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If you are planning an event, be it a small lunchtime meal or a huge fly-in then why not tell us about it so we can include it in our web listing?

You can find the page by clicking here

Thanks

Ian

When people write the title of their fly-ins, please can they add a date too? It makes it so much easier to look down the list to see what's on that particular weekend, rather than having to open them all.

On the success of our last Breakfast Fly in, we have decided to crank it up a notch and go for the full BBQ experience :D

Arrivals from 1030L, BBQ from 1200L.

Pay landing fee and food (cash please or we can provide bank txfr details on day) grab...

All welcome by air to Branscombe, East Devon this coming Saturday. Sadly no road visitors other than Strut and LAA members.
See for telephone PPR, noise abatement circuit procedures and n.b. the need to contact with Exeter radar when inbound &...

Iceman 8)

Procedures:

The Annual Welshpool Grumman Fish and Chips event has been trimmed a bit this year - no Saturday evening festivities, I'm afraid, but we will still be gathering at the airport caff over Saturday lunchtime, to bask in the (forecast) sunshine and have...

Visit the only curved runway in the UK, Stoke Medway, for a great fly-in weekend with camping and 5 live bands. Check the Events tab in the following link.

An ‘interesting’ approach, keeping the HV pylons at a safe distance, as I tried today for...

I have booked a room for this one and will bring the Maule. I hope to see a lot of people there :thumright:.

Iceman 8)

The Welshpool town’s 1940’s weekend is taking place this year 27th-29th September.

The airport are having a fly-in on the 28th, with shuttle bus to the town centre and free landings for pre-1950’s aircraft.

Come along and say “Allo-Allo”!

Back by popular demand!

FREE landings for visiting aircraft

All GA aircraft welcome

All visitors assured a warm welcome

Refreshments available onsite

Tours of the historic aerodrome

PPR online via
Fly-in organised by Friends of Barton Aerodrome

A great evening, fundraising for a fantastic organisation, Aerobility.

Iceman 8)

Hopefully, after three years of having been rained off, it will go ahead this year.

Iceman 8)

One not to miss if you are into Vintage a/c
Vintage A/c Club 60th at Shuttleworth 17th Aug 24

Forecast is hopefully good (thanks Dr Keeling)

Programme announced:

No talks specifically on aviation; several on UK (and US) politics, which I'll leave interested Forumites to find for themselves. More generally, on military history or current international issues I noted the following:...

The weather is looking good for the Devon Strut Dunkeswell fly-in this Saturday.
Arrival info is on the Dunkeswell website and we'll have our bbq fired up.

Why not make a weekend of it in the Southwest by combining it with Lundy Sunday on 4th?...

Morning Hive mind.

We have tickets for the airshow on Saturday. Driving in, not flying, unfortunately!

We have never been there before so I'm looking for any tips on best route from the Petwood, best time to arrive at the car parking, likely...

Kurusha is proud to announce the opening of a brand new flying school and club at Thruxton airport. We’re starting with one very tidy PA28 and four instructors, and will be running it largely as non-profit so as to keep costs as low as possible....

Sadly the title says it all. The lousy forecast has put paid to our plans but we hope for a better outcome for our Dunkeswell event on Sat. 3rd August.

Jasmine has joined the committee at the Jersey Aero Club and is starting to look at flying events.

Please see below link for a fly-in on Sunday 21 July.

You never know, you might even speak to Jasmine on your way in as her 'day job' is ATC :lol:

All we need is the weather and people to come, hope to see plenty of visitors on the day to this relaxed fly in to this beautiful location.
All the details at the link below

See you there

Pete

Chipmunks to Cannes, AKA Bulldogs to Béziers.

We plan to fly to Cannes at the beginning of May 2025, routing down via the Alps over two days and then home via the Mediterranean and Atlantic Coast. Chipmunks and Bulldogs welcome! Other alliterative...

It's back for the fourth time. SleapKosh '24.
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We are delighted to announce that SleapKosh will return for 2024, bigger than ever. We keep improving the event year on year and hope to wow the visiting pilots more than ever before.
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Music stage,...

It was to have taken place on 13 July, it's now postponed with new date TBC

Ian

Fly-in to East Kirkby airfield and see the Lancaster taxi at 11:00, 13:30 and 16:00hrs , plus all the normal Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre collection of aircraft and vehicles.

