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Old 8th December 2011 | 20:46
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GeeWhizz
 
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Excellent idea, I'm up for it. Here are my experiences and recommendations of the suggested airfields...

Wickenby, Welshpool, Leicester, Halfpenny Green, Derby, Fenland, Norwich, Wellesbourne, Conington, Sandtoft
I didn't really rate Wickenby's runways or cafe. Perhaps too crowded for a meet and if the aeros box is open it can be hard work to stay out of the way.

Welshpool, I agree with the above that its too small wrt parking.

Leicester/HPG/Derby/Sandtoft: not visited these so would be interested on others views.

Fenland: two runways 36/18 and 26/08 so crosswinds shouldn't be an issue. Both are shortish grass (600m/640m respectively I think). Lovely food in the cafe too.

Norwich - again as previous posts: excessive landing fees and possibly too commercial for a GA meet(?).

Wellesbourne: Nice hard runways, lots of parking space, and a cafe with good food. Busy place with many aeroplanes and interesting pilots of all experiences and age ranges.

Conington: Pretty much as per Wellesbourne. Nice standard overhead join pattern (pictured in Pooleys), friendly service and nice cafe. Not sure of the parking space available. I parked on the apron and someone helped to push the aeroplane back into a snug spot; easy exit though!

Sherburn: all been said already, very nice strips with a spacious cafe!

GW

Edited to add:

Duxford: nice place. But quite a walk from apron to visitors centre for landing fee payment and restaurant.

Also, I can have 3 spare seats and am happy to pick up at places such as Cambridge (Ds3?) if anyone would like a lift/costshare?
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