Todays Pilot Nottingham Flyin
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Todays Pilot Nottingham Flyin
Is anyone from this forum planning on going to the Todays Pilot magazine flyin, in Nottingham Tollerton?
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I'm thinking of going, and if I do, it would be nice to meet some of the other forumites there!
dp
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I'm thinking of going, and if I do, it would be nice to meet some of the other forumites there!
dp
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DP,
I understand that the 'drome will be notammed closed from 13H to 1330 local on Sunday 5th.
This is to allow a mass arrival of up to 21 Pitts Specials in 7 three ship Vics from Leicester.
This amazing feat is being organised by your fellow forumite "Pitts2112". I believe that Barcli, Flossie, and possibly even Ludwig will be in the Balbo.
Personally, I feel that the whole thing is too dangerous for me and I shall be keeping well clear of "Doyle's Death Cloud", as I believe that the "big-wing" is now known. I may very well drive over.
Stik
I understand that the 'drome will be notammed closed from 13H to 1330 local on Sunday 5th.
This is to allow a mass arrival of up to 21 Pitts Specials in 7 three ship Vics from Leicester.
This amazing feat is being organised by your fellow forumite "Pitts2112". I believe that Barcli, Flossie, and possibly even Ludwig will be in the Balbo.
Personally, I feel that the whole thing is too dangerous for me and I shall be keeping well clear of "Doyle's Death Cloud", as I believe that the "big-wing" is now known. I may very well drive over.
Stik
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I'll be there! Armed with a very long lens to catch all the aircraft with :-) I'll be going on the Saturday and making a thorough investigation of the contents of the bar on Saturday night 
Stik, you not flying over? You don't have to fly in the wing just cause you're in a Pitts!
Stik, you not flying over? You don't have to fly in the wing just cause you're in a Pitts!
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From: across the border....
Make that two star spangled aircraft!
I'm hoping to be in the Decathlon from Tatenhill - check flight permitting (Nottingham's my other home airfield).
I should be there about 9.30ish 'til about 11.30 and then drive over in the afternoon for a laze in the sun...........just like last year!
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I'm hoping to be in the Decathlon from Tatenhill - check flight permitting (Nottingham's my other home airfield).
I should be there about 9.30ish 'til about 11.30 and then drive over in the afternoon for a laze in the sun...........just like last year!
7700
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Well, if the weather is kind, I'm going to go myself.
Nothing worth getting your camera out for though, futurshox. Just an old PA28-140.
I'll be coming in from Dublin Intl, and plan to get there Saturday evening, and stay until Monday morning.
Is the Monday a public holiday there too? It is in Ireland. Just curious.
dp
Nothing worth getting your camera out for though, futurshox. Just an old PA28-140.
I'll be coming in from Dublin Intl, and plan to get there Saturday evening, and stay until Monday morning.
Is the Monday a public holiday there too? It is in Ireland. Just curious.
dp
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Well, I didn't get to go today 
Cloud base around Dublin has been about 1200ft, and wind 15-20 across the runway. But the cloud base did pick up to around 2000 later in the afternoon.
Cloud base in Liverpool/Blackpool/East Midlands all seemed promising, outside the showers, if I could only get that far. But the real concern was crossing the sea. Isle of Man was mainly few 1200 and sct somewhere around 2000ft for most of the day.
A call to Met Eireann, revealed that I could expect a general cloud base across the Irish Sea of between 700-1000ft, widespread showers, and much of it in visibility down to 4.5km
Not the stuff for this VFR only pilot.
Oh well, might give it a go early tomorrow morning if there is an improvement.
dp
ps. I tried to cancel customs with the "Customs GA team" phone number shown on the GAR form, but get a message that it's a non-working number. Sent them an email instead. Anyone know their new number?
Cloud base around Dublin has been about 1200ft, and wind 15-20 across the runway. But the cloud base did pick up to around 2000 later in the afternoon.
Cloud base in Liverpool/Blackpool/East Midlands all seemed promising, outside the showers, if I could only get that far. But the real concern was crossing the sea. Isle of Man was mainly few 1200 and sct somewhere around 2000ft for most of the day.
A call to Met Eireann, revealed that I could expect a general cloud base across the Irish Sea of between 700-1000ft, widespread showers, and much of it in visibility down to 4.5km
Not the stuff for this VFR only pilot.Oh well, might give it a go early tomorrow morning if there is an improvement.
dp
ps. I tried to cancel customs with the "Customs GA team" phone number shown on the GAR form, but get a message that it's a non-working number. Sent them an email instead. Anyone know their new number?