Brenda’s first land away! we flew from Perth to Fife for a cup of coffee, and then flew back again. Possibly the most expensive cup of coffee so far…but she paid the landing fee so it’s not all bad.
Glenrothes (Fife) Airport
Why Sigurd Martin?
Most people have heard of the standard phonetic alphabet used in aviation (as well as maritime, military, police, fire etc). A = Alpha, B = Bravo C = Charlie etc all the way through to Z = Zulu.
What is less well known is the alternative version in use by Sweden, slowly being phased out but still to be heard on the aeronautical radio…
G-CESM is our kit-built (we didn’t build it!) Sting from TL Ultralight , known as Golf Charlie Echo Sierra Mike, and since we plan to travel to Sweden in the aircraft, Sigurd Martin was born…
Belgium with a UK Permit to Fly aircraft
Just in case anybody other than family and friends finds this…For anybody looking for permission to fly a UK permit aircraft in Belgium airspace, below is a copy of the email I received with the current (July 2016) procedure.
( Ann Reynaert mentioned in the LAA’s TL 2.06 forwarded my query to the correct place)