.
It's the damn checklists that take up all the time.
Currently I've done all of the major control stuff in free flight (stalling & recovery, simulated engine failure.. etc). I'm doing circuits to get my practice in take-off's and landings before I do it solo.
So the instructor is just a passenger for the whole flight now unless he wants to show me something new or tell me where to fly.
Circuit training is just, take-off and climb to 800 feet, 90 degree left, 90 degree left and do downwind radio and checks, 90 degree left and start to decrease height and apply flaps, 90 degree left and call final approach and landing. Turn off the runway and move back to the final holding point to take off again. Then trying different types of landing.
Fine with a nice headwind, but Saturday was around the planes limit for crosswind and was great fun. :blink:
Stick with it Lib, that training is going to come in very handy when the zombie apocalypse kicks off..
Thanks for the help guys. The meeting's been postponed for two months so it'll be November. :rolleyes:
Bloody southerners. Airport! Whaty you on about? Roads are new up north. Saw me first round-a-bout last week, smashing.