There will the annual car rally at the centre on Saturday and...

Once again the Andover Strut of the LAA are holding its Annual Fly-In and BBQ at Barton Ashes airstrip near Winchester. Date is August 25th from 1230 onwards.

Further details and briefing sheet available from bobhowarth55@gmail.com

:D

Raduno year this year :D

Dates: arrival Wednesday 19th June lunchtime - departure 22 /23/24 June.

This year's first destination is the airport of L'Aquila (LIAP), set at 2200ft in the heart of Central Italy, in the middle of the Apennines...

The very last chance to fly into Manston before work starts there, organised by the LAA Kent Strut, has been booked for the bank holiday at the end of May. Arrivals Fri-Sun, with Monday as a get out of jail card for departures if required. Open to...

There’s a weekend of Grumman Fun being held at Leicester Airport over the weekend of 5th-7th, open to all, but Grumman owners, pilots and other type enthusiasts are particularly welcome (as are those who have never flown in one but would like to...

The Cheltenham Silver Band will also be playing. 1000-1600, free admission, as always.

The North side grass including Twy R and the museum apron have recently been mown, and R1 Hold board is again visible! However, we still haven't heard whether...

Looking for a flying getaway to the continent early July?

Come to the 7th edition of our Moorsele Fly-in in Western Belgium (+/-60NM E of Calais).
Spitfire, unique Tipsy Trainer B, P-40 Warhawk, Several formation teams and much more at this great...

Devon Strut Fly-In & BBQ at Farway Common, Sat 22nd June. All welcome.
See Info at and Farway Common website for airfield info, online PPR and essential frequencies.

Cheltenham Science Festival, 4-9 June, line-up announced; tickets on sale next week:

One talk caught my eye, and it might interest Forumites with relevant technical or operational background:

"Wednesday 5 June 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm...

Hot on the heels of our social get together, you’re invited to our next London Flying Club event!

Mark your calendar

June 7th for an evening with Cirrus Aircraft’s Jon Dauplaise

Jon will be going through the challenges and learnings in...

Iceman 8)

Special offer!
We are having a fly-in with reduced landing fees this Saturday, for a PPR slot e-mail -: airops@stowmaries.org.uk . or call 07944-292432

Please pass this on to anyone you think would like to fly in
Cheers
Nigel (NWMT)

Come to the green grass of Oaksey Park on 8 June.

.. for half-term week. Free admission, 1000-1600, as ever. Unfortunately, taxiway is still unmown (despite being in the AIP and not NOTAMd closed), so no convenient parking for fly-ins

Fly-In at EGNC, Carlisle Lake District Airport, Carlisle, England.

Open to all and not just Grumman aircraft.

GOPA Web site:

We have managed to secure a date of June 1st for a fly-in with the details below. AG radio will be active.

Carlisle...

Sorry to report that the LAA Wessex Strut have reluctantly cancelled their flyin at Henstridge this weekend (25/26 May).

It's been so wet, the ground remains too soft to mow the parking area. :(

I’ve never been in to Sherlowe. I remember that forumite Wendy Lenden was based there.

Iceman 8)

Well it seems someone has taken on Cherbourg, it opens on the 21st June. I think they are trying to get the notice time down as well. I will give it a go when I can, entry points are becoming fewer especially on the west side of France.

27 April marks the 83rd anniversary of the first flight of Sir Frank Whittle’s revolutionary jet engine in a Gloster E28/39 at the Gloster Aircraft Company airfield, Brockworth, in 1941.

On Saturday 27th April in the Community Learning Space in...

Tickets now available and 15% off with AERO2024XMAS1.

I'm definitely hoping to go. 8)

There is a wings and wheels fly in on May 4th

Oriens Aviation, the exclusive Tecnam aircraft distributor for the British Isles, welcomes you to experience the P2010 Grand Lusso, P-Mentor and P2008 at Manchester Barton Aerodrome.

We are thrilled to confirm that in addition to a static display...

All are welcome to the next Devon Strut evening meeting when balloonist Allie Dunnington will be talking about her adventures: "Around the world by Beech 18 and hot air balloon: from the ices of the Arctic to the jungles of Indonesia"...