Air Atlantic Open Day

Its funny you should mention that! Its on the cards 😉

Tom.

😀

as long as its not during the Southend Airshow, cos I have to go with the famialy to the sea front.

I won’t spare Will J’s blushes – he had his picture in the local paper (The Coventry Evening Telegraph) a day or two beforehand in a nice editorial piece about the event.

“Everybody gets 15 minutes of fame” 😀

Roger Smith

Thanks to everybody for all the kind words and emails we have been sent since the weekend, it really makes all of the early mornings (not to mention the frantic Pembroke polishing!) worth while!

As Tom has already mentioned elsewhere, we have plans for many more events this year, some further afield, and more at Baginton 🙂

Indeed it was, and I think the picture posted by Albert Ross is actually at Southend (railway, houses etc)

Thanks for that – I’m sure you’re right. I have never been there and didn’t take the photo, so appreciate your local knowledge.

Can someone confirm that it was a 7-seater when operated by Southend Corporation? I don’t think I dreamt it!

Indeed it was, and I think the picture posted by Albert Ross is actually at Southend (railway, houses etc)

I thought this might be an opportune moment to share another of the AR archive photos – you may not have seen a colour photo of G-APJB taken over 40 years ago, but here it is at Cambridge in August 1964..Enjoy! 😉

Thanks for posting that, it certainly brings back many memories.

Can someone confirm that it was a 7-seater when operated by Southend Corporation? I don’t think I dreamt it!

Have you ever thought about doing pleasure flights from other airports such as Southend.

Its funny you should mention that! Its on the cards 😉

Tom.

Have you ever thought about doing pleasure flights from other airports such as Southend.

I believe that this is the same one that use to do joy flights out of Southend in the early/mid-1960’s.

Is it still a 7 seater?

I thought this might be an opportune moment to share another of the AR archive photos – you may not have seen a colour photo of G-APJB taken over 40 years ago, but here it is at Cambridge in August 1964..Enjoy! 😉

Alan – Ah I remember the arty one now! – If you did load me – i said I needed to loose some weight 😉

Rob68 – no imagination -it was – so was the front door on Canopus – there were quite a few guys working around them – it was sunday afterall 🙂

Richb

Is it my imagination or is the side door open on the Vic?

On behalf of all the volunteers, i’m glad you had a good time,as John says thanks for coming! I might have loaded you during the day! 😀
Rich,Will spent most of the day on the check in, he was the one with the ‘arty type’ long hair! 😮
Dave , i’m blushing now, fame at last! I only hope it is still there after its first flight! 😮
Hope to see you all again, or why not book a trip to a show, its the only way to arrive! 😀
Cheers, Alan.

FL200 – Hello Jon it was you then!! – I’m well jealous – you have the best job in the world m8! – take it you guessed who I was by the photos of the back of your head!!

Yep best landing I’ve ever had ! – my dad was well chuffed and as I’ve just spoken to him on the phone – he says a big thankyou to you!

Had a great look at brunty with lots of tight turns. 🙂

now if you can wangle a trip up in the DC6 😉

hope to go flying with you again sometime, as Old Fart said – when’s the next open day?

RichB
ps so, which aircraft do you like flying the best?

Any news on when the next event is?

also any news on the pembroke, would be a dream if the Anson could take passengers.

Thanks to richb and all the other people who came along to our Classic Flight Experience. Without you guys paying the money to come on the pleasure flights the aircraft wouldn’t survive.

richb, it was a pleasure taking you up in the Devon and hopefully you will come to visit us again to experience one of the other aircraft, it may even be me that takes you flying again! (just think of those smooth landings 🙂 ) I’ll try and order some better weather for the next flight!

Once again thanks to everyone who came along to support the Air Atlantique Classic Flight.

Regards,

Jon
(Chief Pilot – AACF)

no probs – sorry the quality of the pics is not too good – it was a bit bumpy up there today and most of my shots were blurred!

I didnt know about the hanger next to the Belfast hanger – when was that built? – is that for the ‘car re-processing’ company?

Its was built last year, its now the main spray shop/vehicle distrubution/offices building for the car and HGV contracts.
We have done well from it, due to making contact with contrators on site which have helped us out with the Q shed

Is it still a 7 seater?

😮 7 people in a Prentice!! Now that would be a curvature of the earth take off. We’ve limited APJB to 3 pax + pilot.

I’m glad all that attended enjoyed the day. It makes all the hard work before hand seem worth it after reading the comments posted here.

Cheers,

Tom.

4 seats as far as I know

You will LOVE the Prentice a stunning aircraft went up in her at the flying day last year, rock solid in the air fantastic view from the aircraft as well she might not be the fastest aircraft but thats not important a great stable camera ship.

I believe that this is the same one that use to do joy flights out of Southend in the early/mid-1960’s.

Is it still a 7 seater?

You will LOVE the Prentice a stunning aircraft went up in her at the flying day last year, rock solid in the air fantastic view from the aircraft as well she might not be the fastest aircraft but thats not important a great stable camera ship.