Comments on: Faster than a Speeding Jet: Single Engine Travels http://www.fearoflanding.com/misc/faster-than-a-speeding-jet-single-engine-travels/ The art of not hitting the ground too hard... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:13:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Sylvia http://www.fearoflanding.com/misc/faster-than-a-speeding-jet-single-engine-travels/#comment-9680 Sylvia Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:58:28 +0000 http://www.fearoflanding.com/?p=497#comment-9680 You know, I think that I've had more commercial flights cancelled on me than issues with the Saratoga. But I don't really know, I haven't paid attention. Biarritz has (had?) a policy for refuelling which meant that GA were dealt with only if everyone else had fuel. On one occassion Cliff waited for four hours while higher priority flights (commercial, military) kept coming in. We tend to stop in Bordeaux or Angoulême as they have had consistently fast turnarounds for fuel. You know, I think that I’ve had more commercial flights cancelled on me than issues with the Saratoga. But I don’t really know, I haven’t paid attention.

Biarritz has (had?) a policy for refuelling which meant that GA were dealt with only if everyone else had fuel. On one occassion Cliff waited for four hours while higher priority flights (commercial, military) kept coming in.

We tend to stop in Bordeaux or Angoulême as they have had consistently fast turnarounds for fuel.

]]> By: PlasticPilot http://www.fearoflanding.com/misc/faster-than-a-speeding-jet-single-engine-travels/#comment-9675 PlasticPilot Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:50:47 +0000 http://www.fearoflanding.com/?p=497#comment-9675 It's true that weather affects light aircraft much more, particularly because we fly where most of the icing is. However, on your particular route, there is not so many high ground, and Spain is not known for its adverse weather... Do you have any info about the number of Saratoga flights you had to cancel or delay because of weather ? And did you also envisage stopping in Biarritz, for tourism ? It’s true that weather affects light aircraft much more, particularly because we fly where most of the icing is. However, on your particular route, there is not so many high ground, and Spain is not known for its adverse weather…

Do you have any info about the number of Saratoga flights you had to cancel or delay because of weather ? And did you also envisage stopping in Biarritz, for tourism ?

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