The most common question asked to the ATC desk -
"Is it flyable?"
Answers are purely advisory
and we cannot make decisions for you!
Popham Web Cam - You will be
asked to Login. The UserID is "guest"
and the Password is "guest" (both case dependent). Click here
to view. Please note we only have
1MB broadband at Popham and we are not sure at present how many
concurrent streams will be supported so do not leave yourself
logged in to the camera for long periods! click here
to view.
The current view is
from the ATC desk looking out over the signal square and parking area.
The nearest weather station
to us is
Winchester which is excellent, giving precipitation, sun,winds, gusts,
barometer trends and also the
estimated cloud base (N.B. remember we are 550ft up)! There is also the
Lasham
Weather Station which has a webcam or the Avbrief weather for Southampton (EGHI) or
Farnborough (EGLF). A good web site for advance trends is
XCweather and this also covers
France Spain and Germany. Use the "back" function of your browser to return
to this page.
- Aviation weather information (Met Office Forms 214 & 215) will be
posted each morning on the CAA safety board in the pilot's Briefing Room courtesy of
Avbrief
or
The Met Office.
- The PC in the briefing room is available free
of charge on broadband for anyone wishing to obtain updated weather information or NOTAM's
from the Internet - please ask ATC if you need access. N.B. Any
unauthorised software added will be removed!
- There is also a white board beside the ATC desk
which carries any important daily or local or procedure information you should be aware of.
The following NOTAM & Weather links may be useful to you at home:
|
Site Name (click icon for
link) |
Description |
|
 |
NATS
Home Page |
|
 |
N.B. If you're planning
a trip to Le Touquet then you'll need to email them first! The
text of the new NOTAM is here...
AGA : FROM 05/10/07 15:02 TO 06/01/07 23:59 B5852/05
E)FOR FLIGHTS FROM GREAT BRITAIN, SEND:
EACH PILOT MUST SEND A FILE (2
HOURS BEFORE THE FLIGHT) WITH FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
'DEMANDE D'ATTERRISSAGE POUR
LES DOUANES' ("Landing
request for Customs Services").
- AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER
- NAME OF PILOT
- NAME(S) OF PASSENGERS WITH PASSPORT NUMBER
THIS REQUEST CAN BE SENT BY
E-MAIL to:
CUSTOMS@AEROPORT-LETOUQUET.COM
or
AEROPORT-LE-TOUQUET@WANADOO.FR
|
 |
This is the French AIS web site
where there is information regarding the French Temporary
Prohibited Areas which seem to be growing in number.
If
you are planning a trip to France this year it would well be
worth your while ensuring you don't fly over
prohibited
sites. They aren't marked as such on the French charts (just a
very small coloured rectangle is used). |
(N.B.
Not all sites are guaranteed for Aviation use)
|
|
  |
All
flight briefing |
|
 |
Met Office
Aviation Page |
|
Theyr |
General three day forecast |
|
 |
Recommended (get the long term weather for any Lat/Long) |
|
|
