Lee on Solent Management Changes

Mike Cross · Post by **Mike Cross** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:52 am

I've been told that it's now a done deal so here's the latest.

From 1 April Hampshire Constabulary will no longer control LoS. The Police Islander stopped flying in October last year and since then there has been reduced manning resulting in no visitors at weekends.

The new operator will be Britten Norman, who already have two facilities on site, building an Islander and maintaining Defenders. The new Aerodrome Manager will be Peter Dalby and a/g will be provided 7 days a week, replacing the current service which only operates when gliding is taking place.

The new Aerodrome Manual is under preparation and negotiations are in hand with CAA & MoD to ensure a smooth handover of control.

For more information keep checking the website at Welcome to the LFA Website which will be updated as more news comes out.

LoS's 1100 metres of tarmac is the only hard runway on the South Coast between Bournemouth and Shoreham that is available for GA.

C Rule · Post by **C Rule** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:27 pm

Thanks for the Info Mike
I hope its good news