I am looking at southern UK or northern France… wx looks good and the following days go rapidly downhill.
Probably it will be a quick lunch at LFAT
Hoping to have my plane tested for IFR Wednesday, otherwise I would have joined you.
I’d love to come, especially as the forecasts for the extended weekend are very bleak – but will be working, again.
LFAT definitely, landing tomorrow c. 1000Z. I will be on email, in case anybody else turns up.
Metar
EGKK 130720Z VRB03KT CAVOK 10/06 Q1021
EGHI 130720Z 00000KT CAVOK 08/06 Q1020
EGKA 130720Z 01003KT CAVOK 11/07 Q1021
LFQQ 130730Z VRB02KT CAVOK 12/08 Q1021 NOSIG
LFAT 130730Z AUTO VRB02KT 9999 NSC 13/10 Q1021
TAF
EGKK 130458Z 1306/1412 VRB03KT 9999 FEW030 PROB30 1314/1319 18010KT BECMG 1321/1324 10010KT BECMG 1406/1409 8000 -RA BKN014 TEMPO 1409/1412 4000 RA BKN008
EGHI 130532Z 1306/1315 VRB03KT CAVOK PROB40 1311/1314 16010KT
EGKA 130728Z 1307/1315 VRB03KT CAVOK BECMG 1309/1312 18012KT
LFQQ 130500Z 1306/1412 VRB02KT CAVOK BECMG 1316/1318 01012KT BECMG 1403/1406 08007KT
LFAT 130500Z 1306/1315 VRB02KT CAVOK BECMG 1311/1314 34012KT
Their ILS is notamed INOP…. I might have to cancel…
TIL 1505131600
SCHEDULE: 0700-1600
ILS RWY 14 LT OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO MAINTENANCE : DO NOT USE -
WRONG INDICATIONS POSSIBLE : NOTAM LF/B2170/1
LFAT 130500Z 1306/1315 VRB02KT CAVOK BECMG 1311/1314 34012KT
Their ILS is notamed INOP…. I might have to cancel…
Are you sure the NOTAM is from this year? It’s mentioning ILS RWY 14 but since 11 DEC 14 they have RWY13 at LFAT…
Oh well, maybe, but with a bottle of wine time travel is possible
The notam was from this morning but it is now gone (as it should be, being past 1600Z now) and Lille offered me the ILS on the way in (probably not knowing about it). The signals worked OK although since I was doing a visual onto 13 I didn’t check the ident.
Did you have a nice time in L2K Peter? I waved to you as you taxi’d past but you just ignored me……..
Damn, sorry, Bloomer, I never knew! I was watching the wingtips, most likely… I will post a few obligatory pics later