Not a cloud in the sky!
Except of course, at the airport which is OVC000 while everywhere else, from 500m away from the airport, is like this:
The fog isn’t supposed to last though.
If you want to escape the heatwave for a couple of days, you should fly into the Isle of Man, I doubt we’ll see highs any more than 25C, and we have some really nice beaches (e.g. the nice clear water at Chappel Beach, Port St Mary, only 10 minutes on the bus from the airport, the water wasn’t THAT cold I promise!). We also have a narrow gauge steam railway from Douglas to the South where you can get to these headlands and beaches, should you stay overnight.
Nice. I definitely want to go back to the Isle of Man next year.
My trip last week was supposed to go to Scotland, but it was 14 degrees and permanent rain there. As much as as a bit of coolcation is appreciated, that was too much. Mainland Europe was way too hot, but the Channel Islands were a good compromise, at about 25 degrees.
The beaches are fantastic, but boy, the water was rather cold, even for an aquaphile like me.
Extra points for who knows where this
is:
boscomantico wrote:
Extra points
Looks more like Mallorca than Jersey to me!
I think it is Alderney. The first one definitely is – the Braye Hotel. The 2nd one is circumstantially (empty beach).
The middle one is St. Brelade’s Bay in Jersey. Always amazing. Recommend the Oyster Nox for lunch there.
The lower one is Plémont Bay in the very northwest of Jersey. It’s not really an (accessible) beach (like Grève le Lecq, just a couple miles east) but merely an amzing swimming spot im a tight cove surrounded by high rocks. You take steps down to the water.
The water temperatures sre between 16 and 17 degrees on the CI right now. I guess they will still go up by one or two degrees max.
Atlantic Ocean…
I find Alderney is generally 5C cooler than the UK mainland / south coast.
How was the parking availability? I’m planning to go there (Alderney EGJA) with a group of 7 planes July 28-30.
Also, did you come from Europe? If so, is the GAR form to use the one on the Guernsey web site? Lot’s of pictures of various entry, exit, counter points on the Alderney web site, but no information for pilots (or is there a web site I’m not aware of?).
With 7 planes you will get grass parking but it is pretty good.
Yes; the Guernsey/Alderney GAR form, no special PN advance time requirement.
You just fly 
No special routes. Call up the Jersey Zone before you get there. They are the most pragmatic and professional ATC anywhere the “UK area”.
They have LPV too
Check out accom well before because there is not a lot of it.The lovely Saye Beach campsite may be full (July/Aug) too so check.
It is generally a poor idea to fly around Europe with 7 aircraft. But in Alderney, you should not have a problem, as the grass can easily take 10 planes, probably almoat 20 if you stagger them a bit. They might still prefer to know about a group like that beforehand.
Re the Guernsey/Aldnerey GAR, see here. You can either use the webform, or download the file, fill it in and send it to the email addresses given. The two important points are:
1. It is a bit tricky to properly fill in the downloadable file once you are already underway, unless you carry a latop computer. But as a last resort, you can always bring along a few paper prints, enter the information by pen and make a photo of it, then send it in via email. It is not forbidden. The rest is their problem.
2. At Alderney airport at least, you will need at least one printed copy of the GAR anyway, once you want to get past security on your way airside. Of course you can still use the webform for the official purpose, and prepare one equal GAR by pen for airport security.
3. You can do entry and departure on just one form in the CI. But if anything changes during the time you are there, you will have to do a second amended one for your departure.
Will you guys also go to the UK? Generally speaking, the Guernsey/Alderney GAR and the Jersey Gendec are nothing like the UK GAR in terms of hassle, pre-notice periods, intimidation, penalties, etc. They are much more relaxed.
Just be sure you guys all have the ETA, which is now required also for the CI (although I have seen no sign of them checking for it, yet).
Thanks for the input, some confirmation and some new info. Very useful.
Re travelling around Europe in a group I‘ve been doing it for nearly 15 years, recently with only 7 or 8 but earlier with up to 12-15 and it has always worked out well. But contacting airfields in advance is a muss, if only just to be considerate, give a heads-up, and ensure expected facilities are available. The challenges usually lie elsewhere than the airfields and vary significantly from one country to the next, similar to for just one plane but to a greater degree.
