Coventry
Airport will make changes
to their frequencies on the 8th May 2008: 124.80is
replaced by 118.175, 122.0 is replaced by 123.825 and 119.250 is to be changed
at a future date.
A new
Pilot Shop
is due to open on 1st March 2008 at 09:00. It will be run jointly by On-Track
Aviation and AFE
The next
Vulcan Bomber Fast Taxi Run
is planned for the 22nd June 2008. More details
here
Pilot Flight Training has
recently been taken over by Tom and Nick Dunn, more information here:
http://www.pftraining.co.uk/
Avon Air Centre
is a new
company that has set up at the airfield, operating out of the Take Flight
Building. The company offers pleasure flights around the local areas, for
more information visit
http://www.avonaircentre.com
Latest weather reports from
Wellesbourne Airfield are now available on
http://www.xcweather.co.uk and on
WAP enabled mobile phones at
http://xcw1.com (go to Select Region > West_Mids > Wellesbourne Ai)
Coventry Airport
have a
proposal for Class D controlled airspace that would affect movements at Wellesbourne
Airfield. The full documentation can be read here.
An invitation for views and feedback can be viewed here
Airspace Infringements
We have
had several cases recently of Wellesbourne based aircraft entering the
Birmingham CTA and Daventry CTA without permission. This has occurred when
there are occasions of strong upper southerly winds and with unusually low
pressure. In all three incidents the aircraft was not in communication with
Birmingham Radar. We recommend all aircraft operating close to this
airspace to contact Birmingham Radar on 118.05 with their intentions
