Lommis is a very sympathetic place, with overall extremely friendly people! The grass runway is a bit bumpy, but otherwise, very well maintained with robotic lawnmowers. Can’t judge on Speck, but having a homebase close to your home is worth a lot.
One downside: Lommis has very limited operations on sundays, allowing only traffic from 11 – 12 in the morning and from 13:30 – 19:00 LT in the afternoon. Speck is however open at Sundays from 08:00 LT.
Thank you very much for the info, that’s really useful.
Sail201 wrote:
Lommis, but St Gallen and Zurich
There are basically only, but for Zurich, one flight school/rental place on Lommis and Altenrhein St. Gallen. Speck is an ok place as well, for sure.
But the choice will all depend on what you really want, and when.
- Lommis, nice little airfield, little flying school, but the weather can be dodgy starting from now on, prone to fog
- Altenrhein, IFR airfield with severe operating hours restrictions. Expensive
- Zurich, slot ridden for VFR/IFR, expensive, more than one school to choose from
- Speck, better weather in the Winter, operating hours restrictions as well, watch for those burial times…
Most flight schools are searchable, good luck!
Speck-Fehraltorf LSZK is good and has much more activity than Lommis. PM me if you would like contacts.
LSZK Speck-Fehraltorf
I have a Swiss licence and planning to get my SEP added to it (and possibly my SP/IR as well if I can get enough credits from my UK licence) whilst enjoying some great scenery! The most local field to where I would be staying is Lommis, but St Gallen and Zurich within easy reach. Would anyone have any personal recommendations for a friendly facility that can cater for this?