Comments on: Geneva (LSGG) http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/geneva-lsgg/ The free online magazine and airport guide for pilots Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:33:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Vincent http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/geneva-lsgg/comment-page-1/#comment-1463 Vincent Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:11:26 +0000 http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/?p=617#comment-1463 Hi Craig, you should start by having a look at this previous post of mines: http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/tips-for-vfr-flying-in-switzerland/ You can find the original version on my blog, with links to several airport guides: http://www.plasticpilot.net/blog/flying-in-switzerland/ Hi Craig,

you should start by having a look at this previous post of mines: http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/tips-for-vfr-flying-in-switzerland/

You can find the original version on my blog, with links to several airport guides: http://www.plasticpilot.net/blog/flying-in-switzerland/

]]> By: Craig http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/geneva-lsgg/comment-page-1/#comment-1459 Craig Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:44:01 +0000 http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/?p=617#comment-1459 Hi, I was thinking on flying from the UK to Switzerland for a week trip. Maybe in either a Piper or Cessna aircraft. It would be my first time doing a long trip of around 410 Nautical miles. I was wondering if anyone could give me information as to what airfields i could stop over in France on the way there and back and the best place to land into Switzerland. If anyone had done the trip before maybe they could give me a rough estimate of how much it'll cost. Thanks for your help Hi,
I was thinking on flying from the UK to Switzerland for a week trip. Maybe in either a Piper or Cessna aircraft. It would be my first time doing a long trip of around 410 Nautical miles.
I was wondering if anyone could give me information as to what airfields i could stop over in France on the way there and back and the best place to land into Switzerland.
If anyone had done the trip before maybe they could give me a rough estimate of how much it’ll cost.
Thanks for your help

]]> By: Tips for flying VFR in Switzerland | Plastic Pilot http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/geneva-lsgg/comment-page-1/#comment-638 Tips for flying VFR in Switzerland | Plastic Pilot Sun, 09 Aug 2009 11:12:37 +0000 http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/?p=617#comment-638 [...] Geneva (LSGG) [...] [...] Geneva (LSGG) [...]

]]> By: Geneva to Palma by Piper — Golf Hotel Whiskey http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/geneva-lsgg/comment-page-1/#comment-630 Geneva to Palma by Piper — Golf Hotel Whiskey Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:01:35 +0000 http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/?p=617#comment-630 [...] button of my browser in the desperate hope of seeing an improvement, I spoke to a meteorologist at Geneva Airport (LSGG), our home field. He confirmed the uncertainty of the weather from the south-west to the north-east [...] [...] button of my browser in the desperate hope of seeing an improvement, I spoke to a meteorologist at Geneva Airport (LSGG), our home field. He confirmed the uncertainty of the weather from the south-west to the north-east [...]

]]> By: Vincent http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/geneva-lsgg/comment-page-1/#comment-427 Vincent Wed, 06 May 2009 09:01:46 +0000 http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/?p=617#comment-427 Thank you Raph. As you might know, I'm no longer living in Geneva but I followed the situation closely via the aero-club. The Schengen procedures seems to be a pain, even for locally based aircrafts and for the aero-club as well, even if they don't have to use a handling company. La Côte (LSGP) is a good tip, but I would not advise that for high-performance SEPs, as the runway is not very long and there are close obstacles on both sides. Anything like a PA28 or C172 is fine, but I would not land a Saratoga or Cirrus there. The next good one is Lausanne (LSGL) which has a longer, concrete runway, with nice slope and tricky approach as well. Thank you Raph. As you might know, I’m no longer living in Geneva but I followed the situation closely via the aero-club. The Schengen procedures seems to be a pain, even for locally based aircrafts and for the aero-club as well, even if they don’t have to use a handling company.

La Côte (LSGP) is a good tip, but I would not advise that for high-performance SEPs, as the runway is not very long and there are close obstacles on both sides. Anything like a PA28 or C172 is fine, but I would not land a Saratoga or Cirrus there. The next good one is Lausanne (LSGL) which has a longer, concrete runway, with nice slope and tricky approach as well.

]]> By: Matthew Stibbe http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/geneva-lsgg/comment-page-1/#comment-426 Matthew Stibbe Wed, 06 May 2009 08:56:38 +0000 http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/?p=617#comment-426 That sounds like a pain. Also, I wanted to fly into Geneva once and I couldn't get a slot because the EBACE show was on. The airport seems pretty slot-constrained. That sounds like a pain. Also, I wanted to fly into Geneva once and I couldn’t get a slot because the EBACE show was on. The airport seems pretty slot-constrained.

]]> By: Raphaël Favre http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/geneva-lsgg/comment-page-1/#comment-421 Raphaël Favre Tue, 05 May 2009 19:42:07 +0000 http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/?p=617#comment-421 Good review, very helpfull. Just would like to add some stuff, since a couple of months, due to a very annoing problem with the trees growing at the threshold of rwy 23 grass, they had to close the grass runway, on both configurations. That means getting a slot for LSGG and bearing in mind holding enough time that ATC can take you in a gap!!! Just crazy, that's purely a political thing and it gives a lot of trouble to everyone. On top of this, due to schengen regulations, you need for all GA (VFR and IFR) a handling company, that will cost a huge ammount, like more than 100 CHF. If you prefer, there is an alternate not too far away and still in switzerland, go to La Côte (LSGP), PPR but very friendly staff and people flying here. If you wanna try it, come on the 20th June 2009, there will be a big fly-in! www.casgp.com/fly-in take care Happy landings Raph Good review, very helpfull.

Just would like to add some stuff, since a couple of months, due to a very annoing problem with the trees growing at the threshold of rwy 23 grass, they had to close the grass runway, on both configurations. That means getting a slot for LSGG and bearing in mind holding enough time that ATC can take you in a gap!!! Just crazy, that’s purely a political thing and it gives a lot of trouble to everyone. On top of this, due to schengen regulations, you need for all GA (VFR and IFR) a handling company, that will cost a huge ammount, like more than 100 CHF. If you prefer, there is an alternate not too far away and still in switzerland, go to La Côte (LSGP), PPR but very friendly staff and people flying here.
If you wanna try it, come on the 20th June 2009, there will be a big fly-in!

http://www.casgp.com/fly-in

take care

Happy landings

Raph

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