Entry forms for pilots flying to ths GSD 2011

Some very useful info John collected for pilots flying from the mainland to England. We personally had good experiences with Lydd. Their service was fast and professional:

John:
If you are flying over you will probably be coming across the narrowest part of the Channel. There are two Customs airfields en route from there to Lee, which does not have Customs facilities. These are Lydd and Shoreham, so you will have to land at one of them first to clear Customs.

For Lydd, this link gives you the e-mail address to send the General Aviation Report Form:

http://www.kent.police.uk/about_us/policies/n/n127.html

and this is a link to the GAR Form itself:

http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/information/documents/cache/PDF/Document5809_494754.pdf

There is also an explanatory form at this link:

http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/information/documents/cache/PDF/Document5811_494288.pdf

Don't forget to file a flight plan and you will need to include an ETA for UK FIR boundary.

You can download UK aerodrome charts from this link:

http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=6&Itemid=13.html

Be careful with visiting or overflying Shoreham, as they are a bit edgy at the moment, having recently had a fatal mid-air collision over the airfield.