Pprune fly in

[thing]

Are we going to have another shot at one sometime being as sumer is icuming? Somewhere mid country for everyone? Or maybe meet up at an event, one of Old Warden's displays or the like? It's cold war jet day at Bruntingthorpe on the 24th May, that's nice and noisy.

Edit: Or split it between a north and south fly in? Us Northerners could meet at say Breighton?

[150 Driver]

What a great idea, then we can all slug out the circuit joining procedures in real life :D

[Above The Clouds]

Count me in if not doing the day job :ok:

[Jan Olieslagers]

Or split it between a north and south fly in?we can all slug out the circuit joining proceduresRH circuit for the Northerners, LH for the rest? :\

[thing]

Count me in if not doing the day job

Whereabouts are you based?

[Mach Jump]

Or split it between a north and south fly in? Us Northerners could meet at say Breighton?

I feel sure that the good people of Breighton would be happy to host such an event.

Just drop an email to Davski at: [email protected]


MJ:ok:

[Sir George Cayley]

Redhill for the south? The Pilot Hub brekkies are a-ma-zin:ok:

SGC

[thing]

Doesn't have to be hosted as such MJ, we've had two already, one at Sherburn and the other at Leicester. Other than letting the airfield know that half a dozen a/c would be turning up and fuel requirements etc there's not a lot else to be done.

I'm happy to do Breighton by the way but do they open the sheds on a normal Sat/Sun? For first timers it's quite an impressive walk round.

[Mach Jump]

...but do they open the sheds on a normal Sat/Sun? For first timers it's quite an impressive walk round.

Yes. the hangars are normally open at weekends.


MJ:ok:

[Above The Clouds]

thing
Whereabouts are you based?


Chester based.

[thing]

Breighton OK for you?

[Peter Gristwood]

Why not have one down in the Far SW

We are always having to travel upcountry. Come on down and see us for a change. Dunkeswell is a really friendly base with a decent restaurant

[thing]

Hence the suggested North/South split.

[Above The Clouds]

Anywhere for me so long as its decent wx, aircraft is VFR only.

[thing]

See how many folk are interested first. Do I need to put in a GAR for Dunkeswell?

[Above The Clouds]

I might need GPS :E

[Peter Gristwood]

When you are in the Far SW, the idea of a north/south split is often irrelevant.

We can be in Blackpool as quickly as we can be at Rochester

[150 Driver]

Wherever, depending on wx and diary

[thing]

In the interests of fairness then, how about everyone saying where they are flying from then we can pick a reasonable midway spot. Unless you're flying in from Lerwick in which case all bets are off.

Peter/Dunkeswell.

thing/Lincoln

[150 Driver]

150 Driver - Suffolk (Crowfield)

[thing]

So far looking Enstone/Croft Farm ish.

Forgot to put Above The Clouds from Chester.

[Rod1]

Rod - Staffordshire (near Tatenhill)

[thing]

I'll let this run for till next Friday then I'll put up some suggestions based on a roughly central spot. We'll have a vote on location and date. I take it Sat or Sun would suit most people?

[SidT]

Based @ EGSX - North Weald

[jaycee46]

I can't speak for us all from North of Hadrians Wall, but I would consider anywhere within 1.5 to 2 hours from my base at PIK, which probably means north of Manchester, in the west or Yorkshire in the east. Would be nice to put some faces to names - I think!?

[150 Driver]

Enstone would be a lovely venue. Sat/Sun would be preferable

[thing]

As always with these things Jaycee you have to try and keep everyone happy. If the majority of folks are coming from the south or south west then it will have to be somewhere with 'weighting' towards that area. I'm happy to go anywhere really being as I'm pretty much on the line between the northern and southern half mil (all three of the airfields I fly from are on both maps).

Could also have a 'northern' fly in as well, plenty of us lurking around in Yorkshire and that sort of area.

[thing]

Enstone would be a lovely venue.

Well I can certainly recommend the local pub! Mind you the pub at Croft Farm/Defford is good as well.

[Scoobster]

Haven't been to a "fly in" before.. so would be interesting to see "what happens" at one of these events..

May be able to slot it in my diary (depending when it is).

Based: EGSG.

Can we have it at EGSR :\

Scoobster

[thing]

so would be interesting to see "what happens" at one of these events..

Mainly people go 'Ha, you're not how I imagined you at all.' :)

I'd like to get a pub into this one somewhere rather than the airfield caffs we've used before.

