26th June - Kirkbride Open Day, Cumbria
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26th June - Kirkbride Open Day, Cumbria
This year see's a change in month for our annual Open Day and Fly-in, hopefully this time the weather will be more co-operative and there will be a good turn out.
We have managed to secure flypasts by 2 x BBMF Spitfire's as well as either a Soko or Isaacs Fury display. Hopefully a few smokey flybys by the resident Yak-50 will happen too.
We have managed to secure flypasts by 2 x BBMF Spitfire's as well as either a Soko or Isaacs Fury display. Hopefully a few smokey flybys by the resident Yak-50 will happen too.
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Do you have an up-to-date website giving details? The one I found for the airfield is still advertising the 2009 fly-in and the URL in your profile doesn't go anywhere 
I would like to advertise this event on our Club website and see if anyone is interested in going.
MFC
I would like to advertise this event on our Club website and see if anyone is interested in going.
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website is....
Kirkbride Airfield - Home
Got to admit it is a shame about Eshott clashing with us, we had been using that Sunday then got told of their intentions to have the Great North Fly-In the same weekend, to be fair once they found out they did try to deconflict but the BBMF wouldn't change the day for their flypasts and they couldn't get enough volunteers for a July date. We have a few coming though who are doing Eshott on Saturday and Kirkbride on the Sunday.
Kirkbride Airfield - Home
Got to admit it is a shame about Eshott clashing with us, we had been using that Sunday then got told of their intentions to have the Great North Fly-In the same weekend, to be fair once they found out they did try to deconflict but the BBMF wouldn't change the day for their flypasts and they couldn't get enough volunteers for a July date. We have a few coming though who are doing Eshott on Saturday and Kirkbride on the Sunday.
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Thanks Chris, event has been added to our Club website, hope some pilots will take the chance to visit. We have some planning to go to Castle Kennedy the weekend before, weather allowing, so there may be interest in your event too.
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Good news and bad news, the bad news is the BBMF have withdrawn one of the Spitfires, on the plus side we have been given a Sea King from RAF Boulmer as a replacement :-)
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Parking area this year is between the hangers and the runway, not remotely as the last two years. I was told today that avgas could be available (not confirmed)
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Isn't this the same weekend as Eshott - with so few events in the North seems a shame?
However we are only about an hour or so away.
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Like the website. Will try to visit on our way back down south from Scotland. Runway surface is in good nick ?
"Friday 4th September saw a brief but welcome visit from Antonov AN-2 LY-BIG. This aircraft known as "Baltic Bear" called in to pick up a crew member who was on holiday in the Lake District, but was needed for their display at the Portrush Airshow in Northern Ireland the following weekend."
The AN-2 may not be the fastest means of transport but allowing a week for Kilbride-Portrush... :-)
"Friday 4th September saw a brief but welcome visit from Antonov AN-2 LY-BIG. This aircraft known as "Baltic Bear" called in to pick up a crew member who was on holiday in the Lake District, but was needed for their display at the Portrush Airshow in Northern Ireland the following weekend."
The AN-2 may not be the fastest means of transport but allowing a week for Kilbride-Portrush... :-)
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Just heard today that a second Jet Provost should be with us on the day from Woodvale.
There can be quite a strong westerly at times over the Irish Sea
There can be quite a strong westerly at times over the Irish Sea
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Just a note to say we have the BBMF Spitfire on at 12.10 there will be no arrivals or departures allowed between midday and 12.15pm other displays will be put on later in the afternoon at a more convenient time.