A weekend up north.

A weekend up north. Sept 12, 2016 17:52:26 GMT

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Post by keithh on Sept 12, 2016 17:52:26 GMT

With the Grass Roots balloon meet called off and my wife and daughter in Spain, I decided to go to one of the few football grounds that I hadn't yet visited. I chose Morecambe as it was the furthest north of those remaining and I could use the trip to finally get to Kirkbride and see some gyros. I left early hoping to make good time and maybe take in a few fields near Lancaster before the game. Sure enough I arrived 2 hours before kick off and made my way to St Michaels on Wyre which was the only field in the area that I had been to before. There are lots of individual hangars on one side of the field and a long connected hangar near the entrance. There were a few out on the field and a pilot was putting one away in the long hangar so I managed to log the contents except a couple of flexwings as they tend to lie the wings on the floor here.
St Michaels on Wyre, Myrescough Lodge ; types against those needed only.
CBLD
CCDV
CGWZ
MYKX Mainair Mercury
MYRW Mainair Mercury
CDNE Skyranger
CBJW Ikaru C42
BSDD
MYZ
BZLL Pegasus Quantum

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My next stop was Pilling Brook Farm where everything was locked but there were plenty of holes to look through. I only missed a couple that were covered over and as i was about to leave a man turned up and opened the gyro hangar allowing me a couple of shots.
Pilling Brook Farm
CBIC X Air
ULUL
DISP Calidus
CCYM
CHGM Gruppo Trail
BHZV
CEFY Savannah
MYFH Quad City Challenger
MWTJ Shadow
MYAT Minimax
MTGV
MYYR

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I moved on heading for Rossallfield and I saw a flexwing in a field next to the road so I pulled in and there were three more in the hangar. The pilot pointed across the field to a nearby sock pointing out that that was Rossallfield and I was currently at Moss Edge Farm.
Cockerham Moss Edge Farm
CCAG Mainair Blade
MTUU
MZMM Mainair Blade
CGSO Quik GT450

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I carried on to Rossallfield and as given permission to enter the hangars but NO photography alas.
Cockerham Rossallfield

MVWW Mistral
CCWC Skyranger
MZNY
MZJX Mainair Blade
BZAL Mainair Blade
MWTO Gemini Flash
MVLR Gemini Flash
MYFP Gemini Flash
MVIX Gemini Flash
MTJE
MZJD Mainair Blade
MVUU Hornet
MTJB Gemini Flash
MVEH Gemini Flash
BZHY
CGTW Motor Floater
MVAJ
TFOG Skyranger
CCPL Skyranger
DADD Escapade
CGEZ X Air Hawk
CCEZ Easy Raider
BZWX
CBDC Thruster T600N
CTEE
ATUH
CBMW Zenair CH701
CDZB Zenair CH601
CCHS X Air

My final call was Bank End Farm for the parachute club
Cockerham Bank End Farm
N200AJ Cessna 208

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I got to Morecambe with 15 mins to spare to watch the home team thrashed 5-1. I set off for my overnight stop at Alston and as I left the M6 at J40, a Virgin Baloon floated over.
Penrith
VBAD Cameron A300

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I enjoyed a few pints of local real ale in the Cumberland Hotel, (recommended!), before turning in for the night. Next morning after a hearty breakfast, I left for Carlisle but at reception they said they couldn't do anything for an hour or so because of some expected inbound arrivals so I left for Kirkbride saying that I would come back later. There was one man in the tower at Kirkbride and he just told me to carry on. There was one hangar open but I got more through cracks in the others, I think I missed couple.

Kirkbride
BVMN Ken Brock KB2
CCPE Skybolt
BHEM Benson B8M
CFIE MT 03
CFCW MT 03
CFGG MT 03
TELC MT 03
VANN RV7A
MYLC
YRAX Magni Orion
RFIO
AZCK
CBPD

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I returned to Carlisle and the guy on reception was straight on the phone to sort out a hangar escort for me. I can't emphasise enough how friendly these two fields are, lovely people.
Carlisle
BDPA
BLHJ
N8833 Gulf 6
BHFC
ATOO
WIFE
BOIO
SKBH AW109
M-SAIR Falcon 900
BJMR
CEOF PA28R
ASIL
OECM Rockwell 114
BNOM
YADA Ikarus C42
CGXR RV9A
JONL Sportcruiser
CBDP Mainair Blade
CGYY Savannah
YROA MTO Sport
CHLD MTO Sport
CGLM MTO Sport
YROH MTO Sport
SIXG MTO Sport
TUCK
WINH EV97
CDRH Thruster T600N
N60K Husky
BBBI