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Kemble
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Elvington
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The LowNSlow fly in, SUN 4th JULY, Sandown...
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It was pleasant for me to land away and meet people, instead of doing aeros.
Not sure from pictures that Pitts should go out without it's spats (looks agricultural).
I left later, squeezed through gap in South Downs (at the same time as an opposing twin). The weather was then clear back until Redhill, which had showers.
Not sure from pictures that Pitts should go out without it's spats (looks agricultural).
I left later, squeezed through gap in South Downs (at the same time as an opposing twin). The weather was then clear back until Redhill, which had showers.
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It was a good day out, despite the weather. The flight home was the worst weather I have flown in (away from the local Redhill area) and it was a good confidence boost to get through it without incident. I opted to fly IFR (I Follow Rivers) instead of my more usual IFR&R (I Follow Roads & Railways) and the Arun provided my route through the Downs. I managed to maintain 1000ft and keep in sight of the surface for all bar about 5 seconds!
SoppyBeagle managed to overtake me both ways, on roughly the same route, without either of us seeing the other!
It was good to put a few new PPRuNe names (and real ones!) to faces, although I didn't get round to talk to everybody. Maybe next time.
TallGuy
SoppyBeagle managed to overtake me both ways, on roughly the same route, without either of us seeing the other!
It was good to put a few new PPRuNe names (and real ones!) to faces, although I didn't get round to talk to everybody. Maybe next time.
TallGuy
Great that so many made it despite the Wx.
We decided to wait until 4'ish to depart - it had lifted a bit over the Solent, but we were down to 1000 QNH coasting in E. of Portsmouth, although we did manage to sneak through some fluffy gaps (quite good fun actually) up to about 1400' at New Alresford. North of that, it was plain sailing and we managed to get on the deck back at Wycombe before some whopping CB's set in late afternoon.
A fun day out, tinged by the news of the accident that TonyR mentioned which I heard about when I got home.
We decided to wait until 4'ish to depart - it had lifted a bit over the Solent, but we were down to 1000 QNH coasting in E. of Portsmouth, although we did manage to sneak through some fluffy gaps (quite good fun actually) up to about 1400' at New Alresford. North of that, it was plain sailing and we managed to get on the deck back at Wycombe before some whopping CB's set in late afternoon.
A fun day out, tinged by the news of the accident that TonyR mentioned which I heard about when I got home.
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Thanks LownSlow, location, company and weather were interesting to meet.
Have to say that we enjoyed putting faces to a few names.
Mono, can I swap altimeters, the one on SA is obviosly mis-reading. We chose to go right so that if the clouds did decend we would be closer to Goodwood. Did you say that you fly from a farm strip at Hungerford, if so, any chance of landing there?
Hope too meet up with you all again
Mike
Have to say that we enjoyed putting faces to a few names.
Mono, can I swap altimeters, the one on SA is obviosly mis-reading. We chose to go right so that if the clouds did decend we would be closer to Goodwood. Did you say that you fly from a farm strip at Hungerford, if so, any chance of landing there?
Hope too meet up with you all again
Mike
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It was a bit of an epic weekend for me.
I set off from Sherburn in TangoUniform at about 9.30 am, and after a short distance, managed to hit some turblulnce, which bounced my map into an unreachable corner behind the other seat, so I had to divert quickly into Gamston to get it back.
Once this was done, and the landing fee quickly paid, I resumed on route to Bourn, getting there just after 11am, and meeting FNG and G-CBCB, a rather smart black and yellow bulldog
CharlieBravo and TangoUniform at Bourn
We then routed round the top of london, helped by an excellent RIS from Luton, past White Waltham, and overhead Fanborough. All the time staying a little bit ahead of the weather, landing at Sandown just before 1pm, and parking next to a large contingent of Pprune aircraft.
Unlike Sunny Newcastle, down South, it seems to rain continually, and did so for the duration of our stay, and we decided to leave in a clear-ish patch of weather around 3pm, however we hit cloud at 700-900ft, and after travelling around the coast, made a quick stop at Shoreham for tea, biccies and avgas. By then it was after 4pm, and with Bourn closing at 6pm, it didnt look like I was getting back that day, so made arrangements for the Cap to stay overnight at Bourn.
