Just rang Kemble, fully booked all weekend, not a chance of flying in.......

Should be a fantastic weekend.

P....

I will be there (by road) and will be trying to photograph as many aircraft as possible :D

David - was it you flying G-CUBP at Popham last weekend ?? - I got a nice piccy of her there in the sun.

G-BTCH - popham based maybe ??

Potter1 try calling again tomorrow to see if there are any cancellations. That's how I got in last year.

Won't be there this year, medical expired and rocker covers off the engine....

Damn! I didn't realise it was this weekend, and was there last year and loved it.

Oh well - have a great time all you guys who WILL make it - and maybe next year?

:hmm:

Shaggy
Funny we were talking about maintenance,and then you go and cause all that excitement! We were #4 at the hold when you did your swift return. Hope you got it sorted out in the end.

I have taken to leaning the mixture after engine start, and until the engine run-up. The benefits are:
1. saves fuel
2. helps the engine warm up faster
Maybe the chippie would respond to that technique?


Good to meet you yeswterday.

Skua

Skua

Good to meet you (and mr and mrs Stik). Yes, it was plug fouling due the inordinate wait at the hold. We burned it off with agressive leaning and left a while later.

But - ran into very low crud near Wolverhampton and diverted into WBA. Good samaritans gave us a lift to Wolverhampton rail station, then an amazing train journey home (ask me - I'll tell you about it - you couldn't make it up!).

Tried a retreive today by 172 but solid Cu nims south of Nantwich forced a 180.

SSD

A few quick piccies - got a late notice lift in a PA28 (thanks Martin) and the other half drove down to pick me up - what a star...

http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/pprune/kem0.jpg
http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/pprune/kem1.jpg
http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/pprune/kem2.jpg
http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/pprune/kem3.jpg
http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/pprune/kem4.jpg
http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/pprune/kem5.jpg
http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/pprune/kem6.jpg
http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/pprune/kem7.jpg

More...

http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/pprune/kem8.jpg
http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/pprune/kem9.jpg
http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/pprune/kema.jpg
http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/pprune/kemb.jpg

Hairyplane, the head shot is censored and shall stay so if I am appropriately bribed... ;)

http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/pprune/kemc.jpg

DamienB - nice photos!

You didn't, per chance, get one of the Cub that was parked next to my Pushpak did you? The owner was exceptionally friendly and even offered to swing me upon my departure. Just thought that with the registration I could track him down at WW and drop him a thank you note!

My friend (not Mrs Stik!!!) and I arrived at 1710 on Friday evening (non-radio) after two and a half hours from Norfolk. We battled a fairly strong headwind (average of 25kts). There was an impromptu Hunter display over the field when we pitched up so just held off to the north and enjoyed from about 4 miles away.

It got quite busy mid morning on Saturday but I had other commitments and had to be back in Norflok for mid-afternoon Sat.

One hour forty on the return leg - in pretty murky condituions until we got to Bedford and it then brightened. So all the way across England and back and not a radio call required.

Good first BIG outing for the Pushpak.

Only bumped into SSD but saw G-BTCH.

Dr Spurrell has had his Vega Gull G-AFAX for sale for some time now, he is a neighbour of my god-father, so I asked how much he wanted for it. I covet that aeroplane but it was certainly well out of my price range and I'd rather have a new S2C for the same money!

Stik

Stik, I'll need some clues on colour scheme and where it was parked plus bear in mind I was only there on Sunday so that Cub might not have been there anyway.

DB - it was in the second row and third from the end - a yellow J3 Cub but he may have left Sat, too.

Stik

Stik

Sorry to miss you. I was staying with friends on Friday night and probably got back to Kemble after you left.

Tried to depart myself on Saturday afternoon but quickly returned due to a) Brize advising that everyone who had gone in that direction so far had turned back (b cloudbase reducing to 800 ft and c) trouble with my back (big yellow streak all the way down it)

So another night with friends and a return to Popham in G-BTCH (aka "the Bitch") on Sunday morning.

