there are usually seats and snacks in the terminal area. also if wx permits then sit on the bank at Club and watch the race. Last year there was a mad Italian bloke trying to get rid of loads of wine between abbey and bridge. Suggest the other seat if you participate !!! Theres a big screen near Bridge aswell.

I suggest you take some heavy duty earplugs, a packed lunch, and all the Sunday newspapers. Otherwise you might get so bored you might even feel the need to read the flight manual. If you're lucky, you might need your sunglasses too. If not, an umbrella.

Glad I'm not having to attend - I'm doing another, regular run instead. Enjoy! :ok:

Well,no-one seems to want to spill the beans over the `briefing`.Was it all worth it,anything new,or is everybody still stunned ?

...what to do if not intending on watching race...
 

earplugs then search out empty winnebago full of Hospitality Girls that you've pre-arranged to meet there........not sure what the earplugs are for.....could alays tell said PR girls that they're Cheesey Puffs!

EESDL,

Or that they've got 'Cheesey Puffs' in which case you'd almost certainly need the ear plugs :E

EESDL,

You mean the PR girls still talk to you? Do you still wear the Hawaiian shirt?
:}

QM

Oh dear
 

Scroll forward to Sunday, this should make things interesting!

BBC - Weather Centre - Coast and Sea - Atlantic Pressure Charts

Hi all

Some questions re Silverstone and flying into the F1 in 2009:

Can PPL's and owners self flying still go in?? Previous posts on this thread seem to indicate they can but is this still the case?
How much??
When is the 2009 briefing that seems a mandatory pre-requisite?

I have checked the Silverstone website and seen the contact name but would like some info prior to speaking to them.

All info gratefully received.

DMW2007,

Drop Bob D. an email or give him a call and he will answer all your questions! He responed promptly to my emails, and was very helpful and friendly when I spoke to him last year. Cost depends on which day you go in, slot times, heli type, handling required or not etc. I flew in for the first time on race day last year, with no holding and no problems, the master plan seemed to work well!

ATC were very good and even let me shoot a practice approach on the Saturday, and the radio procedures worked fine. We parked up in the Southern heliport on race day and managed to get fuel after a short delay because the bowser ran dry! The briefing was a bit over hyped on here, but I can understand why you need to attend if you have not flown into Silverstone before.

Good luck.

This year there are two briefings, the usual one at Silverstone and an additional one at Redhill which will follow the Epsom/Ascot Briefing in May.

The idea being to make it easier for pilots/operators to attend.

Hi again

Thanks for the advice. I've e-mailed Bob Downs at Silverstone and will post any info he gives me if I think it will be useful to others.

Anyone have any updates on briefing dates?

The main Silverstone briefing is on Monday 15th June 2009 starting at 11:00 local at Silverstone. The alternative is at Redhill on Wednesday May 27th 2009 at 13:00. As Bladecrack said in a previous post if you contact Bob Downs from the Silverstone website he is very helpful and will send you all the info you need.

Cheers:ok: