Jacko wrote:
Closing flight plan: this is a PROBLEM for those of us who are getting old and forgetful (I’m not complaining, because the alternative looks significantly worse), and/or who seldom file flight plans. I put a clothes peg on the door handle as an aide-memoire. Does anyone have a better suggestion?
I have it as an item on my shut-down checklist. I close the flight plan by phone before I even leave the aircraft.
Alarm on my mobile. Scheduled 10 minutes after the ETA.
Static plugs: find a split pin which fits, tie a streamer to it and add it to the pre-flight check list.
Closing flight plan: this is a PROBLEM for those of us who are getting old and forgetful (I’m not complaining, because the alternative looks significantly worse), and/or who seldom file flight plans. I put a clothes peg on the door handle as an aide-memoire. Does anyone have a better suggestion?
Trip report now added to “articles” by offer of Peter.
Do you have a picture of the pitot stops? I don’t know that
A simple thing, I’m sure you can buy a little bit more refined contraptions at substantial money from the usual pilot shops 
Aviathor wrote:
Pilot Controlled Lighting. A system by which you control runway lighting by emitting a number of “clicks” on the PTT.
We were there last year and cycling past the airfield in the dark when the lights came on and Beech 200 King Air landed.
What with the 1200m runway and the short distance to Paris and the P C lighting…its little wonder why the property prices are astronomical.
thanks, I didn’t know it also existed in Europe
Vieke wrote:
PCL
Pilot Controlled Lighting. A system by which you control runway lighting by emitting a number of “clicks” on the PTT.
Nice trip report Blueline. It seems like a very good trip with nice touristic tips! I have never been to one of them, but maybe I will land on an island there when passing by.
Btw, what does PCL means?
Do you have a picture of the pitot stops? I don’t know that
A brilliant write up! Thanks so much for taking that time!
I too enjoyed (many years ago) cycling around Ile D’Yeu. Though we didn’t have any accomodation prebooked, and when we arrived everything was booked out for the night. We had a tent and sleeping bags, but little other camping equipment. So it was down to the local supermarket to buy some stuff we’d need, and then off to the campsite!