Thanks to all the hard working volunteers at Kemble:ok: . No thanks to OIC Met, who had clearly failed in his duty to supply clear skies and warm sunshine. :{

Mike

Mike, you taxied past me as I was erecting my tent.

I came to look for you but no joy.


I departed just as they let the hordes into the static park


Stik

I went on Sat and arrived at 1150L. The poor guy in the tower was having great trouble keeping up with all the incoming traffic. Even though it was 'full' ATC, in truth, he was not in 'control' of anyone 'aircraft on short final identify your self!' but all went ok. I just think a system simular to the PFA Rally where aircraft just call final using the last two reg letters would have worked much better.

Anyway, I only stayed for an hour and just sneaked out before they opened the aircraft area to the public - effectively grounding all parked aircraft for two hours.

I got caught in some rain showers on the way back to Eastbach and was down to less than 500ft over the forest to remain visual in places but got back OK with only a wet right knee and a slightly cleaner Cub to show for it :D

All in all - shame about the WX, but surprisingly quite a lot of interesting aircraft managed to make it and bravo to those Moth pilots operating in that gusty crosswind.

Kingy

stik,

If the Cub you mention was yellow and from WW was it G-BTUM?

I used to be a part owner of it and could pass on any messages for you.

WF

No yellow Cubs in yesterday's piccies I'm afraid.

WF - forgive me but one Lockhaven Yellow J3 looks just like another to me! Don't even know the chap's name - he had a small boy with him who was perambulating around on a bicycle.

I did ask how he fitted the bike into the Cub! He told me that the monthly hangarage bill at WW was more than his mortgage!

BTUM was there though - however think that the one I am referring to may have had an alpha in the reg!

Stik

Maybe this isn't the right forum but I have a question on airmanship resulting from my visit to Kemble on Saturday. I had just signed off with Brize and I was on the leg from Northleach to Kemble and about 5 miles out catching up with a Cub which was 200 feet higher and about 15 kts slower (at a guess). Out to my right was an Auster about 1 mile away and at the same height. The problem arose when a shower moved in and obscured Kemble which had been visible till then. The reactions of the 3 pilots were all different. The Cub just pressed on and I guess he just about stayed VFR,".....in sight if the surface perhaps". I didn't fancy bumping into him so I did one of my better 360s to keep clear and gain a bit of separation. By the time I'd done that the Auster was to be seen having done a 180 and headed home. What would you have done?
By the way the young lady from the Met Office stand showed me the rainfall radar picture and suggested I leave before the airpark closed at 1230. It appears she was right on the numbers and I had a reasonable trip home

stik,

Ahhhh, they may look the same but they all have a unique character :)

The only other yellow one living at WW where I know some of the folks that fly it is in bits at the moment I think, and it's an L4, so I'll have to withdraw gracefully at this point.

WF.

Stik,

could it have been BVAF ? or BBUU or BSDK - all yellow cubs that i took photos of on the saturday - along with your Pushpak

regards
Paulc

DamienB
Great pics, haven't got round to looking at mine yet but i hope some of them are as good as yours. We tried to capture every visiting aircraft so we have plenty to sort through.

Stik
When I have looed through the pics will let you know whether I can identify the appropriate machine. Interesting looking departure by the way - did that little plastic bag get used again?

SSD
Glad to see you got away in the end but shame about the wx stop. Sadly i didn't get an action shot of the fire engines following you back after the precautionary landing but do have one of the fire vehicle standing next to the chippy if you want it to illustrate your future bar tales about exciting flights (I was the guy with the camera who spoke to you about my own similar situation in a chippy at Aerofair last year when I had to abort the take off because of rough running).

I have been charged with getting pics of most of the visiting aircraft up onto a web site but haven't started yet. Hope to get going on the task tomorrow but will shortly run into a full weeken at Aerofair again. There just aren't enough hours in the day. Anyone feel like helping edit, renaming, and uploading pics?