Here are a few from the Air Atlantique openday on the 28th July, a pleasent afternoon capped by short flight in the Prentice, and then being able to listen to four RR Griffons 🙂 in harmony. The engineer was saying the Shack is to be moved to Newquay in the coming months (not by air unfortunatly)
Your comments are welcome
Phil
By: Propliner - 8th September 2007 at 01:14
AA Open day on July 28th
I was at the Open day-great flight in the Prentice and lovely foreign lady pilot!:)
It’s only the Shack that’s going to Newquay-Classic Flight will remain at CVT “for foreseeable future.”
By: Bob - 10th August 2007 at 14:03
If they move to Newquay won’t they see a drop in customers? Coventry is a nice central location for most in the UK but I doubt if I will trek all the way to Cornwall for a flight….
By: Willip26 - 9th August 2007 at 12:04
Well the Prentice is often refered to as a time machine, but usual its a case that you take of and by the time you get anywhere so much has changed! 😀
I seem to recall that Peewee Judge said something very similar about the Airedale – something like ‘come and fly it and we can have lunch while we’re taking off’.
I can vouch for both aircraft.
It’s many years since a flight in the Prentice at a Sywell PFA Rally but it’s good to know that it is still going strong.
Wicked Willip :diablo:
By: DGH - 8th August 2007 at 08:01
Well the Prentice is often refered to as a time machine, but usual its a case that you take of and by the time you get anywhere so much has changed! 😀
By: BlueRobin - 8th August 2007 at 07:58
On your thread title don’t you mean 28 July not 28 Aug?
That would be a feat in time mechanics. Now edited 🙂
By: Philh - 8th August 2007 at 07:27
Yes as soon as we left the runway I thought oooh errr i’m not gonna enjoy this, but feeling passed after a minute or so, thanks to the skill of our pilot (is she married?):D .
The most uncomfortable thing was being sat in in that perspex greenhouse of a canopy, nothing to do with Classic flight but that big yellow ball in the sky! oh yes and then forgetting to duck when the canopy was was opened at the end:confused: .
Sorry, i got confused about the date!
Thanks for the comments
Phil
By: Consul - 7th August 2007 at 22:23
On your thread title don’t you mean 28 July not 28 Aug?
By: alanl - 7th August 2007 at 21:40
Hi Phil, Glad you glad a good day.
Bet you waited ages for me to move away from the prentice, so that you could get that shot!;)
Cheers, Alan.
I was wearing the orange vest loading and unloading the passengers. DGH was manning the sales stall.
By: DGH - 7th August 2007 at 20:14
Glad you had a good day Phil. Cracking photo’s. Hope the Prentice flight was ok as a few people mentioned it was a bit bumpy up there that day. Thanks for supporting Classic Flight. 🙂
By: Phantom Phixer - 7th August 2007 at 20:03
Beat me to it John.
The first thought I had was…………..Is thats where the Classic Flight is going?
I’ve heard Newquay mentioned before as a new home for the flight. But then again Ive heard 101 other possibles as well over the years.
By: Lindy's Lad - 7th August 2007 at 20:02
newquay? is this to be the home of classic flight or just the shack? What about Mr. McHenry – will that shack be flying into newquay? Questions questions……. Get Bruce Docherty on the blower right now!!!!..;)
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