Fairoaks update
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Fairoaks update
A presentation of the proposals by the developer is to be held in Chobham Village Hall over the weekend 24/25 Feb. This will include a limited number of bus trips to the airport to show (brainwash) people what they expect to do.
It has been siuggested this might be a good time for a visit to Fairoaks to show how popular it can be for recreational flyers.
There will be a follow up at the same venue on wed 1 Mar to detail the proposals after comments from the weekend presentations.
It has been siuggested this might be a good time for a visit to Fairoaks to show how popular it can be for recreational flyers.
There will be a follow up at the same venue on wed 1 Mar to detail the proposals after comments from the weekend presentations.
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I will be there on the the 24th Feb.
I will most certainly come (I wish to support Fairoaks any way I can having used it for over 30 years!).
What would you like Chevvie the RV8 or the Citation Mustang - your call!!
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What would you like Chevvie the RV8 or the Citation Mustang - your call!!
Jez.
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As Fairoaks has been an airfield since at least 1931 and played an important part in the training of pilots during ww11, it should have a preservation order slapped on it.
Such an order may have prevented the cretins wrecking the place in the 70`s.
Such an order may have prevented the cretins wrecking the place in the 70`s.
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What happened to the preservation order then? Did it expire later on? If it was based on a valid argument than surely it can be revived?
What was the threat in the '70s? I lived nearby at the time and wasn't aware of nhting untoward going on.
What was the threat in the '70s? I lived nearby at the time and wasn't aware of nhting untoward going on.
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From: Down at the sharp pointy end, where all the weather is made.
'They' put in a hard runway so the aerodrome could be used in the Winter months. Not what I'd call wrecking the place. Doug Arnold flying his Harvard on Sunday mornings (allegedly) didn't endear the place to the locals, perhaps some are having their revenge, now.
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Fairoaks Aerodrome had natural drainage.
The runway(s) were defined by movable markers to even out the wear.
When D.A. arrived he didn`t like the "hump" in the runway and moved many tons of soil to flatten it.
The result was a runway which couldn`t cope with heavy aircraft using it in winter months.
For " safety reasons" planning for a hard runway was approved. Along with restrictions on number of movements, which I understand have reduced steadily over the years.
His Sunday morning play with the Harvard didn`t help
The rest of the grass was taken out of use including the north/south runway.
I still pop in for a coffee once a year - if I wait long enough I sometimes see an aircraft move.
The runway(s) were defined by movable markers to even out the wear.
When D.A. arrived he didn`t like the "hump" in the runway and moved many tons of soil to flatten it.
The result was a runway which couldn`t cope with heavy aircraft using it in winter months.
For " safety reasons" planning for a hard runway was approved. Along with restrictions on number of movements, which I understand have reduced steadily over the years.
His Sunday morning play with the Harvard didn`t help
The rest of the grass was taken out of use including the north/south runway.
I still pop in for a coffee once a year - if I wait long enough I sometimes see an aircraft move.
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What ever happened to Wisley aerodrome?
I grew up near Fairoaks in the 60s and 70s.
As a kid, I'd cycle around all the local airports.
By then both Weybridge and Wisley were both closed.
But we still went through the fence to have a look.
I've seen the museum and Mercedes dealership at Brooklands.
But I haven't been back to Wisley since the early 70s.
I always thought it was a great airport, with a nice Viscount hangar and a long runway.
With it's location near the M25 and A3, I thought it had great potential.
I can not imagine the roads around Fairoaks could handle the traffic created by a massive sub division.
I grew up near Fairoaks in the 60s and 70s.
As a kid, I'd cycle around all the local airports.
By then both Weybridge and Wisley were both closed.
But we still went through the fence to have a look.
I've seen the museum and Mercedes dealership at Brooklands.
But I haven't been back to Wisley since the early 70s.
I always thought it was a great airport, with a nice Viscount hangar and a long runway.
With it's location near the M25 and A3, I thought it had great potential.
I can not imagine the roads around Fairoaks could handle the traffic created by a massive sub division.
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Massive local opposition to any use of Wisley when Vickers let it go - even we modellers got sickened off. Great shame, as you say, good GA potential but its position between London Airport and Gatwick would have made full use of the runway problematic. It hosts the Ockham VOR (ident 'OCK'), which is used as one of the four stacks for London Airport.
I think it was used for some of the filming of the models used in 'Battle of Britain', but memory fades...
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I think it was used for some of the filming of the models used in 'Battle of Britain', but memory fades...
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What ever happened to Wisley aerodrome?
Up until about 3 years ago I used to walk there regularly - I've not been for a while because of being busy, so I don't know what's happened in the last few years (if anything).
I can not imagine the roads around Fairoaks could handle the traffic created by a massive sub division.
I will be very sad to see Fairoaks go, as it's where I learnt to fly, and is the nearest airfield for me.
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Massive local opposition to any use of Wisley when Vickers let it go - even we modellers got sickened off. Great shame, as you say, good GA potential but its position between London Airport and Gatwick would have made full use of the runway problematic. It hosts the Ockham VOR (ident 'OCK'), which is used as one of the four stacks for London Airport.
I think it was used for some of the filming of the models used in 'Battle of Britain', but memory fades...
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I think it was used for some of the filming of the models used in 'Battle of Britain', but memory fades...
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Wisley Action Group ? Say NO to a 2100-home new town in the Surrey greenbelt
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The anti garden village campaign is fully supported by local preservation group 'The Chobham Society.
The anti garden village campaign is fully supported by local preservation group 'The Chobham Society.
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Web site now open, there is an online petition i urge you all to sign... nearly 760 signatures so far.
Petitions | No Fairoaks New Town
Support is high to keep Fairoaks as an airport... please join the fight
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Petitions | No Fairoaks New Town
Support is high to keep Fairoaks as an airport... please join the fight
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Right guys, the SHBC protect Fairoaks petition is just live. It is not inttended to compete with the Fairoaks new town petition which is already doing extremely well, but to complement it.
The difference with this one is that there are actions for SHBC associated with the number of signatures we get (we need to get to 3501, for sure)
Listed below are the Council's response criteria
Less than 100 - A response from the relevant officer
100 - 749 - A response from the relevant member of the Executive
750 - 3,499 - Referred to the Executive
3500 or more - Debated at a meeting of the Full Council
This is the wording:
"We petition SHBC not to promote or support housing development at Fairoaks but to retain it in the Greenbelt ..... This includes committing to not making a second bid for a Fairoaks Garden Village. SHBC should instead encourage airport operations at Fairoaks with their associated local employment opportunities."
Petition to: not promote or support housing development at Fairoaks but to retain it in the Greenbelt | SURREY HEATH
PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION AND SHARE IT, THANK YOU
The difference with this one is that there are actions for SHBC associated with the number of signatures we get (we need to get to 3501, for sure)
Listed below are the Council's response criteria
Less than 100 - A response from the relevant officer
100 - 749 - A response from the relevant member of the Executive
750 - 3,499 - Referred to the Executive
3500 or more - Debated at a meeting of the Full Council
This is the wording:
"We petition SHBC not to promote or support housing development at Fairoaks but to retain it in the Greenbelt ..... This includes committing to not making a second bid for a Fairoaks Garden Village. SHBC should instead encourage airport operations at Fairoaks with their associated local employment opportunities."
Petition to: not promote or support housing development at Fairoaks but to retain it in the Greenbelt | SURREY HEATH
PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION AND SHARE IT, THANK YOU