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It appears that the weather on Saturday may be a bit blustery and showery, but hopefully flyable. All I have to do is stooge along the north London corridor anyway. Hope it holds up for those coming from further off.

Yes it doesn't look great... do I understand correctly the crosswind runway is not available on Saturdays?

Andy

Correct. 13/31 will be closed because of the market. Normally it can be used for take offs, but I expect there will be aircraft parking on it and the bowser will be next to it for refuelling.

So, it will be 02/20 and a crosswind, as usual! :}

RD

Oh, great. Multiple crosswind landings on a hard runway in a Cap 10 (I jave offered some jollies whilst I am there) . Keep your headsets on if you don't like listening to tyres squealing. AB: is the grass available?

I believe the grass would be available, as it is parallel to the active runway. However, I can't say for sure. Give us a call in the morning and ask: 01992 564200. We're in from 7am local.

Hopefully, one day, the 'new' grass runway will be open. Thats on a rough heading of about 05/230-ish.


Edit - -If they get round to mowing it this year :eek:

Great day today - I enjoyed it as ever... I especially enjoyed the "crosswind-challenge" approach on the way in :O! I also enjoyed bumping into so many friends while we were there!

Well done to the organisers, and top marks for the chap doing the AFISO job - must have been tough when we all wanted to get away at once!

Andy :ok:

A great day. That crosswind was a beast, but we all slayed it. Certainly easier after my second trip using the grass, with the shelter of the trees. As Andy says, the FISO bloke did a fine job. Interesting talk by an ATA pilot - those talented women are insufficiently recognised - but poor acoustics in the hangar made it difficult to hear well. My veteran passenger had a good time and told me some great stories of his Typhoon Squadron days in Normandy, Holland and Germany. Off now to Sandown for day 2 of a great flying weekend.

The woman was Diana Barnato Walker, if you did not buy her book "Spreading my Wings" you have missed out on buying an excellent read, and some of the money from the book sales went to Project Propeller.
and top marks for the chap doing the AFISO job , seconded

Alas, the last copy sold out as I got to the desk, but I shall order one.

More here: http://www.gapan.org/reviews/wings.htm

There's also "The Forgotten Pilots" one by Lettice Curtis, whom I gather still flies a bit at Waltham.

There were two chaps doing the FISOing and they did do a great job. Unfortunately, I only got to the tower after the mass exodus, so missed out on a lot of the fun.

Thanks and well done to everyone who battled their way in - the line up during the middle of the day was superb. And thanks, FNG, for making my lunch break a bit more interesting. :ok: