I believe the Air Ambulance and Polce helicoptor are also based there, plus a large maintainence hanger, also there were 2 flying schools some years ago because I had some flying lessons with one called the Warwickshire Aero Centre, the other was called the Birmingham Flying School or something like that, I dont know if they are still there. Also on the odd occasion military aircraft land they are berthed there too. Eric
Hi Cookie
Its all changed, progress they call it.
No flying clubs, very few small private aircraft use the place because the charges are over the top. The only based aircraft are now the Police Helicopter and one twin engined business aircraft .
The hangers are empty except for when "flybe" carry out maintenance
on their meduim sized airliners, usually only one in but sometimes maybe two.
No co-ordination or will to get smaller aircraft in with visitors to the NEC
yet the whole idea and original selling point was that the airport, railway and motorway were all next to the Exhibition Centre for easy access.
Oh! I forgot one more based aircraft, kept behind the fire station,
an old rusty fuselage of a Scottish Aviation Jetstream used for rescue practice but its out of sight except from the golf course.
We do get two to three military visitors per week, helicopters, BN Islanders
and VC-10, Tristar , Hercules and C17 heavies from the battle front.
Regards R0Y