Post by graham on Mar 26, 2015 19:43:47 GMT
Almost a year to the day since my last visit here to this busy field. Asked for permission in the Flying Club reception which was duly granted. The perimeter "road" ( track) is still badly potholed in places and you have to be very careful especially when it's wet, as it was today, as you have no idea how deep those potholes really are when they're full of water.
Parked by the Microlights hangar first, asked to go in and was welcomed aboard. Then drove to the other various hangars, of which there are loads, although being a weekday, most were closed and locked. Those that were open were welcoming. There's a brand new maintenance hangar adjacent to the old one, (which is still in use), I was granted permission to go inside on the understanding that no photos were taken.
A date for the diary - the very pleasant chap in the micro hangar said that on August 8th they are going for a world record ( which Guinnesss will be attending. The record they seek is for the most light aircraft to take off from a single runway in one hour. The current record apparently is 57 and they reckon they can treble that. It's open to the public so could be well worth the drive.
I potted 20 which I was well pleased with, although I actually logged 58, and there must have been at least another 50-60 hangared to which I had no access. Just the one query from the last photo - the PA28 at the rear is G-BAFU, can anyone ID the closer one please?
Full log with pots in bold, list now edited to include G-RYNS, thanks to Jargon
G-
ALNA DH82
AVSC PA28
AXUB BN2A
BAFU PA28
BAHX C182
BIOU D117
BKAY AC114
BLHS 7ECA
BLOR PA30
BNKC C152
BNKD C172
BOIX C172
BPFZ C152
BTON PA28
BTUR PA18
BVEA N3 PUP
BXTT AA5B
BYSY X'AIR
CCEB THRUSTER
CDWJ CTSW
CETL QUIK
CFKO QUIK
CGHZ QUIK
CHWN C42
CSUE JABIRU
CZOS SR20
DAKO PA28
DLEE TB9
DUNK F172
GBJP QUANTUM
IMUP IXESS 912
MERL PA28RT
MGPA C42
MYDX COYOTE
MZHI QUANTUM
MYGT PEGASUS
OCPC FA152
OFRY C152
OSTL C42
OVAL C42
OZZT SR22
RTRV RV9
RYNS PA32
TIVS COYOTE
RAYB QUIK
RILA CTSW
WPDB EC135
YAKT YAK52
FOREIGN
D-EOSD M20R
I-IJMW M20J falling to bits
N843TE EA500
N882JH EUROFOX
N899AE BEECH 99
N21381 PA23 wrecked
OH-SKA CAP232
TC-NLB AA5 in bits, reg removed
Parked by the Microlights hangar first, asked to go in and was welcomed aboard. Then drove to the other various hangars, of which there are loads, although being a weekday, most were closed and locked. Those that were open were welcoming. There's a brand new maintenance hangar adjacent to the old one, (which is still in use), I was granted permission to go inside on the understanding that no photos were taken.
A date for the diary - the very pleasant chap in the micro hangar said that on August 8th they are going for a world record ( which Guinnesss will be attending. The record they seek is for the most light aircraft to take off from a single runway in one hour. The current record apparently is 57 and they reckon they can treble that. It's open to the public so could be well worth the drive.
I potted 20 which I was well pleased with, although I actually logged 58, and there must have been at least another 50-60 hangared to which I had no access. Just the one query from the last photo - the PA28 at the rear is G-BAFU, can anyone ID the closer one please?
Full log with pots in bold, list now edited to include G-RYNS, thanks to Jargon
G-
ALNA DH82
AVSC PA28
AXUB BN2A
BAFU PA28
BAHX C182
BIOU D117
BKAY AC114
BLHS 7ECA
BLOR PA30
BNKC C152
BNKD C172
BOIX C172
BPFZ C152
BTON PA28
BTUR PA18
BVEA N3 PUP
BXTT AA5B
BYSY X'AIR
CCEB THRUSTER
CDWJ CTSW
CETL QUIK
CFKO QUIK
CGHZ QUIK
CHWN C42
CSUE JABIRU
CZOS SR20
DAKO PA28
DLEE TB9
DUNK F172
GBJP QUANTUM
IMUP IXESS 912
MERL PA28RT
MGPA C42
MYDX COYOTE
MZHI QUANTUM
MYGT PEGASUS
OCPC FA152
OFRY C152
OSTL C42
OVAL C42
OZZT SR22
RTRV RV9
RYNS PA32
TIVS COYOTE
RAYB QUIK
RILA CTSW
WPDB EC135
YAKT YAK52
FOREIGN
D-EOSD M20R
I-IJMW M20J falling to bits
N843TE EA500
N882JH EUROFOX
N899AE BEECH 99
N21381 PA23 wrecked
OH-SKA CAP232
TC-NLB AA5 in bits, reg removed
