| 29 October
2006 - Enstone to meet friends |
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had planned to attend the VAC flyin on the previous day at Sywell.
But that dreaded wind got up and put an end to our plans. We stayed
home and sculptured our pumpkins ready for Halloween. They are NOT
intended as self portraits! |
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| Sunday
was dry and light wind so after some quick telephone calls we set off to
the airfield early, remembering the clocks had "flown back" the
night before. Checking the latest Pilot magazine we discovered that
there was a free landing at White Waltham, so thought we may use it to
visit HW |
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| We
liaised with our friends and agreed to meet them at White Waltham and
travel in tandum. Our free landing token was not used in the end as
we took on sufficient fuel for a free landing anyway. So Martin's
magazine remains intact. |
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| We
had a short conversation with the new owner of HW and watched her taxi to
the pumps before we took of with FM with John and Paul on board |
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| It
seemed strange yet comforting to fly over old routes, using the microwave
tower on M40 as a good landmark. We flew past Oakley, Bicester,
Upper Heyford (now we know where to get spares for Rover cars!) and on to
Enstone |
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| We landed on
Runway 08 hard and FM landed on the grass. We were warmly welcomed
by Cath and Ron who had already arrived in their Tiger Moth |
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| We
ate some very welcome
bacon sandwiches and coffee and then chatted enjoying the Autumn sun.
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