WideBody Running Away
We then decided to follow the coast all the way around, staying clear of cloud, sometimes as low as 700ft, and routed all the way to Dover, and Cut to the West of Manston, as the cloud base was starting to rise, just in time for a few loops and rolls, before getting to North Weald, just in time for Tea and Medals at the Squadron.
I then stayed overnight at FNG towers overnight, before jumping on the train to Cambridge, and a taxi ride to Bourn. I managed to get airbourn at Bourn at about 10am, and flying IFR (I follow roads) along the A1 at about 1500ft, and just as I was about to call for Matz penetration at Church Fenton to land at Sherburn, a 3 - 4 mile across hole opened in the clouds, and a loud booming voice said "You cant fly under that without climibing and doing a few aeros", So I was forced to loop and roll for 15 minutes before landing at sherburn at 1/4 past 11, and finally getting to work 4 hours late, which only goes to show
Time to spare? Go by Air
Regards
NB
PS I'll edit to add a few photos once ive had time to shrink them from 900k later tonight
I set off from Sherburn in TangoUniform at about 9.30 am, and after a short distance, managed to hit some turblulnce, which bounced my map into an unreachable corner behind the other seat, so I had to divert quickly into Gamston to get it back.
Once this was done, and the landing fee quickly paid, I resumed on route to Bourn, getting there just after 11am, and meeting FNG and G-CBCB, a rather smart black and yellow bulldog
CharlieBravo and TangoUniform at Bourn
We then routed round the top of london, helped by an excellent RIS from Luton, past White Waltham, and overhead Fanborough. All the time staying a little bit ahead of the weather, landing at Sandown just before 1pm, and parking next to a large contingent of Pprune aircraft.
Unlike Sunny Newcastle, down South, it seems to rain continually, and did so for the duration of our stay, and we decided to leave in a clear-ish patch of weather around 3pm, however we hit cloud at 700-900ft, and after travelling around the coast, made a quick stop at Shoreham for tea, biccies and avgas. By then it was after 4pm, and with Bourn closing at 6pm, it didnt look like I was getting back that day, so made arrangements for the Cap to stay overnight at Bourn.
WideBody Running Away
We then decided to follow the coast all the way around, staying clear of cloud, sometimes as low as 700ft, and routed all the way to Dover, and Cut to the West of Manston, as the cloud base was starting to rise, just in time for a few loops and rolls, before getting to North Weald, just in time for Tea and Medals at the Squadron.
I then stayed overnight at FNG towers overnight, before jumping on the train to Cambridge, and a taxi ride to Bourn. I managed to get airbourn at Bourn at about 10am, and flying IFR (I follow roads) along the A1 at about 1500ft, and just as I was about to call for Matz penetration at Church Fenton to land at Sherburn, a 3 - 4 mile across hole opened in the clouds, and a loud booming voice said "You cant fly under that without climibing and doing a few aeros", So I was forced to loop and roll for 15 minutes before landing at sherburn at 1/4 past 11, and finally getting to work 4 hours late, which only goes to show
Time to spare? Go by Air
Regards
NB
PS I'll edit to add a few photos once ive had time to shrink them from 900k later tonight
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My IOW trip started on Saturday night. I was lucky enough, while hitch-hiking outside the op's office at North Weald, to be picked up by Lowtimer. He put me up for the night, and even gave me access to a real bed & hot running water!
As the sun rose, I regretted having an after-dinner coffee the night before. I tried to make intelligent noises over breakfast, alternately nodding in agreement or making soothing noises, while Lowtimer ploughed through the flight planning.
We arrived at Sywell at 9am, dressed up like rejects from Top Gun, and were airborne in the Yak52 by about 10am. The cloud base was fairly low, and I was finding it difficult to keep up with Lowtimer's calculations with the maths involved in converting Russian cubits to good old British feet. However, we remained safe and made it over the high ground into Popham.
