GVFWE - Important please read
 

In view of the rain we have had we are re-assessing the thresholds for the grass runways. We'll put the results here shortly. Please watch this space.

As always, please listen to the ATIS carefully, it will contain the lastest info.

Is this airstrip in the middle of Area 51, or perhaps the GCHQ flying club? Its identity seems to be a closely guarded secret :O

So closely guarded that it's the subject of both an AIC and a NOTAM.

The runway 25 grass threshold is now beyond the intersection with the hard 13/31. The cut grass east of this intersection is unsuitable for landing and will be marked with cones.

After landing 25 hard or grass roll to the end of the runway before vacating left, do not turn off either runway early.

Despite the front of the joining instructions giving a 'callsign/reporting number' please use your last two reg letters, colour and type in accordance with the instructions on page 4, and the ATIS.

Yes but Mike almost nobody reads AICs and the notam won't come up unless one's Narrow Route Briefing route intercepts the Q circle. That's why posting the name of the place would have been a good idea, wouldn't you agree?

Of course it's possible that I am the only person here who doesn't go down the local pub with everybody else on here :O This appears unlikely; that level of intimacy is much more the province of the flyer.co.uk forum ;)

Anyone coming to GVFWE will by now have PPR and a booking reference plus the joining instructions, the closing date was some time ago.

It's at Keevil, by the way. ;)

Au contraire mon ami, anything flyable seems to be welcomed, NOT just raggedy old things. :rolleyes:

Not venturing far....
 

Au contraire!

The lovely Nicky and I are planning to fly from Old Warden to Barkaby Stockholm for the EAA Fly-in June 3/4, some 800 miles.

Heres our route -

Old Warden EGTH - DVR - Calais LFAC - Ooostende EBOS - Midden Zeeland EHMZ - Hilversum EHHV - Hoogeveen EHHO - JEV - St Michaelisdonn EDXM - Kiel EDHK - KOR - Angelholm ESDB - OF - Eksjo ESMC - OL - Norrkoping-Bravalla ESCK - Stockholm Barkaby ESKB.

Our Miles Falcon G-AEEG is 70 years old this year/ 70 years since it was exported to Sweden as SE-AFN. It served throughout the war as a 'light transport' in the Swedish Air Force.

An important part of Swedens aviation history I felt compelled to make the trip 4 years ago and had such a great time I felt we needed to mark its 70th.

Winner of the 79 Kings Cup (at 139mph - not bad?!) it holds the unique record of the oldest aircraft ever to have won it.

It came back to the UK in 1961 ( changing hands for ten quid!). The logs show plenty of european trips since.

Cruising at a sedate 115mph it will fly for a bladder busting 4 1/2 hrs, transporting us in armchair comfort too.

It wasnt many years ago that Torquil Norman ( please flog me your lovely Dragonfly..) flew his Leapord Moth to Oskosh(?) via the Northern route.

So, I think the 'not venturing far from backyards' comment is an uninformed one, as i'm sure other posters will verify.

Fingers crossed for the weather!:cool:

Hairy

Just to continue the thread drift, I concur with Hairyplane...my 65-year old rag & tube steed shall be transporting me +1 to the northern wastes of Norway this year...as it has before to Nordcapp, the Algarve, eastern Europe and all points between in years past.

All at 3 gph.

Oi, get your own thread!

Today's musical theme:

#Raindrops keep falling on my head ...#



(The above was from AerBabe!)

This is the Sat evening Bristol METAR, displaying that meteorological double whammy of wind and fog:

EGGD 271720Z 27017KT 0100 R27/0225 R09/0175 FG OVC000 12/12 Q1019

How has the turnout been?!

QDM

Yes, the Eggesford Austers were planning to descend en masse, as also the ambulance cub. I'm not sure if the Broussard was planned to go.

They are usually pretty intrepid, but I don't know how they got on. I was due to go and had a number etc, but have ended up out of the country this weekend in warmer climes. No great shame!

QDM

It cleared up a bit by 1700 (we even saw some blue bits!) and a Pushpak arrived. Drizzle as we packed up but fine now from the pub.

Two arrivals today.

Can anyone tell me roughly how many aircraft are present? I am trying to convince Mrs Aeronut that it won't just be a rainy day traipse round a muddy field! :ugh:

edited for spelling.

traipse
traipse
traipse......

Of course it won't. It might be a traipse though! :8

The weather forecast is much better for tomorrow. Please do come along! We've had some cards made up especially for the tower - look over for your landing score.

All from the Jersey Air Rally are invited too... PPR essential of course. :ok:

GVFWE
 

Great shame about today. Five hour drive to get there, five hour drive back. Two aircraft attending. Terry and the team do a great job but the weather is always there waiting to through in a curved ball. More than half of Membury mast hidden when I passed it at 7.30 am. The good news is that it is set to improve Sunday. Sadly Chipmunk on annual.

Saw Aerbabe looking efficient.

Aerbabe, approx how much grass is left on 25 with the threshold displaced beyond 31/13? From the JI diagram I estimate about 400m ......
Slip

WR ... see you there on Sunday? And hopefully the Kernow flight .....

Sorry I didn't realise 2 arrivals today was the full turnout.


Indeed a great shame, such poor weather.

Well done everyone so far - It can only get better.

Affirm! but not too early .... Sunday operating hours ....
Slip

FUEL Monday

Due to unprecedented demand today there is unlikely to be any fuel available at Keevil on Monday. Sorry :(