[Above The Clouds]

Draw straight lines between members bases crossing in the middle of the map then draw a 25nm radius from that point and pick a suitable airfield ?

[thing]

Sort of doing that at the mo. Mind you some folk are a bit shy about where they actually fly from which is fair enough.

[piperboy84]

Royston Vasey? good "local" facilities.

[thing]

Tatenhill is the closest to Royston...:)

[Hen Ddraig]

I would be interested if the date is right, when in the UK I'm Chester based, but I am away until the end of May

Hen ddraig

Time to spare, go by air

[Curlytips]

Rochester - EGTO. Saturday/Sunday -Sunday Best!

[Simon T]

I would like to come date and weather permitting. Flying in from Bourne Park

Simon

[thing]

Everyone welcome Simon. I'm looking at the last three Sundays in April; 12th. 19th and 26th. If we go for the 12th we could have the other two as weather alts. Would that be suitable for everyone?

Venues so far (we'll have a vote for it on Friday) are looking like Wellesbourne Mountford/Kemble/Cranfield. Looking into the logistics of it pubs will want deposits and stuff if we are going to book a table for 6 to 12 people which of course will be weather dependent, so although I would much prefer a pub I think that all in all we would be better off at an airfield with a greasy spoon. Haven't done Cranfield but I'm told it's a decent enough caff. Wellesbourne and Kemble I've done and they are both OK.

[Rod1]

I will be doing my permit first two weeks of April so later would be good for me:O

Rod1

[thing]

OK Rod, we'll go for 19th with 26th as a back up.

[150 Driver]

Sounds good. Last time I was at Cranfield the cafe was alright

[Simon T]

Dates and locations work for me :)

[thing]

Spendid. OK being as I think everyone who is interested has said so let's see if we can sort something out now.

Date will be Sunday 19th April with a weather back up on Sunday 26th April.

Venue-well I've been playing with Skydemon for the last hour or so and the most central venue would appear to be Cranfield. I might just add that I have the third longest to travel in case anyone thinks I'm biasing it towards me! I've never been there but am assured the caff is decent.

Persons who (seem!) to be interested, please let me know if you can't do it, are

thing

Peter

150 Driver

Above The Clouds

Rod1-KARK MCR01 Abbotts Bromely

Sid T-not 19th

Scoobster

Curly tips-possible

Simon T

Gheng-that Condor moment-White Waltham

Sharpend+1-GGRR Bulldog Turweston

Mariner9-Pioneer 300/28

AJMortimer-26th only BCCF 28-180

Hegemon-provisionally PA28B-Stapleford

Monocock

Shortstripper L4 Cub Priory Farm

Is 1100 local a civilised time to appear?

I'll need your aircraft reg and type, persons on board, whether you'll need fuel and ETA. Not at this instant but I think if we are going to turn up en masse it might be decent to let the airfield know. Might be an idea to give me captain's name, I'm assuming it will be you. Make up some little sticky things with your Pprune ident and your first name as it can get confusing! PM me the details a week or so before.

The other venues that are in the same ball park with distances to go are Wellesbourne, Sywell and Turweston. If anyone has a burning preference to go to one of these fields we can put it to a vote, but Cranfield appears to be the 'fairest' venue according to my calcs.

[Simon T]

Top man! Will get details to you in next few days. May not know passenger till closer to date but will know everything else

Simon

[thing]

No rush Simon, probably better to send them a week before. Normally people drop out/come in/pax change etc. I'd rather have the most up to date info if poss.

[Genghis the Engineer]

Put me down as a high-probable, as the 19th and 26th are magically both clear in my diary.

As I have a flying machine at EGTC, I'll just have to bring another one from elsewhere on principle !

G

[thing]

Well if you want to drive up to Gamston I'll fly you down!

[thing]

Can people on the above list let me know if they can't make that date to give me a rough idea of attendees?

[Genghis the Engineer]

Well if you want to drive up to Gamston I'll fly you down!

Somehow I contrive to have multiple shareoplanes. I'll bring the Condor from White Waltham up I think, so there should be a seat going in that if anybody wants to fly up from there.

G

[thing]

Glad you said that because I'm not coming in from Gamston now...I had my first ever flight in a Condor, may I sniff the insides?

[Genghis the Engineer]

So long as you bring your own tissues.

G

[Curlytips]

19th might just be a problem due 3-day precision racing training in Germany, Friday to Sunday. But as yet no navigator found, so may be free. 26th is definitely free at present.

[SidT]

I think the 19th might be out for me. Have a training course from the Monday that is very likely to go ahead and will have to head to it on the Sunday :(

26th is a possibility but unsure at the moment.

Still very interestd if I can make it.

[AJMortimer]

Sorry I've joined the Thread a little late. I can make the 26th if the original date is changed due to weather.

I enjoyed the day out last year at Leicester and would be interested in flying in again, unfortunately I'm not free on the 19th.

G-BCCF - PA28-180

[Fantome]

"OH TO BE IN APRIL, NOW THAT ENGLAND'S HERE .. ."

Sounds like you lot will all be enjoying , pleasant, civilised, sober intercourse

The next Australian comingling will be way out in the bush round a great
roaring fire dispatching a keg or three, swags a plenty

[Rod1]

I will be there on the 19th if my Permit is done (very likely)

G-KARK MCR01 from Abbots Bromley

Rod1

[thing]

The next Australian comingling will be way out in the bush

I'm out in Oz late July-Aug near Bris, don't suppose there's anything going on round that time is there locally?

[sharpend]

I'm probably interested. 2 POB Scottish Aviation Bulldog G-GGRR based at Turweston,

[thing]

Rog Sharpend, added to list. All the way from Turweston eh!:)

[Mariner9]

Add me to the list too please.

Pioneer 300 from Abergavenny or PA28 from Cardiff

[thing]

Bump. 28 days to go to this year's premier aviation event. Be there or be cast into the wilderness of uncool.

[Cusco]

Might be an idea to give Cafe Pacific a heads up as it's a sunday and Cranfield would otherwise be pretty quiet.

[hegemon88]

Is it still 19th with 26th as backup?

Please count me in provisionally, P28B from Stapleford.

Scoobs, which flying machine are you taking?



/h88

[thing]

Is it still 19th with 26th as backup?
Yessir, added you to the list. Wot's a P28B out of interest?

[thing]

Might be an idea to give Cafe Pacific a heads up as it's a sunday and Cranfield would otherwise be pretty quietI'll be asking for definites (although if you don't know until literally the last minute then just turn up anyway) on the 12th. Aircraft reg and type, POB's and whether you want fuel or not. I'll give the caff a ring and let them know they are going to be invaded. I'll be wanting to call Cranfield on the Wednesday before as the five day forecast will be out and we will have some idea of what the weatherage is going to be.

It's worth giving the plate a heads up (which of course you were going to do anyway) as it's not standard overhead, they have clattercopters and other offences unto God.

[hegemon88]

According to doc 8643 it's a Piper Dakota. Like an Archer but with too many cylinders in front. My pride won't suffer too much if you just put me down as PA28.



/h88

[First_Principal]

I've been following this thread with some interest and envy, Browning's (mis!)quote particularly set the scene in my mind.

A quick calculation shows that I'd go through more than 35,000 litres of fuel just to get there in my preferred chariot of the skys, so it's not likely I'll put my name forward :sad:

However I trust someone will, clandestinely or otherwise, release some photographic evidence that it all happened? That way those of constrained by distance or dollars can at least vicariously enjoy the day ;)

FP.

[thing]

28 days, eat your heart out RIAT.

FP: I'm sure some kind soul and technophile will take some pics.

[thing]

Bump. And again for the ten letter limit...

[Monocock]

To save me reading several pages, where should I fly to, and when for this?

[dash6]

Cranfield,apparently. Unchallenging,uninteresting concrete dump.

[Monocock]

Hmm, fair enough.

Out of all of the UK's stunning airfields, I'm intrigued that it's at the aviation equivalent of South Mimms road plainings storage centre... ;)

I'll plan to come along. I assume I'll need full head to toe hi-viz gear for the occasion?

[Saab Dastard]

Anyone flying from Fairoaks / Blackbushe / White Waltham with a spare seat?

SD

[Genghis the Engineer]

I may have a seat from WW .

G

[mary meagher]

Just a thought, PPRuNe aviators; we have 60 visiting junior glider pilots flying at Shenington that weekend, arriving from all over the UK (no, they don't fly in, they drive on the Friday, and leave at the end of Sunday, by road). Should we mention to Cranfield if they are flying an assigned task? Nearly all the juniors (aged 14 to 25 inclusive) are cross country pilots.

