Summer Fly In!!!
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Summer Fly In!!!
Due to popular demand (well, two other people thought it was a good idea) I'm going to try and organise a fly in to Sywell later in the summer. See the BHX Bash thread on the Bashes Forum for more details, but in brief:
Sywell is all grass, with a lovely bar, hotel and restaurant. Around £50 for a double room, but I'll look into the possibility of camping. Everyone would be required to wear Biggles-style fancy dress too
Sywell is all grass, with a lovely bar, hotel and restaurant. Around £50 for a double room, but I'll look into the possibility of camping. Everyone would be required to wear Biggles-style fancy dress too
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Big enough for a 747? Or WWW's 737?
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And for those of us without our own aircraft...?
Nice idea, but is this a serious proposition? How would it work? Are clubs generally willing to accommodate this sort of thing?
I'm not sure how amenable Pool Aviation would be with regard to my taking one of their aircraft for a 'dirty stopout'. I suspect 'not very'.
Pie
Nice idea, but is this a serious proposition? How would it work? Are clubs generally willing to accommodate this sort of thing?
I'm not sure how amenable Pool Aviation would be with regard to my taking one of their aircraft for a 'dirty stopout'. I suspect 'not very'.
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As Whirly said, Sywell's strips are well maintained, long and wide, so there should be no problem getting in.
Most clubs should be happy to let their members borrow aircraft for the weekend. You'll just have to book it way in advance to make sure you can come!
And there IS always the driving option.....
Most clubs should be happy to let their members borrow aircraft for the weekend. You'll just have to book it way in advance to make sure you can come!
And there IS always the driving option.....
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Hey there,
If there's the possibility of a lift I would really appreciate it, it's just not quite the same when you arrive on the ground! Anyone in the White Waltham/Wycombe/Elstree/Denem East/North London type area? I'd gladly share fuel and landing fees and I promise I'll get a haircut (hey Saggy, you listening)?!
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If there's the possibility of a lift I would really appreciate it, it's just not quite the same when you arrive on the ground! Anyone in the White Waltham/Wycombe/Elstree/Denem East/North London type area? I'd gladly share fuel and landing fees and I promise I'll get a haircut (hey Saggy, you listening)?!
VS
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I know what Sywell's runways look like having been there a few times, it's just that some clubs, including mine, doesn't let it's aircraft land on grass because of insurance clauses.
What about a proper runway that can't be washed out after two days and great English weather???
What about a proper runway that can't be washed out after two days and great English weather???
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How about North Weald....
1920m of Tarmac.... the Squadron has a Bar, Restaurant and BBQ facilities
available. Plenty of Jets and Warbirds to have a look at too.
The airfield does have lots of other events on it but I'm sure a free date can be found.
one weekend
Contact me and I'll see what I can do.
LP
1920m of Tarmac.... the Squadron has a Bar, Restaurant and BBQ facilities
available. Plenty of Jets and Warbirds to have a look at too.
The airfield does have lots of other events on it but I'm sure a free date can be found.
one weekend
Contact me and I'll see what I can do.
LP
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Pielander,
You should have no problem at all with Pool Aviation. I flew from Welshpool until I discovered helicopters, and often took a Tomahawk away for a whole day at the weekend. They like you to fly around three hours, but there and back from Welshpool will be about that anyway. And they have no problem with grass; I've taken their aircraft to Derby and Barton.
Sywells's nice, and fairly central - not all of us live in the south-east.
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You should have no problem at all with Pool Aviation. I flew from Welshpool until I discovered helicopters, and often took a Tomahawk away for a whole day at the weekend. They like you to fly around three hours, but there and back from Welshpool will be about that anyway. And they have no problem with grass; I've taken their aircraft to Derby and Barton.
Sywells's nice, and fairly central - not all of us live in the south-east.
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Well, Mr Schuler_Tuned, I'm sorry if my little bon mot rattled your cage. It's called humour; look it up in the dictionary. I would not patronise anyone here, as I hope those who met me at the seminar will affirm. And I do hope that I can be present at the fly-in, wherever it may happen. Obviously (to me, at least), I cannot actually use one of Mr Branson's aircraft for such a purpose, and nor could WWW use his employer's machinery, but it's a nice thought. So allow me a little light sarcasm late in the evening when I thought I was on a friendly thread! Incidentally, I have landed on grass many times in 4-engined aircraft - some of those times you may have been a spectator!
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