With the Fly Out to the old Red Arrows base of Kemble having been cancelled on the 8th December due to the appalling weather over that weekend we had another try on Sunday the 16th. The sky was clear that morning and the TAFs reasonable with various levels of visibility forecast along the route. We […]
Once again we were very lucky with the weather for our November fly out. It could have been better but at least it was flyable and the patchy low cloud and slightly hazy conditions made the days task that little more interesting. November the 3rd was to be the second fly out with a difference
Well, the North Weald Flying Group continues to gain cross water experience (I can’t say ocean yet) with our latest adventure to Mitten Zeeland (EHMZ) in Holland. This followed closely on the heels of the very successful Guernsey and Ireland trips. Once again the weather, which has been extremely changeable this summer to say the
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Our Fly Out on the 22nd September offered a little something different from our usual trips. ‘Fighter Day’ was to be a light hearted test of observation, airmanship and hopefully a little aeronautical deception with a slightly competitive edge. The basic aim was to get ones aircraft into an airfield undetected by the ‘fighters’ that
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Saturday the 8th of September dawned grey and murky and seemed like it planned to stay that way. Marginal VFR conditions prevailed locally around North Weald but as the weather was supposed to improve to the west the North Weald Flying Group joined by a robin, jodel, and a Cherokee six decided to sortie on
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With Alderney and Jersey already in the log book for some of us from previous North Weald fly-outs, there was only Guernsey left in the trilogy. But with the social scene within the fly-out group expanding even faster than the North Weald Flying Club membership, everyone agreed that to go that far, it would be
Saturday the 19th May arrived after a long period of very unsettled weather over the UK with low cloud, high winds, rain and even some thunder, so it was with some surprise to find half decent tafs for our fly out day. Our destinations for the day were to be the Museum of Army Flying
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The 14th April was the revised date for the third attempt for the North Weald Fly Out Group to visit the Hampshire Police Air Support Unit and HM Coastguard at Lee-on-Solent. It always seems to be that the trips that take the most preparation and work are those that present the most difficulty. And this
Saturday the 3rd February, a day to be remembered as one of the finest this winter so far in terms of flying weather. The group met at North Weald Airfield for our planned excursion to Wellesbourne Mountford, a name so long it just doesn’t fit in the log book. ‘EGBW’ is located just outside Stratford-upon-Avon,
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Well, Saturday the 2nd December, the last Fly Out of 2006 and the end to a very successful first season for the North Weald Fly Out Group. Leicester airfield was the destination, not too far given the time of year, the limited amount of daylight hours and of course the weather. Once again we were
