Originally Posted by
chevvron
Back in about 1980, when Derek Johnson, CFI of 3 Counties Aero Club, was invited to take an aircraft into RMA Sandhurst, he used one of his Aerobats either G-BBNX or 'Y. The main parade ground in front of the Academy building is a shade under 200m long and he successfully landed, then took off again. I personally (with only 400hr TT) wouldn't like to try that in a C152 but I would in an Aerobat.
I suppose an AAC Auster or even a Beaver might have done it in the past but as far as I'm aware that was the only civil aircraft to do it.
The reason for the visit was 3 Counties had a contract to train some Sandhurst Officer Cadets to PPL standard.
I thought Laurie Adlington was CFI of 3 Counties then. I flew G-BBNX and Y regularly. £30 an hour solo in those days, sounds cheap but I only earned £50 a week.