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Bembridge
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01/2000
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Brittan Norman, makers
of Islander situated there. Hard
runway (837m x 23m). Watch for gliders. It was a great trip
to the Isle of Wight. Propeller Inn offers nice meals. If
you take a taxi to Bembridge village try crab cakes in The Crab
and the Lobster pub located on the coast. I believe airfield
is currently closed to visitors due to dispute with landowner
(as of 11/00). Dispute has been resolved now (as of 09/01) but
make sure you phone first before hopping in.
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Cambridge
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12/1998
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airfield with a big hard runway (1965m x 46m) and a few grass
ones. Landing fee is £14. Marshall Aerospace located there
so plenty of Hercules and other military transport aeroplanes
could be seen. This airfield was a part of my solo navigation
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Cardiff
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04/2000
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most expensive landing fee so far, £50 for landing including airport
transfer fee for 4 people (the first and the last transfer fee
I have paid while flying Cessna 172)!!! We "transferred"
from apron to the cafe and back to apron. It looks like they are
trying to get rid of GA due to an increase in airliner traffic.
Great moment, while at the take off holding point, watching a
middle sized airliner jet landing just in front of us. Hard
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Duxford
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05/2001
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Great airfield with
lots of old and rare aeroplanes and the museum. Main hard runway
(1503m x 44m). It is possible to fly-in at any of the season
airshows (about 4 major ones each year) and is highly recommended.
At Spring 2001 Airshow there were more than 80 planes that had
flown-in including our C-172 G-BHVR. It is a strange feeling
to perform a landing in front of several thousands of people
just before an air display. See you there next year!Since
2001 Duxford is host to a static Blackbird SR-71 aeroplane (the
only one in a museum outside USA) which is stored in Hangar
1 together with 2nd test Concorde and Vulcan!!!! - if only my
back garden was big enough!
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Elstree
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11/2000
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is my home airfield. Hard runway (656m x 30m). Great food, very
busy over the weekends, take care when taxiing (narrow taxiways),
well worth a visit. Easily identifiable being located just next
to two reservoirs. Phone in for joining procedures and (variable)
circuits briefing. |
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Filton
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the widest airfield in UK (2450m X 91m) it was a testing ground
for Concorde. If landing on Rwy 09 make sure you land on the last
half (or third) of the runway, otherwise it is a 2 Km taxi to
the GA stand which is next to the threshold of Rwy 27. Limited
restaurant facilities over the weekend, but very nice cafe just
outside the airfield. Make sure you don't get locked out of airfield.
BAE is located on aerodrome, and on the day of the visit we missed
a couple of inbound Airbuses by a couple of hours. Maybe next
time. Landing fee £17. |
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very bumpy grass runway (884m x 40m) and limited restaurant facilities.
Very close to Bembridge ATZ. Beautiful scenery to fly around and
a perfect place for a day out, being a walkable distance to Sandown
and Shanklin villages. Both have good sandy beaches. Along the
coast there are nice walking routes with breathtaking scenery.
One area particularly nice to fly over is The Needles, which is
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Lydd
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09/2000
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the Kent coast near Dungeness nuclear power station. Last (hard)
runway (1504m x 37m) before France, landing fee £15. Organised
flights to Le Touquet. On their website there is a nice feature:
a real time moving web camera with controls, handy for checking
the weather or checking up on your flying friends drinking in
the Biggles Bar. Restaurant had a carvery on our visit (Sunday). |
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Manston
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11/2000
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runway (2752m X 61m), lovely scenery, must be the best value for
money airfield (only £11 for landing). On take off (in C-172)
by the time we reached the end of runway we were over 1000 ft
QFE! Virgin and BA are regularly training with their
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05/2001
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flew into Aerofair 2000 and 2001. These were my only experiences
of this airfield and were great fun. Take extra care when joining
and in circuit, there are lots of aerobatic aeroplanes about and
there was a recent tragedy at the airfield. This goes for normal
day visits, not the airshow which is highly regulated and safe,
but extremely busy. Main hard runway (1930m x 45m), landing fee
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Southend
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GA-friendly airfield with excellent Approach Service which once
offered straight-in VFR approach while IFR training in operation.
Hard runway (1605m x 37m), landing fee £15. Vulcan bomber parked
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Stapleford
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05/1998
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hard/grass (mixed) runway (900m x 46m), landing fee £7.
I have done my first solo flight at this airfield and was congratulated
over the radio! Say no more. |
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Thruxton
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located inside the racing circuit. Main hard runway (770m x 23m),
landing fee £8. Airfield located inside Middle Wallop MATZ. On
our visit the restaurant offered a traditional Sunday roast. |
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Turweston
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11/1999
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5 miles away from Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit. Hard runway
(915m x 18m), landing fee £7. Good food if you can afford
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nice venue for lunch and unusual aircraft: AN-2s, Tiger Moths,
homebuilts, etc. Main grass runway (1110m x 46m), landing fee
is £7.50. Airfield is partly inside London Heathrow zone, so exercise
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Wellesbourne
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for visits to Stratford-upon-Avon. Main hard runway (912m x 23m),
landing fee £10. Few times a year Vulcan bomber does taxi
runs, sometimes with the nose pull-up if the head wind is good.
Nice online weather report on the website. |
