[18 March 1900-2100z] Friday Night Fly-In - Cotswold Airport (Kemble) - EGBP

[Andy Knight]

Hello all, this weeks late announcement of the Friday night fly in will be at Kemble

Details are below:

• Aerodrome: Cotswold Airport (Kemble) - EGBP
• Date and Time: 18th March 1900-2100z
• Staffed position: EGBP_I_TWR
• Requests or Extra Info: Brize Norton LARS, Farnborough LARS, Gloucester Approach, Bristol Radar and Cardiff Radar.

Pilot information (available in UK eAIP, posted here for your convenience):

START AND TAXI

• Departing aircraft can start at their own discretion. No need to call for start-up.
• When ready for taxi, call up for aerodrome information and taxi. The FISO will provide runway in use, QFE and taxi instructions.
• All rotary traffic to call for engine/rotor start.

CIRCUITS

• Circuit Heights: Fixed-wing 1000 FT QFE, Jet circuit 1500 FT QFE.
• Helicopters may operate south of Runway 08/26 (asphalt) for training up to 700 ft QFE, inside the fixed wing circuit. 
• The standard circuit patterns are Right hand Runway 08 and Left hand Runway 26.
• All fixed wing GA traffic to join overhead. If you're unsure how to perform an overhead join, check this diagram here.

NOISE ABATEMENT

• Pilots should avoid overflying the villages and hamlets of Kemble, Kemble Wick, Rodmarton, Culkerton, Ashley and Chelworth, wherever possible.

Edited March 18, 2022 by Andy Knight

[Daniel Button]

To celebrate the Cheltenham Festival, Gloucester will be open in support 🙂 I'll even switch the Radar on for you all!

[David Waterman]

Hello all, will also have EGBE open as well! Why not have somecross country fun between all three!

START AND TAXI

• Departing aircraft can start at their own discretion. No need to call for start-up.
• When ready for taxi, call up for aerodrome information and taxi. The FISO will provide runway in use, QFE and taxi instructions.
• All rotary traffic to call for engine/rotor start.

CIRCUITS

• Circuit Heights: Fixed-wing 1000 FT QFE,
• The standard circuit patterns are Right hand Runway 05 and Left hand Runway 23.
• Caution the aerodrome is very close to the EGBB CTA, The base of Birmingham Controlled Airspace overhead and to the southwest of Coventry Airport is altitude 1500 FT.

NOISE ABATEMENT

• Every operator of aircraft using the aerodrome shall ensure at all times that aircraft are operated in a manner calculated to cause the least disturbance practicable in areas surrounding the aerodrome. In particular, aircraft operators should avoid overflight of the noise sensitive areas of Binley Woods and Ryton-on-Dunsmore (05 departures, 23 arrivals) and Stoneleigh (05 arrivals, 23 departures).