Mon Aug 23, 2021 12:04 pm
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Not really a trip report as such, but I went to Bicester yesterday for the first time. A mate of mine has a share in a Cub based there so I thought I'd drop in and have a nose around.
It's a really nice little field, and actually not so little. The grass runways are in excellent condition - especially for an ex-gliding site; the long one 34/16 at almost 800m is plenty, and it's a taxy up the other one from the intersection to get to the parking area so all drama-free if you land reasonably short.
Interesting aeroplanes - there was a Stearman and a Tiger Moth and a Eurofox on the grass, a Europa had recently landed, and among other things there were two Cubs and a Harvard in the hangar.
Not even A/G - calls to Bicester Traffic on Safetycom on 135.48 are the order of the day; but all the calls I heard, and there were a few, were all well disciplined. OHJ and a tight circuit were also nice to see. It's trivial to wind off 260' to set the QFE if you fancy it.
There's not much there yet other than tea and coffee making facilities which I didn't use, but if the place gets some support then that might change. There were quite a few people about. I also happened across the airfield manager and had a chat with him - nice guy.
I think it's worth supporting.
It's a really nice little field, and actually not so little. The grass runways are in excellent condition - especially for an ex-gliding site; the long one 34/16 at almost 800m is plenty, and it's a taxy up the other one from the intersection to get to the parking area so all drama-free if you land reasonably short.
Interesting aeroplanes - there was a Stearman and a Tiger Moth and a Eurofox on the grass, a Europa had recently landed, and among other things there were two Cubs and a Harvard in the hangar.
Not even A/G - calls to Bicester Traffic on Safetycom on 135.48 are the order of the day; but all the calls I heard, and there were a few, were all well disciplined. OHJ and a tight circuit were also nice to see. It's trivial to wind off 260' to set the QFE if you fancy it.
There's not much there yet other than tea and coffee making facilities which I didn't use, but if the place gets some support then that might change. There were quite a few people about. I also happened across the airfield manager and had a chat with him - nice guy.
I think it's worth supporting.
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