2025 Great UK Helicopter Fly In - Input Needed

[Simplythebeast]

Leeds East (Former Church Fenton)?

[Sir Korsky]

What about daddy's ranch up in Sandringham ?

[SilsoeSid]

Originally Posted by Bravo73

I’m sure it has but the post in question was suggesting holding the event at Weston Park. Having fuel on site would obviously save aircraft having to transit to HG for the stuff.

Sorry, my misunderstand :-)

[Richard Fiedorowicz]

Abingdon Airfield

What was Abingdon Airfield is now an Army base. The MOD rent it out for all sorts of events.

The northern end is further away from dog walkers and was good enough for the Apache boys when they had an exercise last summer.
You would need toilets, marque, fuel etc.

If this was workable I have a pig roasting machine which I would happily fire up - all profit could go to a charity of your choice.
Abingdon was / is also the home of the RAF glider school - they have a mobile control tower and possibly a bunch of cadets - maybe you could rope them in?

[VM325]

Originally Posted by Richard Fiedorowicz

What was Abingdon Airfield is now an Army base. The MOD rent it out for all sorts of events.

The northern end is further away from dog walkers and was good enough for the Apache boys when they had an exercise last summer.
You would need toilets, marque, fuel etc.

If this was workable I have a pig roasting machine which I would happily fire up - all profit could go to a charity of your choice.
Abingdon was / is also the home of the RAF glider school - they have a mobile control tower and possibly a bunch of cadets - maybe you could rope them in?

Considering the almighty b@lls up the MOD appear to have made of the Abingdon Air Show this year, I'm not sure it's a good choice...!

[Richard Fiedorowicz]

Originally Posted by VM325

Considering the almighty b@lls up the MOD appear to have made of the Abingdon Air Show this year, I'm not sure it's a good choice...!

True but could they cock it up twice in a row 😳
Even though I live by the camp I have no idea what the issue was - I heard it was paperwork for the airshow but I have no idea if it’s a by event thing or a annual paperwork issue.

[Amos Keeto]

Oaksey Park, Wiltshire . They already have helis based there and it's a lovely airfield

[PPRuNeUser469990]

ideal location would somewhere near here

[pax britanica]

Yeovilton

Big airfield
No local complaints
Long association with Helis
In lovely Somerset

[collectivethrust]

Originally Posted by pax britanica

Yeovilton

Big airfield
No local complaints
Long association with Helis
In lovely Somerset

Yeovilton does not understand aviation!
They have driven out there own flying clubs.
Dealing with the MAA etc will be nearly impossible, this may be true for any military airfield.
The security will be a nightmare.
But it is in a lovely area

[Hughes500]

Well if the west country is the place then Dunkeswell is the place to go. Both types of fuel, large flat 900 acre field

[PPRuNeUser469990]

Bicester?

Tatenhill?

[PhlyingGuy]

I have no dog in this fight, but I'm learning the names of about 100 different locations in the UK. I think it's time to put it to a vote of 5-10 places.