Fly Stimulator
20th Aug 2003, 02:38
Just a quick warning to anyone planning to be anywhere between Headcorn and Abbeville this weekend that there will be a very large number of microlights in the air in that area.
There's an attempt to beat the record for the largest mass crossing (currently 120 I think) as a centenary of flight celebration.
They are all setting off from Headcorn on Saturday afternoon and most will return on Sunday. Speeds will vary from around 50 knots to about 120. Many of the pilots will be making their first international trip, so it might be wise to keep a very good lookout if you're off to Le Touquet this weekend.
I shall be taking part, though circumstances dictate that mine will be a particularly heavy microlight usually known as a PA28 :(
See www.wingspan2003.co.uk/event.htm (http://www.wingspan2003.co.uk/event.htm) for details.
There's an attempt to beat the record for the largest mass crossing (currently 120 I think) as a centenary of flight celebration.
They are all setting off from Headcorn on Saturday afternoon and most will return on Sunday. Speeds will vary from around 50 knots to about 120. Many of the pilots will be making their first international trip, so it might be wise to keep a very good lookout if you're off to Le Touquet this weekend.
I shall be taking part, though circumstances dictate that mine will be a particularly heavy microlight usually known as a PA28 :(
See www.wingspan2003.co.uk/event.htm (http://www.wingspan2003.co.uk/event.htm) for details.