"Dylan Smith" wrote in message
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In article , Paul Sengupta
wrote:
arrangements. I'm more interested in flying to Jersey, Guernsey
and Alderney than the Isle Of Man, but the same rules apply.

OK, I'm biased. But you should visit us instead of Jersey, Guernsey and
Alderny because we are better. Consider:

* We have vertical. The Channel Islands are all billiard tables.
* We have three breweries and a distillery for a population of 78K.
* Our population density is less than 1/3rd of Jersey's - much more open
space.
* We have gliders.
* We have paragliding and hang-gliding too.
* We DON'T have Class A airspace all around us.
* We have three railways - two electric and one steam.
* We have the International Tin Bath races.
* We have an airshow and the Schnieder Cup air races every year. Any GA
pilot can take part in the Air Races. We might be getting Reno-style
pylon racing too (although I suspect the entries for that might be a bit
more limited :-))
* We have the beautiful Calf Sound, where you can see seals at play
and the occasional basking shark.
* You sometimes get to see the Northern Lights -
http://www.dylansmith.co.im/photogra...rora-dec-2003/

Of course, not to mention four road races - the TT festival, the Manx
GP, The Southern 100 and the Jurby South road race.

In comparison, the Channel Islands are boring and pedestrian :-)

They have better weather. :-)

Paul