Airfield Facilities
Opening Hours
7 days per week from 09:00 to 17:30 hours. Extended opening hours in the Summer on Saturdays,
Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 09:00 to 20:00 hours. In Winter, night flying until 18:30
hours takes place on Monday to Friday evenings (weather permitting). Strictly PPR. Telephone 01494 529261.
Pilot Medical Examinations
Do you need a JAR medical certificate?
WHO AM I?
I am Dr Andy Tobias AME 10251 authorised by the CAA to renew all JAA/CAA Medicals and also issue
Initial JAA Class 2's. I am a qualified GP but now spend virtually all of my professional time
involved with aviation medicals and work 2 days a week here at Wycombe Air Park. I hold a JAR PPL
(H) and a PPL (A) with IMC, night and multi engine ratings.
APPOINTMENTS
Ring BAFC 01494 529262 for an appointment. If you have an appointment and can't make it please
advise us - another pilot may be able to use your slot.
Please note that there is a failed appointment fee of £50.00 including VAT. This will be
charged to people who fail to attend booked appointments or who fail to give 24 hours notice
of cancellation (unless I can fill the appointment in which case the fee will be waived).
The booking of an appointment is taken as agreeing to this cancellation fee.
WHAT TO BRING
a) Photographic ID (Passport or DVLA photocard driving licence) is required for ALL medicals
unless you have had a medical with me before.
b) Your licence and a record of the number of hours flown.
c) A list of any medication you take, including inhalers. Make certain you know the dose taken.
If in doubt, bring the medication with you.
d) Spectacles and contact lenses if worn. A prescription for them (this is mandatory for
initial class 2 medicals when the prescription should be less than 6 months old at the time
of the medical and helpful if you have had a prescription change since your last medical).
If you are a class 1 certificate holder with a distance vision limitation and your prescription
changes, then it is mandatory to produce the optician's prescription at the following aviation
medical.
Price list as of 23/04/2008 (all subject to 17.5% VAT).
COMMERCIAL PILOTS/FLIGHT ENGINEERS/ATCOs
Renewal Class 1 Medical, £88.00 +VAT
Haemoglobin blood test due at each JAR Class 1 Medical £15.00 +VAT
(I believe that this will also form part of the new European ATCO Medical Requirements from 2008)
Total Cholesterol blood test (due at 1st Examination over 40, or if requested) £17.00 +VAT
Audiometry and report (if due) £28.00 +VAT
ECG recording and reporting (if due) £61.00 +VAT
There is a discount for those Wycombe based instructors and operational staff who have to pay
for their own medicals.
PRIVATE PILOTS
Initial Class 2 medical £164 +VAT (includes ECG, Blood test, Colour vision test etc. etc.,
in fact everything except a cholesterol blood test which is only mandatory if you have 2
risk factors)
Renewal Medical under age 40 (no ECG) £88.00 +VAT
Renewal Medical over age 40 (Includes ECG) £149.00 +VAT
Total Cholesterol test due (only at initial and at first renewal over age 40, and only then
if you have 2 relevant risk factors), £17.00 +VAT
Extra Blood/urine tests if indicated are priced as charged to me by the local Pathology Lab
plus a reasonable administration fee.
PAYMENT
Cash or Cheque with cheque card please.
MORE DETAILS
You can find out the answer to many frequently asked questions on my own website
www.andytobias.co.uk . Follow the links for aviation medicals and then FAQs.
Air Traffic Control
The Air Traffic Service at Wycombe Air Park is full Air Traffic Control and is provided by
a team of experienced Air Traffic Controllers.
Each ATCO is licenced by the Civil Aviation Authority and must undergo a long period of
"on the job" training at Wycombe before being assessed by an inspector from the Safety Regulation
Group of the Civil Aviation Authority. In addition, each year every ATCO must undergo a Local
Competency Check by a SRG inspector. A Class I or II medical certificate is also necessary.
Wycombe Air Park is fortunate in having Air Traffic Control staff who have a genuine interest
in light aviation. Many of the ATCOs hold currrent PPLs (both fixed-wing and helicopter) and
also have experience of working at other Air Traffic Units and special events.
Click here for an Amazing Interactive 360º view from the Control Tower!
Rescue and Fire Fighting Service
We have a full-time team of fire fighters at Wycombe Air Park. When not training or maintaining
their Rescue and Fire equipment the fire fighters are involved in running the ground services,
refuelling, moving the 150 aircraft based here and general airfield maintenance. Their safety
role is taken very seriously and the CAA use WAP RFFS as a model to other general aviation airfield
operators nationwide.
The Rescue and Fire Fighting category at Wycombe Air Park is nominally Category 1, but can be
increased to Category 2 and even Category 3 if required. Each of the two vehicles are independently
capable of carrying the required amounts of fire fighting media and personnel. A spare vehicle is
available for maintenance periods or breakdowns. During weekdays, two appliances are manned by four
fire fighters plus one Low Category Aerodrome Junior Officer in charge. On weekends and Public
Holidays, the manning is three fire fighters, one of which is generally a Junior Officer. The total
complement of the RFFS consists of four Junior Officers and five fire fighters. The fire fighters
are trained on site, whilst the officers receive their training at the Serco International Fire
Training Centre at Teesside Airport. All training is compliant with both CAP 168 and 699 and is in
accordance with CAP 605.
First Aid training is received from Paramedics of our parent company, British Airways Plc as
well as at least five fire fighters holding First Aid at Work Certificates in accordance with
Health and Safety at Work regulations.
Fire training is carried out at Wycombe Air Park for other organisations including British Antarctic
Survey and the Civil Aviation Authority's own inspection officers.
Engineering
Whilst the airfield has six aircraft engineering establishments, BAFC retains its own team
of Engineers for both the BAFC fleet and also for third party aircraft. The parent company's safety
ethos pervades to the AAA engineering team who maintain the BAFC aircraft fleet to the same
exacting standards.
Avionics
Avionics installations/repairs/maintenance or sales are handled on the airfield by Lees Avionics.
Hangars
AAA operates the airfield hangarage. There are almost 100 aircraft hangared and maintained here.
The original World War II hangars have been demolished and have been recently replaced with brand new,
state of the art, buildings. What better environment could there be to hangar and maintain your
aircraft or those of the BAFC fleet?
Aircraft Fuel
There are two jet fuel and one AVGAS fuel installations at Wycombe Air Park. Competitive pricing
is afforded to those who are based here and to visitors alike.
Restaurant
"The Pad" restaurant offers home-cooked food of all varieties, from the infamous
all-day breakfast to daily specials, snacks, sandwiches and the like. For those who wish to partake
of an après flying drink, The Pad is also licenced to sell alcohol. Tel No 01494 525188
Car Park
One of the benefits of BAFC being based at its own airfield is the free-to-members car park,
which is situated only yards from the BAFC clubhouse.
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