| 2 September
2007 - Brimpton Flyin |
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| We took off for
what was to be a rather short but never the less pleasant flight to
Brimpton. The wind was stronger than expected and the plan was in
the air very quickly. We flew past what was Greenham Common airfield and the
Racecourse. |
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| Then onto
Brimpton airfield there were many barges on the canal. |
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| There were
several planes in the circuit and we joined downwind, surprised to see so
many aeroplanes already on the ground |
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| Fortunately the
wind was lighter as we called short finals. We parked to the edge of
the field and headed for the Control tent |
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| to sign in and
see who had already arrived. |
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| Since Martin has
gone back to making model aeroplanes he was particularly pleased to see
and talk with the owners of the models on display. He spent quite
some time talking with David Theunissen
discussing how to make a balancer for lithium batteries. He told us about his website
that gave much information and many detailed plans. He flew his
plane superbly even in the wind. |
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| He also
flew his "fun" foam planes amazingly well. |
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| Others flew their
jet planes far too fast for my comfort. How do they do it? Also
one plane was piggy backing a second aircraft. Whilst in the air the
second plane broke away and they flew separately |
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| The Piston Provost then
took off and provided the audience with some superb flying |
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| This was then
followed by another display from a Saab Saphir. |
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| Our friend Paul
Sengupta arrived in his Bulldog in formation with another Bulldog and did
a couple of low fly pasts before his friend flew off and Paul
landed. The food during
the day was very good and enjoyed by all. We met many friends, some
of whom had flown in while others drove by car. The wind stayed all
day, but did not get too strong. However when we decided to leave it
seemed to gain strength, so we waved our Auster friends, John and Jed off as they
returned to Popham. |
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| Not wishing to
push our luck too far as the wind was quite definitely getting stronger
and included more "North" We headed for AY and returned
home. It was quite an exciting flight and Martin's expertise came in
handy for the landing. We washed the plane and put her away, hoping
the dry weather would last until next weekend. |