GtE then drove me across to Chilbolton, where we unwrapped the wunderflymo, waved as Lowtimer & his Yak went past, put on several extra layers of clothing, and wallowed our way into the air. When we reached the IOW, the cloud had lowered to around 800 feet. We decided to skirt round the south coast of the island and approach Sandown from the south. It seemed like a perfectly good circuit to us, but we were informed our appearance had been somewhat mellodramatic. I hope no-one was too concerned by our late arrival. LowNSlow can't have been - he pointed and laughed as we taxied up.
I stayed in Sandown long enough to get rained on, have a cup of tea, collect some more rain, eat a sandwich and get rained on again. Then everyone seemed to make a collective decision to leave, so Lowtimer and I leapt gracefully into the Yak and equally gracefully into the air.
We followed FNG's pretty black 'n' yellow bulldog round to the south coast, then split off north for a more direct route to Sywell. Shortly after, I spotted a small blue patch. This soon turned into a wonderful vision of perfect patches of fluffiness, set in a background of bright, glorious blue. Made especially beautiful by the contrast to the cloud/rain dodging the rest of the day.
Once back at Sywell we left one gloating and one concerned message on FNG's mobile, then headed home for chicken casserole and medals.
Thanks Lowtimer & GtE for your respective captaincies. You both instilled a sense of confidence in me, despite the inclement weather.
As the sun rose, I regretted having an after-dinner coffee the night before. I tried to make intelligent noises over breakfast, alternately nodding in agreement or making soothing noises, while Lowtimer ploughed through the flight planning.
We arrived at Sywell at 9am, dressed up like rejects from Top Gun, and were airborne in the Yak52 by about 10am. The cloud base was fairly low, and I was finding it difficult to keep up with Lowtimer's calculations with the maths involved in converting Russian cubits to good old British feet. However, we remained safe and made it over the high ground into Popham.
GtE then drove me across to Chilbolton, where we unwrapped the wunderflymo, waved as Lowtimer & his Yak went past, put on several extra layers of clothing, and wallowed our way into the air. When we reached the IOW, the cloud had lowered to around 800 feet. We decided to skirt round the south coast of the island and approach Sandown from the south. It seemed like a perfectly good circuit to us, but we were informed our appearance had been somewhat mellodramatic. I hope no-one was too concerned by our late arrival. LowNSlow can't have been - he pointed and laughed as we taxied up.
I stayed in Sandown long enough to get rained on, have a cup of tea, collect some more rain, eat a sandwich and get rained on again. Then everyone seemed to make a collective decision to leave, so Lowtimer and I leapt gracefully into the Yak and equally gracefully into the air.
We followed FNG's pretty black 'n' yellow bulldog round to the south coast, then split off north for a more direct route to Sywell. Shortly after, I spotted a small blue patch. This soon turned into a wonderful vision of perfect patches of fluffiness, set in a background of bright, glorious blue. Made especially beautiful by the contrast to the cloud/rain dodging the rest of the day.
Once back at Sywell we left one gloating and one concerned message on FNG's mobile, then headed home for chicken casserole and medals.
Thanks Lowtimer & GtE for your respective captaincies. You both instilled a sense of confidence in me, despite the inclement weather.
A belated post thanks to the infernal Sasser virus!
Great to see so many people there despite the kak weather and good to be able to add more faces to the list of Pprune names.
AB I wasn't laughing when you and GtE turned up in the Mixmaster, I was just reminiscing about the laast time I flew in a Thruster, honest. I was one of the ones who adopted the sheep mentality and nipped off in the first tranche of escapees.
Thanks to BRL and the other chaps for organising a Pprune parking place and a reduced landing fee.
I was one of the ones who slunk off to the West via Stoney Cross, Popham and North. Solent Approach were indeed helpful as I bumbled along under the clouds. At least the rain washed the bird poo off my wings (and some of the paint on my prop leading edge). I didn't really enjoy nipping over the Solent at 800' even with my trusty lifejacket on..... The joys of sitting behind a 58 year old engine I suppose.
