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Flapping_Madly
2nd Jul 2006, 21:07
Flew from Spain to Luton the other day.
Right over central London. Buckingham Palace ,the Eye, the Dome all bathed in sunshine. Seemed a perfectly straight route to Luton, passed over a small airfield with what looked like mainly light private aircraft. Looked very smart and tidy and neat.
Iv'e searched my road atlas and I can't find any airfield in the line I think the plane flew. Where could it be please ?:confused:
Golf Charlie Charlie
2nd Jul 2006, 21:31
Stapleford ?
Flapping_Madly
2nd Jul 2006, 22:43
Thanks.
I've checked the aerial photos of Panshanger and Stapleford and neither look anything like the airfield I saw.
Very odd. Maybe it is top secret and no-one should look at it.:confused::confused:
Or if they do they should forget about it immediately
LTNman
3rd Jul 2006, 04:23
Think it could well be elstree.
Oshkosh George
3rd Jul 2006, 12:39
Or White Waltham?
LGS6753
3rd Jul 2006, 12:51
Judging by your route, what about North Weald?
Otherwise Elstree.
Richard Taylor
3rd Jul 2006, 13:16
Stansted? :}
Wycombe
3rd Jul 2006, 15:43
Isn't there an airfield directly under the 26 approach at LTN?
Forget the name and don't have a map handy :confused:
In trim
3rd Jul 2006, 16:26
Have you tried re-tracing your route on Google Earth? That's answered quite a few questions for me in the past.
LTNman
3rd Jul 2006, 16:43
Isn't there an airfield directly under the 26 approach at LTN?
Forget the name and don't have a map handy :confused:
Rushgreen, but only a handful of aircraft there
MEON VALLEY FLYER
3rd Jul 2006, 17:14
Rushgreen, but only a handful of aircrfat there
I should think so with the hangar fees these days. £ 250 pcm I heard for an auster :*
AlphaWhiskyRomeo
3rd Jul 2006, 19:02
Maybe not quite on the route, but Denham, Wycombe, Blackbushe and Oxford are all in the vicinity.
Flapping_Madly
3rd Jul 2006, 20:14
Many thanks to all
Using aerobatics. org's aerial photos--or the ones I was allowed to look at without getting permission--I now realize my previous message was too hasty..
I am now pretty sure GolfCharlie got it spot on with Stapleford. My flight from Spain flew right along the line of hangers.
Not easy interpreting aerial photos is it........
How the hell do you guys find those tiny airfields especially in bad weather ?
I mean----Rushgreen for goodness sake. Amazing.
Newforest
4th Jul 2006, 06:17
Not easy interpreting aerial photos is it........
How the hell do you guys find those tiny airfields especially in bad weather ?
Using visual clues, motorways, rivers, towns or IFR. (I follow railways)