LOG Popham Wednesday 19th May 2021

[davidallum]

A spot of lunch with good friend Rob Belcher saw a few enter the book,log is from approx 12.15-13.45:

Visitors

G-CITM Magni M.16C
G-BUVA PA-22 Tri-Pacer 135
G-AZRA Bolkow BO209 Monsun

Other

G-BVNU FLS Aerospace Sprint Club (although based @ Hurn for many years this was a mega gap filler for me)
G-CDXI Cessna 182P (I think that this may well be based as it changed owners on 16th April this year and the owner has a Reading address)
G-YAKF Yakovlev YAK52 (this was parked in the dip with the reg rubbed out but was still on the underside of the wing)
G-BPPZ Taylorcraft BC12D (in one of the plastic hangars with an uncompleted frame behind it,any ideas anyone?)

Whilst we were walking around a pilot opened up one of the Gyro hangars to reveal the following:

G-MGNI Magni M.16C
G-NAGG Rotorsport MT03
G-CHLD Rotorsport MTO Sport
G-YROP Magni M.16C

Inside WAM

G-BRUB PA-28 Cherokee 161

OTT

G-JOID Cirrus SR20
G-LDGF Diamond Aircraft DA.42 Twinstar

Whilst on the subject on plastic hangars,I was talking to one of Popham's staff who informed me that at the moment they have 26 of these either erected or in the process of being erected and when they have finished they will have a total of 34. 

[graham]

Hi Dave, the PlaneBase data for Popham residents lists Aeronca Chief 11AC N281A as being under restoration ready for the UK register, any chance this could be your bird?

[davidallum]

May 23, 2021 8:49:28 GMT graham said:

Hi Dave, the PlaneBase data for Popham residents lists Aeronca Chief 11AC N281A as being under restoration ready for the UK register, any chance this could be your bird?

Could well be Graham,it certainly looked like that type of aircraft.