Fly in to Thorney Island 22nd/23rd September 2012 ...

[Iceman]

An Event Raising Money for Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SAFFA)
“The boys benches” To secure the future maintenance of the memorial benches of: Sean (Vic) Reeve & Stephen Jones All Single Engine Piston, Balloons, Foot Launch, Microlights, Helicopters.
You're invited to land at Baker Barracks Thorney Island. The island is usually closed and out of bounds to visiting aircraft but once a year the Army & MOD kindly opens the runways to Sports Pilots. Get this Ex RAF airfield in your log book! Spaces are limited so please book early!
Register by emailing daryl.cornelius@me.com Fly in to help us raise funds for the charity, meet the Army, and share your love of flying with Army families and other visitors.
Runways Lat/long 50 49 08n/00 55 08w 12/30 – 500 meters usable, some lose stones and rough patches 01/19 – 700 meters usable, surface good
Circuits – 1000 feet Regional QNH (Thorney Island is a 15 feet higher than MSL so set QNH!) To the East on 010/190 To the South on 290/110 Please fly the circuits off the coast and avoid overflying Homes & Horses on Thorney Island
Joining Standard Overhead Join, when descending dead side do this over the water not over the buildings please.
Radio Blind Calls on 135.475 (Safety-Com) FLY - VFR – LOOK OUT of the Window all of the time you are approaching and in circuit
Charity Donations on Arrival Please be Generous!
Some of the locals rarely see aircraft at Thorney Island, if you would be willing to offer a short Circuit or local flight to those attending that would be very kind of you. Let’s share our love of flying.

An Event Raising Money for Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SAFFA) Stephen Jones & Sean Reeves – Bench Maintenance

All Single Engine Piston, Balloons, Foot Launch, Microlights, Helicopters

INSTRUCTIONS for PILOTS

Rule No 1:
Under no circumstances are you allowed to have an incident or accident while you visit us.

Runways
290/110 – 450 meters usable in the mid section, some lose stones, rough patches, and tough at east end PLEASE FLY A LOW PASS FIRST TO INSPECT, it Fun as well as serving a Safety purpose.
010/190 – 700 meters usable, surface good (Preferred Runway) LAND SOUTH OF THE ROAD that INTERSECTS THE RUNWAY! – Check it out on Google Maps!
23/05 – not in use – Except in obedience of RULE No 1
Circuits
To the EAST on 010/190
To the South on 290/110
1000 feet QNH (QFE & QFN are almost identical at Thorney)
Please fly the circuits off the coasts and avoid overflying Homes & Horses on Thorney Island Joining
Standard Overhead Join, when descending dead side do this over the water NOT over the homes on the
Island please. If you’re flying to the south and the tide is out look out for the seal colony, it’s a real sight to see!
Radio
Blind Calls on 135.475 (Safety-Com) FLY - VFR – LOOK OUT of the Window all of the time you are approaching and in circuit
VFR: We really mean this, LOOK OUT! and just remember that when your instructor was briefing you about circuits they told you all about the people coming in on the wrong runway, the guy who calls finals from Cherbourg, the chap who barges in, the guy who does not know left from right, the bully who lands by pushing on in rather than go around and many others. I am sure they are all on the guest list for this fly in, so if you do see them in circuit please do us all favour, make sure YOU avoid them. We will congratulate you on great airmanship; the other chap probably already knows he made a mistake. Unless you’re an instructor please do keep your council. There is only one rule, Rule No 1, No Accidents.
Some of the locals rarely see aircraft at Thorney Island, if you would be willing to offer a short Circuit or local flight to those attending, which would be very kind of you.
Let’s share our love of flying.

Fly Safely

Quite bizarre that I only overflew it earlier today and was discussing with EdwardG the memorable event whereby we didn't make it last year. Unfortunately, I won't make it this year either as I'm at Glenforsa that weekend. One of these years

Iceman

[Neil MacG]

I'm planning on being there in the 172 on the Saturday. I was going to post the details but you beat me to it.

Neil

[Charles Hunt]

Aiming to be there Sat lunchtime.

[AndyR]

Think I might come: in the new Mono-machine.

Fancy dropping by and picking me up?

[YossiDahan]

Will probably fly-in on the Sunday

[Iceman]

There are apparently 400+ aircraft registered for this event

Good luck boys and girls, keep a good lookout, I'm heading for Glenforsa instead !

Iceman

[neilgeddes]

Well done Daryl for organising an excellent fly in today! The ground handling was first class and the event as safe as could be. Pilots seemed to be flying well formed circuits, actively looking out and making appropriate position reports. I estimated some 100 aircraft parked up at lunchtime, many of which I couldn't name, and good interest from locals and pilots walking around. I was pleased to grab the last burger at lunch, and see the woeful sponge cake I baked being sold off and eaten(!) Let's hope the day finishes well and the weekend can be repeated next year. Thanks.

[YossiDahan]

Well done Daryl for organising an excellent fly in today! The ground handling was first class and the event as safe as could be. Pilots seemed to be flying well formed circuits, actively looking out and making appropriate position reports. I estimated some 100 aircraft parked up at lunchtime, many of which I couldn't name, and good interest from locals and pilots walking around. I was pleased to grab the last burger at lunch, and see the woeful sponge cake I baked being sold off and eaten(!) Let's hope the day finishes well and the weekend can be repeated next year. Thanks.

absolutely - a great day, resulting in everybody behaving very well, very happy and useful helpers on the ground and excellent turnout, really appreciate the opportunity the visit as well as people's contribution to making this happen, especially Daryl of course.

I really hope they've managed to raise a good pot of money out of it.

[Domwilko]

Thanks to Daryl and EVERYONE else who made Thorney Island Fly-In a fantastic day!

I managed to do 3 sorties, taking up 6 locals in my PA28. I thouroughly enjoyed myself and it was a privilege to land and get Thorney Island in my logbook.

Although very busy, RT procedures were very precise and brief, with all aircraft keeping a good lookout, flying strict circuits and letting everyone know where they were.

Thanks to Chris from Popham for is sterling work down on the threshold of 01, making sure arriving and departing separation was kept.

A BLOODY FANTASTIC fly-in! - Hopefully I'll be returning next year for this good cause!

[DavidC]

Really great event with a huge variety of aircraft parked up. The "taxi" service to/from the hangar was interesting to say the least -a horse box! Very friendly ground crew. Very busy when we were there with 4 ahead on the circuit, but everyone seemed to be following procedures. Hope they raised lots of money - people did seem to be being generous.

One of my contributions was buying the last pot of Thorney Island honey.

I understand Sunday's flyin is cancelled due to the bad weather.

Thanks to all who helped make this happen.

[flyingdoug]

I've just had my toast with Thorney Island honey for breakfast just now It was a very enjoyable day out and included my first ever trip in a horse-box.

I flew the return leg back to Fairoaks, with a slight detour around the Isle of Wight. Spotted the paddle steamer Waverley as she sailed down the Solent and couldn't resist an orbit overhead: an unexpected bonus to add to an already excellent day's flying!

Again, thanks to those who made it happen.

[Rob P]

Not a brilliant event for one Jodel pilot

http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=46997

Rob P

[Rob P]

Nooooooooooooooooooooo! I share his pain

Rob P

[Peter Gristwood]

... and such a nicely kept one too. Such a shame.

[Charles Hunt]

Sorry I missed this. A/c booked, son free, good weather...............stomach cramps and vomiting. Yeeeuch!