Shenington is 7 nautical miles NW of Banbury....

Mary Meagher

PS hope you have a jolly reunion, anyhow!

[thing]

Shouldn't it be notamd anyway? Glider comps usually are.

[shortstripper]

Not really a Cub field but I'm in.

L4 Cub from Priory Farm Norfolk.

SS

[Monocock]

Nice one, SS.

See you there.

[sharpend]

Rog Sharpend, added to list. All the way from Turweston eh!:)

I'll bring my passport. And an aviation photographer!

[thing]

Bump, 10 days.

[thing]

Could everyone on the list below give me an indication of whether you will be turning up. Extended forecast looks reasonable, obviously we'll do a go/no go 24 hours before. Anyone who hasn't given aircraft reg could you do so, POB and whether you will be requiring fuel. Let me know if I've missed anyone off. PM the details if you don't want to put them up here.

thing BODD no fuel 1045

Peter

150 Driver BFVU 1200

Scoobster

Ghengis+1 AWFP 1200

Sharpend+2-GGRR 1200

Monocock

Curlytips-AXDI no fuel

Simon T ATOR 1130

[Above The Clouds]

Sadly unable to make it, away on another aluminium shuffling mission.

[Curlytips]

Could everyone on the list below give me an indication of whether you will be turning up. Extended forecast looks reasonable, obviously we'll do a go/no go 24 hours before. Anyone who hasn't given aircraft reg could you do so, POB and whether you will be requiring fuel. Let me know if I've missed anyone off. PM the details if you don't want to put them up here.

thing BCKV no fuel

Peter

150 Driver

Rod1-G-KARK

Scoobster

Ghengis

Sharpend+1-GGRR

Mariner9

Hegemon

Monocock

Shortstripper

Curlytips from Rochester G-AXDI Air Plains 180 (looks a bit like a 172). No fuel. PM me if lift needed.........

[Rod1]

Apologies - will not be able to make it - started permit late and will not be able to finish in time.

Hope you all have a good time and maybe I will make it next time.

Rod1

[sharpend]

G-GGRR (XX614 SA Bulldog) will arrive circa 12:00 local, 2 POB. No fuel required. Will eat!

[Genghis the Engineer]

G-AWFP, Condor, LHS Genghis the Engineer, RHS Saab Dastard, ETA 1200L/1100Z, won't require fuel but will take it if there's a bowser passing.

G

[150 Driver]

150 Driver - GBFVU Cessna 150, 1pob, out of Crowfield, no fuel needed, eta 12 local

[Simon T]

Not on the list but was planing to come along. ETA approx 11:30, if that's ok? ��
PA28. G-ATOR 1 pob

Simon

[thing]

Your on Simon. List updated as of post Masters. What a player young Mr Spieth is!

[Mariner9]

Pioneer 300 G-OHJE from Abergavenny, eta 11:30. No fuel req. However, PROB50 at the moment as am currently overseas (Mozambique) on business but hoping to get back in time.

[tobster911]

Next year maybe :)

[thing]

Mariner 9:

No probs, I'll leave you off the list but if you get back in time just turn up.

[thing]

Sunday is looking reasonable at the moment. Anyone else for aircraft reg?

[shortstripper]

Sorry but I'm not going to be able to make it after all.

I hadn't realised it was Old Buckenham Wings and wheels Sunday and had promised to take my son to that this year.

SS

[thing]

Rog SS.

Disaster for me, a/c I was taking has had a prop strike. Luckily managed with the help of two very good friends and a squillion phone calls to get hold of a Warrior. All we need now is a plague of frogs on Sunday.

[Curlytips]

Hope not, braking distance is bound to increase. But still preferable to a plague of boils......:)

[Saab Dastard]

All we need now is a plague of frogs on Sunday

I didn't realise there were any French pilots coming to the fly-in. ;)

SD

[thing]

I knew the French gag would appear as I wrote the line...:)

[Simon T]

Perhaps a stupid question but... are we all calling for PPR independently?

Simon

[thing]

I've notified Cranfield ops of the aircraft that are turning up with times, originating airfields, reg, type and POB but only those aircraft on the list on this page that have responded. Personally I'm still going to give them a bell Sunday morning. I don't think it will be a bad idea to do so. Just tell then that you are part of the fly in.

