White Waltham 14/08/16 Helicopter Summer Fly-In

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A reasonable turn out for this event. I attended from 1100 - 1345 hrs and logged the following :-

First the rotaries

G-CICN / XT131    Westland Sioux AH.1
G-CIBW / XT626    Westland Scout AH.1
G-DSPZ               Robinson R-44
G-EZEL                SA.341G Gazelle
G-HELE                Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III
G-HEWZ               Hughes 369HS
G-LLIZ                 Robinson R-44
G-RALA                Robinson R-44
G-SASY                Eurocopter EC.130B4
G-TRDS               Guimbal Cabri G2
N901B                 SA.341G Gazelle        (1410)

Other fixed wing visitors :-

G-AAZP     DH 80A Puss Moth
G-ADIA     DH 82A Tiger Moth
G-AIYS      DH 85 Leopard Moth
G-ANRM     DH82A Tiger Moth
G-APMX     DH 82A Tiger Moth
G-BEYL     PA 28 Cherokee 180
G-BMPC     PA 28 Archer
G-BRBA     PA 28 Warrior
G-BVUV     Europa Aviation Europa
G-BWYK     Yakovlev YAK-50
G-BXRZ     Rans S-6-116 Coyote II
G-EMMM    Diamond DA.40 Star
G-GIRY     AG-5B Tiger
G-IIRV      Vans RV-7A
G-IIXF      Vans RV-7
G-KURK     J3C/65 Cub
G-RDDM    Cessna 182T
G-XXRV     Vans RV-9

And noticed for the first time today (by me at least) the resident Max Holste Broussard F-BXCP  has now been repainted as G-HOUR.
Don't know how long it has carried the G- reg, maybe I have been going around with my eyes closed !

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... and two more I missed off the list were :-

EI-FEW     Vans RV-7          (73242)
N3999      PA 32 Saratoga 301     (8016049)

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Reference to G-INFO shows that the registration G-HOUR was issued on 10th May this year.