While driving around in and around Haworth I have seen a variety of aircraft taking off from somewhere high above Howarth. I have found it on os map but not on Google Earth or anywhere else.
Location (hangar) is :- 53-48-47N - 1-55-53W. Best described as an 'interesting' location. Definitely not for the faint hearted, or anyone who's only used to big hard runways.
That's the place where I pushed the aircraft backwards until the tail touched the fence. I then started up then gave it full throttle down the runway across the bumps, which were so bad that I went into IMC as I finally rotated - my baseball cap had fallen forwards across my eyes and I took off completely blind. Definitely not for the faint hearted.
I never realised this place existed until last week where we were in a debate.
I have an association with a local estate agent who is/has put a house up for sale nearby and was worried about the particulars he wanted it to mention the airfield in the sales sheet.
I have never been to this place but may pop up for a browse round when the weather picks up (not this weekend then)
The estate agent has a friend who has landed there/has a plane etc.
Sounds a bit like Eddsfield which suddenly appeared on the CAA map this year.
I made a trip to Oxenhope yesterday (by car!). I have never taken off from a grass strip before and must say it looked all a bit scary! I didn't see any planes taking off but could imagine them scraping the tops of the trees at the end of runway. Does anyone know what the largest/heaviest aircraft to land/ take off from there is?
Debholme International?
or anyone who's only used to big hard runways.
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