Interesting Airfields
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As I originally posted this thread, I think that i'm quite justified in resurrecting it.
Mrs K & I flew in to Northrepps International Airport, aka Cromer, on saturday and I have to say that its one of the best airfields we've ever visited.
Chris Gurney made us feel very welcome, he organised transport into Cromer (free of charge) for us and a couple of microlight pilots who were camping on the airfield. He also told us where to get a taxi back, suggested the best place to get some fresh crab and made us a cup of tea.
We had a very pleasant day wandering around Cromer, did a spot of grockle-watching, strolled along the seafront, had a crab salad for lunch and eventually got a taxi back to the airfield. When I said that we were routing back south along the coast, he suggested we contact Anglia Radar & provied the frequency.
The airfield is immaculate, smooth and neatly mown, and if a Mustang can make a touch & go on it, its not that short. (493m)
So, a big Thank You to Chris and his team and a strong recommendation to visit Cromer.
Mrs K & I flew in to Northrepps International Airport, aka Cromer, on saturday and I have to say that its one of the best airfields we've ever visited.
Chris Gurney made us feel very welcome, he organised transport into Cromer (free of charge) for us and a couple of microlight pilots who were camping on the airfield. He also told us where to get a taxi back, suggested the best place to get some fresh crab and made us a cup of tea.
We had a very pleasant day wandering around Cromer, did a spot of grockle-watching, strolled along the seafront, had a crab salad for lunch and eventually got a taxi back to the airfield. When I said that we were routing back south along the coast, he suggested we contact Anglia Radar & provied the frequency.
The airfield is immaculate, smooth and neatly mown, and if a Mustang can make a touch & go on it, its not that short. (493m)
So, a big Thank You to Chris and his team and a strong recommendation to visit Cromer.
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It's a spot on place. I was there the week before at the Rotary fly-in with Mrs Redeye and Redeye-Jnr. Tea/ biscuits/ etc as usual at Cromer.
The 'Oban of the East' (or os Oban the Cromer of the North'??
Anyway, more Chris' and Paul's to populate the airfields of the world please.
h-r
The 'Oban of the East' (or os Oban the Cromer of the North'??
Anyway, more Chris' and Paul's to populate the airfields of the world please.
h-r
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Another word for Cambridge
It is that fine time of the year when everything happens in Cambridge, do please go there.
Never to be confused with the "other place", Cambridge has been a seat of learning since the 13th Century, it has many beautiful colleges and a list of scholars from Rutherford to Rushton, via Crick and Watson, and that's just recently (last century).
The latter two allegedly announced their discovery of DNA to the world at the genuinely Olde world Eagle pub in Bene't Street.
As an aviator you must visit this pub and go to the back bar, known as the RAF bar, it tells it's own story.
Cambridge airport offers parallel grass and tar runways. And it is not far into town as mentioned by others.
It is that fine time of the year when everything happens in Cambridge, do please go there.
Never to be confused with the "other place", Cambridge has been a seat of learning since the 13th Century, it has many beautiful colleges and a list of scholars from Rutherford to Rushton, via Crick and Watson, and that's just recently (last century).
The latter two allegedly announced their discovery of DNA to the world at the genuinely Olde world Eagle pub in Bene't Street.
As an aviator you must visit this pub and go to the back bar, known as the RAF bar, it tells it's own story.
Cambridge airport offers parallel grass and tar runways. And it is not far into town as mentioned by others.
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isnt it funny how GA guys can have civil and non deamatory conversations?
its nice to follow some down to earth conversation for once, without the point scoring, pedantic pettiness of the big guys!
just thought id get my 2c worth!
its nice to follow some down to earth conversation for once, without the point scoring, pedantic pettiness of the big guys!
just thought id get my 2c worth!
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KB
Chris G won the BMAA award for Outstanding Service to Pilots 2004. Very well deserved and Cromer is my favourite place to visit.
If you want to stay the weekend, a lovely lady called Ann has a B&B in a big farmhouse, approx 200m from the airfield Well priced, nice rooms and good breakfast. Chris has her phone number.
If you want interesting aircraft thrown in, the late summer fly-ins atract everything from Microlights to R44s to DH Moths to Pitts and Extras, the latter normally throwing in the stuff they are best at.
Chris G won the BMAA award for Outstanding Service to Pilots 2004. Very well deserved and Cromer is my favourite place to visit.
If you want to stay the weekend, a lovely lady called Ann has a B&B in a big farmhouse, approx 200m from the airfield Well priced, nice rooms and good breakfast. Chris has her phone number.
If you want interesting aircraft thrown in, the late summer fly-ins atract everything from Microlights to R44s to DH Moths to Pitts and Extras, the latter normally throwing in the stuff they are best at.