The forecast for Cranfield this Sunday is looking OK, winds will be favouring 03. Not so good up my neck of the woods, rain forecast. I'm looking at a 1000L launch arriving @ 1045 at Cranfield. I have to be back for 1530L so will be looking at a 1435 launch. Plenty of time for an enormous cooked breakfast and a chinwag.

[150 Driver]

No harm in calling, and it may be good manners anyway, but isn't Cranfield PPR only for instrument flight training and circuits ?

That is what my flight Guide is saying anyway

[thing]

My Pooleys is a bit ambiguous. It says strictly PPR on the Op hours and then a bit further down it says strictly PPR for cct training and inst approaches. I don't know whether they mean it's strictly PPR for everything and even more strictly PPR for ccts and inst approaches. Maybe they have a SAM battery if you do ccts without extra extra strictly PPR.

Does anyone else think that 'Strictly PPR' would make good telly for Saturday evening? Ant and Dec hosting? It's hi viz vests as well. Sorry. I feel like a tool wearing them as well. No offence to tools of any religion/metallurgical content. The nice girl in ops said it was £7.50 to land. But if you don't have PPR they scoop your eyes out with a melon spoon.

[hegemon88]

Dear thing and All,

Due to a massive setback with current training I am very unlikely to come. Please take me off the list - if at a last minute it turns out I can go, I will sort my arrival out independently. Sorryyyy!


/h88

[thing]

Copied Heg.

[150 Driver]

'strictly PPR', should the high viz be covered in sequins ?

[sharpend]

I have PPR Cranfield, but looking at the weather, does not look great :(

[thing]

EDIT: Scrub what I just put, we'll chop tomorrow and go for next Sunday. I've just rung Met at Waddo and it's looking like mil green in the afternoon for me. It's looking very iffy whether I'll be able to make it and as Sharpend says Cranfield is doable but it's not looking like an enjoyable day out and I don't want people pushing it.

Is everyone OK with next Sunday? Not looking good for then either but you never know!!

Anyone who wants to go tomorrow feel free to do so on an individual basis but I'm going to give Cranfield ops a ring and scrub the 'official' gathering.

[Simon T]

Bummer but probably a good call, just spent 4 hrs washing and polishing the a/c too. I can do next Sunday

Simon

[thing]

This doesn't stop of course anyone going tomorrow if they can't make next Sunday. I did tell Cranfield that individuals may turn up off their own bat but to deal with them as a normal Sunday flight.

[sharpend]

Just looked again at the weather. Not very good, so I think it a good decision to scrub. I think we can do the following Sunday.

[Curlytips]

Doesn't look that bad this morning, but no point arriving and being Billy No Mates. See you all next week.

[thing]

A grass strip with a pub nearby sounds ideal but 20 people or so descending on a country pub at Sunday lunchtime may not have the desired outcome. If you try and book it before hand the conversation goes something like this

'Hi I'd like to book a few tables a couple of months in advance'

'Certainly sir, for how many people?'

'Err, depends how many turn up on the day in fact if the weathers grim or the strip is waterlogged we probably won't turn up at all'

'Certainly sir, please send a non refundable deposit of £200.'

:)

[sharpend]

Looks like the met man's computer got it wrong and that mini trough went backwards :)

[Simon T]

Just flown in to Kemble, weather murky but flyable underneath, lovely on top though :)

thing you made the right call with the data available. Looking forward to next week

Simon

[thing]

Glad to say in a perverse way that the weather here is suitably bad. Low level muck at around 800' and light rain. Looks like the weather guessers got it right up this way.

Just flown in to Kemble

Getting a last look before it turns into houses? Nice caff at Kemble. Got to feel sorry for the RAFFCA club there, they were at Lyneham, moved to Kemble when Lyneham shut and now they are to be orphaned again by the look of it.

[hegemon88]

Provisionally in for next Sunday, G-DAKA P28B :E

On the P28B note, I had a funny conversation yesterday with ground crew at Southend when booking out. "There's no such thing as P28B" she said and then looked it up. "You're flying something really rare, sir" was the next line :P

Let's hope the weather gods are on our side next week.


/h88

[150 Driver]

As I'd got an FDC clearance (Family Diary Controller) I went anyway.

Weather at Cranfield was ok, but dodgy to get there in the Cambridge area with cloud down to 1200 feet

Good call to postpone

[thing]

It cleared to low cumulus here for a couple of hours but it's back to light rain and low lying scud again. Wind has picked up quite a bit too. What's Cranfield like?