Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2010 15:23:44 GMT 1
Went for the weekend to Gloucester to basically meet some friends from Southampton to discuss a US trip we are going on in 2011.
Well as the girls were going to have a look around the shop and as there was a possibility I may lose the will to live, the missus gave me a pass out to visit a few airfields in the area of our hotel:- Here goes:-
STAVERTON
Spent about an hour here examining the nooks and crannies of the airfield and got a half decent log of 52 including:-
G-DJAE C500
G-DWJM C550
G-JTNC C550
G-OSVM C560
N224CJ C525 5 Biz none copped (Bummer)
Also in no particular order
G-RYZZ R44 ;D
N787RP PA46 ;D
G-AYWT Sv 4
G-BCBZ C337 ;D
N41518 PA46 ;D
N8523Y Twin Comanche ;D
N3540U C172 ;D
N145DR PA34 ;D
N781CD Sr22 ;D
Plus a load of others not yet checked- Also examined the stored airframes of the Gloucester Aircrft preservation Group 2 x Meteor and a Vulcan f/f which are located at the rear of the caravan showroom to the right of the airfield these frames can be seen from the viewing area as well.
Next:-
NYMPSFIELD
Home of the Bristol Gliding Group- Full access given after filling out form with safety instructions for the airfield, where to walk etc.
Lots of gliders here but also lots locked away in their boxes.
Logged the following:-
Gliders (No makes)
G-DFDF, CFTW, ELSA, DCYO, DCMN, CHEO, DEKF, DDYX, OTCZ, CJUJ, CFYV, LSIV, CHGW, CKNO, DELR, CKDS, CKEZ, DEWR, CHUZ, CKHB, and EEFK
Also powered aircraft
G-USKY- Aviat Husky ;D
G-OCLC- Aviat Husky ;D This is in the maintanence hangar on the right as you drive into the airfield. Together with an unidentified Cassutt ?
G-BGGD
G-NYMF PA25 ;D
Good haul have not checked the gliders but I expect to need the majority.
Next:-
OAKSEY PARK
Full access given by the airfield manager all hangars checked apart from the new one which remained locked
23 logged including:-
D- EGXO Bolkow 208
N784F Bell Jet Ranger ;D
N405FD Siaa 260 ;D
Next:-
KEMBLE
Just visited really to see the stored airframes which I needed, the place is like Fort Knox now, but I was able to log quite a bit from the Parking layby and from the fence at the far end of the airfield
G-MKCA 747
G-MKGA 747 ;D
EI-DYG 737 ;D in three pieces
F-GITA 747 Ex Air France (All White)
Lots of RJ85 mainly Ex BA and G-UKAG, BTZN and BRXT
SU-MWC is in bits now also The 3 x KLM are still present minus engines EI-OZA A300 Also VP-BJX, BJW 737 in Scrapping area
Quite a few light logged as well
Next:-
STAVERTON
Returned and spent an hour before returning to the hotel logged
G-IGZZ R44 ;D
G-CHPA R22 ;D
N180BB C180 ;D
Plus about a further half a dozen aircraft not seen in the morning.
Returned to the hotel before the wife and our friends returned and had a few beers.
All told logged about 150 for the day not checked fully what I copped but not a bad day.
Happy Days
Bob
