Glorious Weekend
High Flying Bird
Joined: Dec 2000
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From: Old Sarum ish
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on Saturday, and the Triumph Sports Six Club International Weekend on Sunday. 
What a terrible shame the glorious weather over the weekend saw a few fatalities though
What a terrible shame the glorious weather over the weekend saw a few fatalities though
Bringer of Wx
Joined: Jul 2000
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From: London
Wily
Congratulations on your 1st solo!
WxJx participated in a lovely little fly-in at Rochester on Sunday - primarily for Robins and Jodels, but that didn't stop others including myself tagging along.
Very pleasant people (even provided a shuttlebus from the parking stands to the tower), free coffee and croissants and lots of interesting aviation bric-a-brac stalls plying their wares.
Nice to see a well-organised, committed aviataion community who live in harmony with the majority of their neighbours and who have fought (and so far staved off) their greedy local council who have a money-motivated desire to shut them down. Excellent day, even though I did have to do my first go-around in anger on arrival!
Jx
Congratulations on your 1st solo!
WxJx participated in a lovely little fly-in at Rochester on Sunday - primarily for Robins and Jodels, but that didn't stop others including myself tagging along.
Very pleasant people (even provided a shuttlebus from the parking stands to the tower), free coffee and croissants and lots of interesting aviation bric-a-brac stalls plying their wares.
Nice to see a well-organised, committed aviataion community who live in harmony with the majority of their neighbours and who have fought (and so far staved off) their greedy local council who have a money-motivated desire to shut them down. Excellent day, even though I did have to do my first go-around in anger on arrival!
Jx
Gnome de PPRuNe
Joined: Jan 2002
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From: Too close to Croydon for comfort
Aerbabe, aren't Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and any member of the Triumph Sports Six family one and the same thing?
Only kidding, used to love driving (and fixing) Heralds, Spitfires, etc...
Now if only I could fly them as well...
Only kidding, used to love driving (and fixing) Heralds, Spitfires, etc...
Now if only I could fly them as well...
Joined: Apr 2002
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From: West Yorks, UK
Propjockey/WeatherJinx, thanx!
Flying Robin 200's with Multiflight at Leeds/Bradford.
What a beautiful day for a first solo, especially at 8pm with a low sun and a few fluffy little clouds. Good for the soul, moments like that...
No wind at all, however, so high ground speed. Therefore not my smoothest landing!
Wily
Flying Robin 200's with Multiflight at Leeds/Bradford.
What a beautiful day for a first solo, especially at 8pm with a low sun and a few fluffy little clouds. Good for the soul, moments like that...
No wind at all, however, so high ground speed. Therefore not my smoothest landing!
Wily
Joined: Jan 1997
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From: UK
An absolute cracker of a weekend. Arrived back on Saturday from the Sandpit and celebrated the next day at Towers South (Waites Farm). Defied gravity with half an hour joyful DH 82-ing followed by an hour in the Aeronca - bliss
Joined: Oct 2001
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From: UK
I decided to visit Rochester also as I hadn't been there before.
Found out about the fly in when I rang for PPR. Didn't mind me turning up in a spam can so a lovely few hours were had.
Made me wonder why I bother calling London Information though, too busy and no information !
Found out about the fly in when I rang for PPR. Didn't mind me turning up in a spam can so a lovely few hours were had.
Made me wonder why I bother calling London Information though, too busy and no information !
