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RAF Halton Aerodrome Book V5.3

Version5.3 of the Halton Aerodrome Order Book has been issued and all pilots are to read and sign as having done so before their next flight.  All T Cards have been turned RED.

V5.3 includes changes to CGC Aerotow limits / Aerotow processes  and revised weather minima.  Updates are captured in red throughout.  Key changes for HAC pilots are:

HAL 2305 Annex B – RAF Halton VMC Weather Minima

HAL 2309 (7) – para 5h – Simulated Engine Failures.

The revised AOB can be found here

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PLOGBOOK UPDATE 28 Nov 25

Updates from 17 Nov in RED

Updates from 24 Nov in PURPLE

Plogbook is now fully operational for all HAC bookings and flights including defect recording. Please continue to maintain the paper records (ie. flight data sheets and defects log in AC Document Folders) whilst we gain confidence that everything is being recorded correctly and we have ironed out any bugs in Plogbook.

A couple of observations so far:

1) Only use the Plogbook Terminal in Ops (or your own tablet/phone) to log into your Plogbook account to make a booking or book a flight out or in. Remember to log out of the Plogbook Terminal when you have finished.

2) Do not use the display terminal mounted on the wall for anything other than viewing the Schedule (ie bookings) and the Fleet (ie AC State Board) or the Station Flypro for which there are bookmarks if they are not already open.

3) Please record the HOBBS & TACHO times on the Flight Authorisation Sheet.

4) As RY has no HOBBS please enter 0 as the finish HOBBS time. Plogbook will add the 0.2 to the TACHO time to calculate cost.

5) Please enter the quantity of fuel uplifted after your flight. It will give us some useful data on HAC ac fuel usage rates.

6) There is an issue with Dual Flight Charging. Some flights seem to generate the correct dual flight charge automatically (ie without the need to add the “Extra” for Instructor Fee, others do not.  I have raised the issue with Plogbook, but meanwhile please check if the Dual Rate has been charged and if not add the “Instructor Fee Extra”.

7)  Plogbook is not recording HOBBS hours on RY correctly..  Cost calculations are correct (but see 6 above), as are engineering hours to service,.  This will be fixed in the upcoming update

8) When paying for your flight by BACS,  would you please use as a reference the last 2 letters of the ac registration plus the 4 digit code that Plogbook gives you in the final summary of the flight. 

The package of updates to Plogbook due last week is still being tested.  As they are mainly back-end changes that will improve data access for reporting, they should not materially change how you use Plogbook, but there may be changes to displays etc. You will know when the update has been implemented as there will be a blue box in the top right of your Dashboard which will allow you to read a summary of the changes.

I have cleared the AC State Board in Ops today and decommissioned the Ops Board on the HAC website. So from now on Plogbook Fleet will be the only source of Club aircraft status information.

Finally, if you are struggling to remember what to do, refer to the PlogbookTutorial page where there are step-by-step guides. If you still can’t do what you need to, then contact the Ops Mgr.

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BFI Gate

The BFI outer gate is to be kept locked when not in use (ie between refuellings). The pump cabinet can be left unlocked until the last fuelling of the day. Don’t just click the padlock, scramble the combination as well!!

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PA28s

GA went in for 100 hour service last Wednesday (26th).  On its return we will be releasing RY back to the owner for the winter with a planned return at beginning of March 2026. This will minimise our overheads and maximise the owner’s revenue on the ac.

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Ops Mgr Core hours are Mon, Wed & Fri 1000-1600

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