VERBAL BRIEF TO PILOTS SEEKING PRIOR PERMISSION REQUIRMENT (PPR) TO LAND

·       YORK ELVINGTON AERODROME IS AN UNLICENSED PRIVATE AERODROME AND PILOTS USE IT AT THEIR OWN RISK.

·        PPR IS AT SOLE DISCRETION OF THE AERODROME OWNERS BY TELEPHONE TO ELVINGTON EVENTS LIMITED (01759  305851)

·       OPERATION OF THE AERODROME HAS NOTHING WHATSOEVER TO DO WITH THE ADJACENT MUSEUM.

·       RADIO FREQUENCY 119.625 MHZ IS SHARED WITH THE MUSEUM WHICH USES CALLSIGN “ELVINGTON MUSEUM RADIO”.

·       THE YORK ELVINGTON AERODROME RADIO CALLSIGN IS “YORK RADIO” AND IT IS THIS CALLSIGN TO WHICH ALL TRANSMISSIONS MUST BE ADDRESSED FOR AERODROME INFORMATION.

·       THE AERODROME RADIO IS NOT ALWAYS MANNED BUT IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT A LISTENING WATCH IS KEPT ON 119.625. PPR CLEARANCE BY PHONE FROM ELVINGTON EVENTS LIMITED IS HOWEVER SUFFICIENT.

·       THE MUSEUM IS SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED BY THE CAA TO GIVE OR IMPLY APPROVAL TO USE OR TO OVERFLY THE AERODROME. 

ELVINGTON MUSEUM RADIO IS THEREFORE REQUIRED TO STATE THAT “THE AERODROME STATUS IS NOT KNOWN”