[hatzflyer]

Ok so what happened today?

[Dave W]

A very enjoyable and well-organised 40th Anniversary fly-in for the LAA Wessex Strut. There was one heavy landing with undercarriage and prop damage but AIUI only pride hurt, thankfully.

[Iceman]

Ok so what happened today?

From the look of FB pictures, much trifle was consumed by the cake eaters of this world .

Iceman

[hatzflyer]

I had to divert to Compton to get cake

[Boxkite]

At least 160 aircraft that checked in, plus others who possibly didn't check in.

[Boxkite]

From the look of FB pictures, much trifle was consumed by the cake eaters of this world .
Iceman

Linky needed. (do I need an FB account to see the pictures?).
(Guess who had a hand in making the trifle....)

[Dave W]

I think Icey is talking about my pic, so I can link directly.

[bvq]

It was an excellent fly-in which was very well organised. The marshalling was top class. Well done Henstridge & the Wessex Strut! We arrived just at the end of the crazy period of arrivals around midday. Consequently we had to park at the very western end of the south side parking which was a long walk to the activities.

It was good to see a presence from the LAA's top team but there was a lack of young people. I guess that the priorities of the young, both financial and temporal are elsewhere.

[Paul_Sengupta]

Yum, trifle.

Yes, apparently the airfield was closed for a short while when they got the broken aeroplane towed off the runway.

[ChampChump]

Compton had a flurry of diversions for a little while. An excellent day, overall, except for the incident pilot.

I am always impressed by the hours put in by those making these larger events happen . As one of those parked in the far SW corner, I think the additional exercise slightly mitigated the effects of any indulgence.

Going home, there was some weird weather along Mig Alley - I have been trying to think of any other time when it's been hazy and gungy-looking (yet not gungy in reality) under cloud, but also thermic.

[hatzflyer]

I had to divert to Compton. From there having topped up on cake I went to Sandown so missed Henstridge . Agreed the was a lot of grot in mig valley on the way home.
Nice day out though 420 mile round trip...
( thinks...Maybe should have gone to St.Omer..not been this year yet ).

[tomshep]

Pardon my ignorance, but where is Mig Alley (and why?)

[ChampChump]

North of Gatwick, M25, north of Redhill, south of Biggin.

Other alleys are available.

[tomshep]

Thank you! Another of the many hole s in my knowledge filled in.

[Iceman]

Pardon my ignorance, but where is Mig Alley (and why?)

There can be a lot of traffic in the narrow gap between Gatwick and Heathrow CTRs, with Redhill, Biggin Hill, Kenley, Fairoaks, Farnbrough, Blackbushe, Dunsfold, etc., all feeding transiting and local training traffic into this narrow corridor. Hence, it can be likened to running Mig Alley with bogeys all over you .

I have met both Harriers (one went down either side of me) and an A340 in Class G Mig Alley (the Virgin A340 was repositioning Dunsfold to Heathrow after completion of filming of the James Bond Casino Royale at Dunsfold) so you have to keep your eyes out for traffic .

Iceman