I did notice that there seemed to be a dearth of life jackets present. All good swimmers are we
I wear one even to cross the Solent after a chap in a C172 ditched 400yds off the Mainland coast and nearly drowned because the current prevented him swimming ashore......
Let's hope for better weather for the next one and thanks again to all who turned up.
Great to see so many people there despite the kak weather and good to be able to add more faces to the list of Pprune names.
AB I wasn't laughing when you and GtE turned up in the Mixmaster, I was just reminiscing about the laast time I flew in a Thruster, honest. I was one of the ones who adopted the sheep mentality and nipped off in the first tranche of escapees.
Thanks to BRL and the other chaps for organising a Pprune parking place and a reduced landing fee.
I was one of the ones who slunk off to the West via Stoney Cross, Popham and North. Solent Approach were indeed helpful as I bumbled along under the clouds. At least the rain washed the bird poo off my wings (and some of the paint on my prop leading edge). I didn't really enjoy nipping over the Solent at 800' even with my trusty lifejacket on..... The joys of sitting behind a 58 year old engine I suppose.
I did notice that there seemed to be a dearth of life jackets present. All good swimmers are we
I wear one even to cross the Solent after a chap in a C172 ditched 400yds off the Mainland coast and nearly drowned because the current prevented him swimming ashore......Let's hope for better weather for the next one and thanks again to all who turned up.
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To the list of useless things in aviation that includes 'fuel in the bowser' and 'runway behind you', I suppose we can now add 'lifejackets in the hangar' - for thats where ours are kept.
But at least the U.S Navy did have the foresight to moor a Floating Emergency Landing Strip in the middle of the Solent for us.
From 3000' on the way into Sandown, we could probably have glided to IoW, from 800' onthe way back - no chance. Thank you LnS for pointing it out.
But at least the U.S Navy did have the foresight to moor a Floating Emergency Landing Strip in the middle of the Solent for us.
From 3000' on the way into Sandown, we could probably have glided to IoW, from 800' onthe way back - no chance. Thank you LnS for pointing it out.
Remember the thread a while back about landing on a carrier? How many would have been tempted if the deck hadn't been littered with F-14's, F-18's etc?
Oh look, my engine's just developed a fault, I'll have to land on that convenient carrier over there..................
Oh look, my engine's just developed a fault, I'll have to land on that convenient carrier over there..................
Before anybody thinks I'm getting "holier than thou", I've crossed the Bristol Channel at the wide bit and realised I'd forgotten my lifejacket as I coasted out from the Sysneg (English) side.........
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We landed in Welshpool on the way home and did not use life jackets out of Sandown. We were about 10 miles off the Welsh coast en route to the IOM when we remembered the life jackets were in the back, and that was four pilots on board who forgot.
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Thanks again for a great, if wet day. I agree with you on the life jackets. I left mine in the back of the car, but it did make me think. Life jackets on next time.
See you soon
Wide
Thanks again for a great, if wet day. I agree with you on the life jackets. I left mine in the back of the car, but it did make me think. Life jackets on next time.
See you soon
Wide
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Just reading back a bit on this thread I see I have failed to give praise where praise is due.
Huge thanks to Larry Evans for sorting us out a parking space for the pprune aircraft, and for giving us a reduced landing fee, great move Larry and much appreciated.
Thanks also to Steve Moate for helping sort things out.
Cheers guys.......
Huge thanks to Larry Evans for sorting us out a parking space for the pprune aircraft, and for giving us a reduced landing fee, great move Larry and much appreciated.
Thanks also to Steve Moate for helping sort things out.
Cheers guys.......
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Really good to meet with you all. I was surprised how many turned out with the weather as it was. Just goes to show what a dedicated bunch we are.
BRL - I have some reasonable digi-photo's of the day, but I'm not able to load them. Great one of DOG.400 trying for the sympathy vote:-) Can you help?
BRL - I have some reasonable digi-photo's of the day, but I'm not able to load them. Great one of DOG.400 trying for the sympathy vote:-) Can you help?
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Hi Steve, resize them to about 480x375 then e-mail them to me. I will put them up on here for you.
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