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Following Government COVID -19 advice, Tatenhill Aviation Ltd will be open 9am till 5pm Monday through to Sunday for self-hire of aircraft, private owners, and maintenance work only.

The café & Flight School will remain closed and anyone who has Flight Experience vouchers and who are booked with us, if your voucher is with 3^rd party’s, Virgin, Adventure 001, Activity superstore and Into the Blue, please contact them directly to extend your vouchers should that be necessary.  If your voucher is a Tatenhill Aviation Ltd Voucher, we will extend the expiry for as long as it takes to get your flight experience flown.

The Airport Team would like to thank you all for your support in this difficult time.

Please read the policy on the link below

Covid 19 policy for self hire

Now that the Government have lifted restrictions on recreational flying (link below) We can  confirm the following:-

• The Airfield is available from today (15th-May)
• There will be no training
• There will be no fuel this weekend
• Rwy 26/08 is closed next Monday to Thursday, but 22/04 will be available
• The Airfield will not be licensed at weekends
• Private hire is available from next Friday

Please, please, please maintain social distancing – let’s ensure we can continue to go flying and continue to Stay Alert!

www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-recreational-general-aviation/coronavirus

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In order to preserve your aircraft, on a monthly basis, you can choose from the following:

• Our engineering team to carry out a preservation of maintenance and retain in your aircraft records (see attached Form M99);
  
• Follow the CAA guidance for “engine health flights” 

Flights are strictly only for a 30 minute duration and within the circuit on a monthly basis.  The airfield is closed at weekends for this activity, TAL have to keep a log of these flights so please liaise with our office for a slot during normal working hours.   

There will be a maximum of four slots a day to ensure Covid-19 guidance.

GA engine health flights.
Please see the following document: GA-flights-for-maintenance-checks.pdf
For the complete CAA information relating to Covid-19: https://www.caa.co.uk/COVID-19/

 

 

Following Government advice, Tatenhill Aviation Ltd will be closing from 17:00 on Tuesday 24th March for flight training, private hire of aircraft and Flight Experiences.

Please read the document on the following link which hopefully will answer any questions. Please do keep checking back for any updates we may have.

Temporary Closure advice

The airfield operations is running as normal but to comply with current government guidelines the cafe is closed until further notice.

If you are wishing to private hire please phone in beforehand and we shall leave the tech log in the aircraft along with the keys.  When returning the aircraft leave the tech log on the seat, phone the office number and make payment over the phone along with any comments/issues.  This will help us to avoid any unnecessary contact.

Many thanks

The Tatenhill Team

COVID-19

As you will be well aware, we are in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here at Tatenhill Aviation we believe, like other businesses, that we should be proactive in reducing the risk of it spreading.

As the situation surrounding COVID-19 continues to evolve, we want you to know that your health, safety, and welfare of our user community and employees are our primary concerns. We would like to reassure our customers that Tatenhill Aviation is taking every measure at our disposal to ensure the highest possible standards of awareness and cleanliness.

 

Alongside our usual hygiene standards, we have introduced the following procedures:

• All regularly touched surfaces (door handles, work tops etc) are being cleaned with anti-bacterial cleaner throughout the day.
• Staff are regularly washing their hands throughout the day and using hand sanitiser in between washes.
• Hand sanitiser is available throughout customer areas, to use at will.
• We will also clean aircraft door handles, control columns (the bits people touch) twice a day.

 

Currently, we do not plan to close the centre unless we are told to do so. As a result, it is business as usual and we will be flying weather permitting.

If you’re booked in for a flying lesson or flight experience with us and are experiencing any of the COVID-19 symptoms or have been instructed to self-isolate, then of course please do not attend. HOWEVER, please do make sure to let us know by email:  office@tatenhill.com or by phone 01283 575283 if you will not be attending.

If the above affects you, then of course there will be no late-rescheduling fee on this occasion. You will be able to re-book for a date after the recommended isolation period or next available slot.

If you are attending the flying club, we simply ask for you to follow the NHS and Government guidelines…

✅ Wash your hands with soap and water often – do this for at least 20 seconds

✅ Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when you cough or sneeze

✅ Put used tissues in the bin immediately and wash your hands afterwards

✅ Try to avoid close contact with people who are unwell

If you see someone who is unwell, please inform a member of staff.

 

Thank you, and we hope to see you at Tatenhill Aviation Ltd soon!

Please see the link below for information on the new Flying Club and its member benefits.

Tatenhill Flying Club

 

From the beginning of 2019 we have taken on Leicester Aero Clubs maintenance contract for there fleet of Pa28 and Cessna 152’s.

At the end of last year we have taken on a new B1/B2 license engineer to increase our engineering expertise and cover.  Tatenhill has also applied for addition “C” Component rating which gives the ability to carry out larger and more complicated structural repairs.