Aerodrome Review: Eshott, Northumberland
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- Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
- I visit the busy unlicensed airfield of Eshott, in Northumberland.
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Steep approaches: go to Popham and practise on R03. Should be part of every pilot's tool kit. Get to know what your aircraft is capable of - you might be surprised.
Thanks Jon - that’s put Eshott on my list of airfields to drop into!
Good man Jon, your doing GA airports a good favor. Happy landings
Great stuff Jon. A super spot with a young team who’ve got ambition, vision and a great presence. Fantastic place
Nice looking airfield. Well done to the owners and stakeholders there for making it well presented and engaging with the local council to sort out planning issues. Very impressed 👍
Amazing review Jon you even. Managed to cat h my aircraft G-LFSG in the background. Cheers
It's a nice little airfield and cafe set up. I started my LAPL training there, but only did a couple of hours, preferring to move to another flying club. I wasn't keen on my instructor (nor him me) and his attitude towards a few things and an issue with a broken parking brake on a 172 destroyed my trust in him. I was also left a bit confused about their pricing policy for lessons. At the time I did the lessons, it was a separate aircraft hire rate and a 'cash in hand' rate for the instructor. This may have changed since I was there, but I felt the instructor was inclined to 'stretch out' the lesson a tad.
That said, I met the owner and a few other staff members and they were really welcoming and interesting to chat to. I'm nearing the end of my training now, and my flying school does trips to Eshott, so I might be visiting again soon.
We've been going to Eshott for many many years (alas only as enthusiasts), it has always been a welcoming place, long may it continue to be so.
Love Eshott, very friendly and always ready to help when I've headed up there
Another awesome Aerodrome Review! :) Great video Jon.
Great review again, Jon. Thank you 👌👏👏👏
Very nice.
Things seem to have improved a lot since I was there a couple of years ago.
Good to see some young guys, trying to build the place up - Best of luck to them.
Great review thank you another one I have on my list
Thanks for watching Kevin. Pleased you enjoyed the review.
A friend of mine used to own GASZU, its funny to see it here
Above the clouds at 'Flight Level 080'. Could not be right Jon.
Had a great couple of days at Eshott a few weeks ago taking my parents up for their first flight with me. As a not long passed PPL, I wish I had seen this first as no response on the radio did throw me for a bit as I did orbits checking the radio etc. I was a bit concerned about the 'challenging' label on the website, but whilst I have been spoilt down south with huge runways and very aware of bald spotting the tyres on the DA40, it was drama free (did use the entire runway when attempting my best landing with the parents). My parents enjoyed the cafe waiting for me and the team running it were super helpful as well as having JETA. Charges very reasonable, and the toilets albeit away from the main building were immaculate, will be back for sure.
The road is not a taxiway, it's only for cars - Sam made that clear
Great little airfield, visited last year.
Your great humour was evident in this visit, flying Broom Sticks was so funny, glad no incidents Experienced 👍👏
Nice video again! Price for your accommodation was quite steep I’d say, especially for the room you’ve got. Liked the trailer you stayed in last time way better and I guess it wasn’t quite as expensive.
Excellent review Jon. BTW wonder if you could perhaps get an interview with James Head of the CAA Airfiled Advisory Group given their remit to help GA aerodromes.
Looks nice and interesting! By the way, what type of yoke-mount do you use?
Very nice video well done...I thought in your PTC you were looking younger....
You can stay!
@@TheFlyingReporter Sadly I just fly in MFS2020 flight sim...Just copied you from Newcastle to Eshott in a Baron. landed perfecty on long runway but they have buidings and vehicles on the runway.. cut down landing distance even more...
Another fascinating video and aerodrome, charming 👍😊
My dad's last aeroplane, G-ATRM (1966 C150F Reims Cessna) is stationed there iirc, part of the flying school🤔 It was in Orange & White scheme (which Cessna have reintroduced on their C172's in a resto mod kind of way), it's been repainted in Blue & White, I seem to recall. We spent some happy times in that aeroplane and I flew it from the right seat several times too💜✌️😊
Re local councils (our local council all work from home with every Tom, Dick and Harry free to look at your private data)I'd argue that ALL local councils are no longer fit for purpose (if ever they were) and they're in breach of our ancient common laws, they seem to forget that they're civic servants and there to serve, as we all have sovereignty. Issues we've encountered with local councils are akin to corrupt, useless, apparatchik - they really need to go.
Glad to hear that the CAA stepped up though, I'll have to duck as a squadron of flying pigs do a flyby for me right now💜✌️👍🤣🤣
G-ATRM was the aircraft I first went solo in, great little plane that I’ll always have fond memories of!
Great, each episode is a pure pleasure to view !!!
Why do you Brits drive the plane sitting on the left, and instead drive the car sitting on the right? Decide once and for all which side you are on!!! (just kidding, thanks again)
Nice Jon, but when r u going to review Biggles old haunts? 😂😂😂
Hi. Any chance you could screenshot and publish your overhead join and landing track? Would love to see that.
So Broomsticks are required to have squawk codes and TCAS? I wonder what spell that comes under?! 😂😂
I’m disabled I have cerebral palsy mostly legs and use a wheelchair . Can I lean to fly here I live ashington
Such a shame that Eshott has to battle the local authority over what I feel most reasonable people would agree are very insignificant issues. Sadly the north east of England is relatively speaking a general aviation desert. You only have to look at apps like Flight Radar 24 on any week day or weekend to see the massive contrast in general aviation activity levels between the south and the north of the country. Wouldn’t you imagine that the local authority in Northumberland would bend over backwards to foster and assist places like Eshott? But no, it would seem their agenda is a make their existence as difficult as possible.
£216 one night bed and breakfast..basic small room..Jesus..,
Correction. Dinner, bed and breakfast
So the airport issues with local and federal governments are not limited to the US. 🥱🥱
Yes. We have a lot of issues too