good place to fly to?
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good place to fly to?
hey, as ive only just moved down here i havnt visited many of the local airfields yet and was wondering of anyone had any recomendations? im flying a PA-28 frm sandown and only looking for places quite close by to start with, prefer somewhere with a decent cafe close by
any thoughts would be great
any thoughts would be great
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You are spoilt for choice.
Going west, Dunkeswell, Compton Abbas
North, Kemble, Gloucester
South Cherbourg, Deauville etc
East Chichester, Shoreham. White Waltham
All within about a hour's flight
Going west, Dunkeswell, Compton Abbas
North, Kemble, Gloucester
South Cherbourg, Deauville etc
East Chichester, Shoreham. White Waltham
All within about a hour's flight
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oh god.. you fly from Shoreham.
Tell me where so I can avoid please?
oh back to the original post.. you can't beat the caff and Sandown - just do a circuit land and have some lunch!!
Lydd is about 1hr 15 in a PA28 - lunch is ok there, especially Sunday Carvery.
Tell me where so I can avoid please?
oh back to the original post.. you can't beat the caff and Sandown - just do a circuit land and have some lunch!!
Lydd is about 1hr 15 in a PA28 - lunch is ok there, especially Sunday Carvery.
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I'm flying on Thursday too BRL but even in the DA40 I think I would have quitea job to get to Shoreham and back in time for the CFI to have the aircraft at 12.30. Think I need Concorde to manage those sort of times and after last Thursday's little episode in the 152 I'm even more wary about flying off to new places on my own.
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Nobody's mentioned Popham! The bestest friendliest, probably most interesting ... er ... est 
airfield in the area surely? 
Cafe with a nice view of the runway that is normally always busy with a variety of different types, so never boring.
It's likely to be very busy over the weekend with all the microlights, and there's an aerojumble there on BH Monday I believe? I may fly up there to have a look on Monday if anybody else is about for a coffee/chat?
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airfield in the area surely? Cafe with a nice view of the runway that is normally always busy with a variety of different types, so never boring.It's likely to be very busy over the weekend with all the microlights, and there's an aerojumble there on BH Monday I believe? I may fly up there to have a look on Monday if anybody else is about for a coffee/chat?
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.. and there's also Old Sarum - an easy run from Sandown up the New Forest class G 'tunnel', and the various magazines frequently have free landings vouchers for OS.
SS ..... I hope to fly to Popham on Monday, see you there?
(Sunday too, but by car .... the microlight fair days are too frantic for me!)
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SS ..... I hope to fly to Popham on Monday, see you there?
(Sunday too, but by car .... the microlight fair days are too frantic for me!)
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Nope - forget all of those - there is only one place to go that meets your needs .. .. ..
It all happens there, free landing with fuel, parachuting, Tipsey Nipper limbos, always something going on and it is
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It all happens there, free landing with fuel, parachuting, Tipsey Nipper limbos, always something going on and it is
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I can't fit an organic lamb into my single seater, but I have to admit that Headcorn is an interesting place (too close to the in-laws for me though 
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I think if you can get to kemble it is well worth it, i flew there on saturday and it was brilliant, it looks like they have alot of disused aircraft and a fantastic restaurant.
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Goodwood is nice , White Waltham too, your lucky that Sandown is sooooo nice , enjoy landing and going home to my airstrip after an aviator burger 
as the sunsets, mind you in a Vans RV6 nothing is too far away !
Will.
as the sunsets, mind you in a Vans RV6 nothing is too far away !Will.
