Space cadets: where's the airfield?

[tmmorris]

Simple question... does anyone know?

Tim

[cirrus01]

One of three possibles.......... Woodbridge, Bentwaters, or Wattisham ???

[Barnaby the Bear]

It can't be Wattisham. They said it was de-commissioned. How many people are going to try to fly over it to get a look?

[distaff_beancounter]

I think I heard Johney Vaughen say "10 miles from Ipswich" ...

so does that make Bentwaters the most likely venue?

[J.A.F.O.]

Precisely 1.4 miles from where I'm sat.

[yawningdog]

If I were them I would have lied about where the airfield was to prevent any banner towing giveaways like there were in Big Brother.

So, could they be lying?

[J.A.F.O.]

I'm afraid that they don't appear to be bright enough for that, it is where they said it is.

[A and C]

What on earth are you lot talking about ?

[clearthedecks]

I believe its Bentwaters. Apparently they nearly screwed up when one of the shutters over the windows opened on the plane they were flying on, whilst Canary Wharf was in view!

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...901542,00.html

[dwshimoda]

I think Bentwaters is right - check this aerial pic out:

Bentwaters

Looks the same as on the telly last night.

Just an hour from Cranfield - might go for a spin this weekend!

DW

[distaff_beancounter]

What on earth are you lot talking about ?

Spoof reality programme - Space Cadets - Channel 4 - 9.00 pm every night for the next ten days

Compulsive viewing for every PPL who always wanted to be an astronaut, and thought that they were the 'right stuff' - i.e. ME, please!

[dwshimoda]

And it's not NOTAM'd, so a series of low passes may be in order!

But, did they actually say it was live, or could it all have been pre-recorded already?

Secondly, apparently there's a rumour going around that it's all a hoax, and they are all actors...

Ah well - keep me occupied for a bit now I'm A Celebrity has finished!!!!

DW

[distaff_beancounter]

Bentwaters Fly-By This Weekend?
Could'nt this forum muster a reasonable collection of aircraft, such as Yaks, in their former Soviet paint schemes & markings, to do a fly-by and add a bit of reality?

[J.A.F.O.]

If you approach from the SW and fly along the old runway (roughly SW - NE), you should then do a left hand turn out and waggle your wings over the next village you come across.

I'll be counting.

Удача и Безопасный Полет, Comrades.

Edited to say "Damn it doesn't allow cyrillic characters."

[A and C]

distaff

Thank you for telling me ........ for me reality TV has only one result it increases the beer sales in my local.

[Rushton]

Yes, Bentwaters, from a mailing list i am on and they have listed ground communication frequencies (PMR) band so guess its live-ish.

[rotorcraig]

What on earth are you lot talking about ?

Link to the Channel 4 "Space Cadets" micro site

RC

Edit: So were either the private jet or Sikorsky heli featured on this evening's program piloted by a PPRuNer?

[Laundryman]

Oh dear oh dear oh dear, the helicopter supposedly on a Rusian airbase had a G- _ _ _ _ registration, lucky they got away with that.

[JetSetJim]

Isn't it recorded? I'm sure reference to November was made yesterday....

[LondonJ]

Well they've been advertising it for weeks. Unless they've kept the contestants in isolation it must be pre-recorded.