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Guernsey EGJB 3 June 2022

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On this occasion we didn’t go into the town but just did a walk. There is a really nice one, via the Le Gouffre Cafe and then to the cliffs.

The airport – EuroGA database report – is nice and friendly as always, although the “handling” (in reality there was none, as is normal) has gone up from £10 to £30 over 3 years. Landing fee was £22. Still ok for the occassional trip but at this rate their piston GA traffic will soon disappear.

Two GAR forms on 12hr PN, plus one GAR for Guernsey which goes to two addresses on their website and the ASG address as well. The days when one could go at short notice via Cherbourg are gone, since Cherbourg lost the battle with French police and their bizzare work-minimisation politics and is now 24hr PN and 48hr for weekend trips…

I filed EGKA GWC KATHY ORTAC EGJB 5000ft which is OCAS, so knew that London Control won’t touch it, and neither will Solent who have stopped providing a service to non-CAS-transit traffic. So one flies “VFR 7000”, in VMC or IMC as usual in the UK system, and speaks to Bournemouth 119.480, and then to Jersey Zone who do it correctly, with a squawk etc. At Guernsey I got a vectored ILS 09.

Final 09

Parked at ASG; no other option AFAIK

ASG has a lot of Rockwell Commanders there, and of course a lot of 2-reg aircraft generally. I think a lot of Commander owners fly to Guernsey for maintenance.

The walk to the cafe


Crab sandwiches; unfortunately only white bread available

The cliff walk








This is a well known beach with another cafe but we didn’t go there because it was a long way down and then a long way back up, and time was a bit limited

The walk back towards the airport

A very English pub, with “all day breakfast” (probably 30000 calories and fried in W80) and tables which your hands get stuck to



This is probably Hurn

and this is definitely Alderney, in a lot of haze which took a bit of work in Lightroom

A nice day trip and a walk, and much nicer than a taxi into town

Administrator
Shoreham EGKA, United Kingdom

Nice report @Peter

I am thinking of going soon to the Channel Islands. So far Jersey has been my favorite, but have not been to Alderney yet.

EDLE, Netherlands

Alderney is very very nice. Like England in the 1920s Do a search here for EGJA, in our database and I have one here.

Guernsey is different, and Jersey is different again.

I think Guernsey would be great for a EuroGA meet-up and with a cliff walk like above, not a taxi trip into town and a big lunch, which is nothing really special. Some of us used to do these but it seems most Brit long term flyers packed up and disappeared with the virus. And very few people from the mainland fly to the Channel Islands (no idea why this is).

Administrator
Shoreham EGKA, United Kingdom

I have Guernsey in the diary for the first weekend in July. Taking some friends so four-up in the TB10 and three hours fuel = MTOW.

All three of the islands make for a good trip. At Guernsey you use ASG, a ‘bizjet handler’ but the fee (although irritating if a for a burger run) is not significant in the context of a weekend away for four. Jersey is via the Aeroclub, so doesn’t cost much. Alderney is just the airport itself I believe. I’ve been to each of the islands a few times and none has ever costed enough to worry about.

EGLM & EGTN

is not significant in the context of a weekend away for four

Indeed, but when I posted a trip report in the various GA chat parts of FB (which I do to promote EuroGA ) it drew the usual “what????” response from UK pilots

Administrator
Shoreham EGKA, United Kingdom

Nice idea Peter.

I have flown to Alderney and Guernsey a few times now from EGSX.

Great trips out.

I’m up for a meet up!

I’m still amazed that people moan about £30 for landing and handling fees etc when they have all the services of an international airport to hand and they have just burnt £££ to get there

EGSX North Weald, United Kingdom

I would recommend anyone who would like to do meet-ups to join our meetups telegram group.

The joining link is in post #1 here.

Administrator
Shoreham EGKA, United Kingdom

Peter wrote:

via the Le Gouffre Cafe and then to the cliffs.

Under new ownership for a few months so back to being as good as it used to be

Fuel prices for May 2023 at ASG

United Kingdom

Avgas is back in Guernsey !!!

Last Edited by Ibra at 24 May 19:39
Paris/Essex, France/UK, United Kingdom

Unfortunately still none at Alderney.

Mainz (EDFZ) & Egelsbach (EDFE), Germany
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