| 15 May 2005
Pooleys fly in to Compton Abbas and then onto Eaglescott |
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There was to be four of us in two
aeroplanes on this excursion. Paul and his friend Simon flew in the
Bulldog, while we went in our Cessna 170B. We took off and flew in
formation past Chilbolton, Salisbury and on towards Compton Abbas. There
was little wind but they were using Runway 08. The first task was to see
the marker on the runway to compete in the spot landing competition.
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| We had a wonderful lunch as usual,
sitting outside in the sunshine. We watched many planes land and take off,
the airfield was certainly very busy. |
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| We left with a "goody" bag
from Pooleys. Paul, much to his amazement took 5th prize in the spot landing
competition. Well done, and a second "goody" bag. |
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| We decided it was too good a day to go
home so after a short discussion we decided to head for Eaglescott. |
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Again
in formation we headed past Henstridge airfield and onto Devon, following roads
and rivers as usual. It was great to have an opportunity to take some good
aerial shots.
Soon the radar balls were in sight and
we headed for the airfield. We landed with no difficulty and headed for
the fuel bowser, where we took on fuel. Only £1 a litre.
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Then on for
coffee and a chat with the owners of the airfield and a look in the
hangers. What an amazing site we found a Dragon Rapid being
repaired. I really expected to see Poirot to appear any moment.
A quick chat with a gentleman flying
his model aeroplanes before we headed for home. As usual we decided to fly
along the North Devon coast.
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We made for Ilfracombe, Lynton and Lynmouth,
The Valley of the rocks and onto Minehead before we made our way inland.
In the chalk hills there are many
different animals, cap badges and mottos. We passed two such horses on
this trip. Air maps show these horses so they make good navigational aids.
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| The sun by now was definitely
disappearing and the temperature dropping but a great day with some good
company. |
