Arriving at the car park at Hounslow Heath we unloaded DOG.400 and the Autogyro, wheeled it into the heath, assembled it and took off - fortunately Heathrow was on Easterlies and we were able to get a SVFR from 119.9 to route Hounslow - Hanworth - Heston, not above 600 feet. First flight out of Hounslow Aerodrome for 84 years.
Then the alarm went off and I woke up.
Great day out, lots of exercise, worked up an appetite well sated by the "Rumbling Tum" in Feltham.
Fascinating to walk around the still-extant Hanworth Park House which was an "Island" in the middle of Hanworth aerodrome - you can easily imagine the Biplanes chugging around it, as Hanworth park is still very flat and grassy (Houslow Heath has become much more overgrown, but then it's had an extra 40 years to go to seed, so to speak!
We even identified the old Aston-Martin factory before heading off for lunch, followed by a quick dash into Heston. The original apprach drive is still there, as is the original "Aircraft" plan-form of the buildings radiating off that, two of which are still there, altered over time, but still very recognisable.
Then it started raining so we b*****ed off home for tea and biccies.
DOC.400 has the essential reading material for these 3 old aerodromes - wot's it called again?
Cheers all, you missed a jolly good show
SD