Auster Autocrat G- AIZY

Hi there, I still have a lot of Auster parts as does my mate Baz here in New Zealand. I even have parts in the UK (some are even J1) that I need to offload which are not applicable to my T7 rebuild.

PM me if you need anything

Cheers
Anthony

My Dad used to fly G-AIZY at Ipswich in the ’60s, my Mum has recently passed me his photo collection so will dig some out, scan and post them!
I also Produced an Auster T shirt featuring G-AIZY just before he died last year, it is available from the Aero-ist website:

For Auster devotees an update about the progress of Newark’s AOP.9 project has gone on line in here this morning and this includes a list of missing parts that they are trying to track down – I know that any assistance would be appreciated. 🙂

Apologies for the delay in getting back to you. If you let me have your email I will sort out what I have and scan them for you.

Uncle Les did not own the aircraft, in fact I don’t think he flew it very often as my forty year old recollection is that we took another pilot with us becuase uncle was not current on it but the aircraft he noramlly flew was not available. It meant that my sister had her first flight five years later in a Britannia 737 but she isn’t that interested in aviation anyway.

I have one, possibly two, rather poor photographs of G-AIZY with G-AAHW at Pebsham c.1950. If you’d like copies of them, Biggin1967, please PM your e-mail address to me.

Sorry Tony. Who saved it exactly ?

If i hadn’t rescued it from the place i told you, it would be scrap by now. All you did is buy it and collect it from its storage location. Hardly ‘International Rescue’ is it ?

The O.P. doesn’t exactly claim to have personally rescued it does he? :confused:

The Aeroplane Collection (TAC) at Hooton Park have not so long ago completed a static restoration of J/1N Alpha G-AJEB. Google their website and drop them a line – they could be useful for rebuild advice, jigs, plans and maybe ‘left-over’ components.

Funny you should say that Brian – we have just rounded up all the leftover spares ready to be disposed.

Drop me an email (address below) or a PM Biggin if of any interest for IZY.

Jon

Good to reach someone that had worked on IZY, if you can find the photo’s a copy would be great
Best Regards

Great news about IZY. I was saddened to hear of it’s demise. I worked for Channel Airways in the 60’s and helped look after the East Anglian Flying Club aircraft of which IZY was one. In fact I help with a complete rebuild of it under the auspices of a Check 5. I think I have some photos of her somewhere, if you are interested I will hunt them out and email you copy

I presume that you are aware of www.caa.co.uk/GINFO and enter AIZY into the search box for a complete listing of past owners. Sorry if you are well past this starting point for UK civil aircraft research, always difficult to judge how far a new owner has progressed.

The Aeroplane Collection (TAC) at Hooton Park have not so long ago completed a static restoration of J/1N Alpha G-AJEB. Google their website and drop them a line – they could be useful for rebuild advice, jigs, plans and maybe ‘left-over’ components.

Thanks Viscount I have downloaded the history from the CAA site, the other info is really interesting, I will follow it up
Best Regards

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Sorry Tony. Who saved it exactly ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=111032631475&ssPageName=ADME:L:EOISSA:GB:1123#ht_276wt_958

If i hadn’t rescued it from the place i told you, it would be scrap by now. All you did is buy it and collect it from its storage location. Hardly ‘International Rescue’ is it ?

Sorry Mr Harrier You saved it from the big scrap heap in the sky, I then came along and took up the reins, PS your Harrier bit is under way Best Regards Tony

Good to rescue something from the sheep and the brambles…

Sorry Tony. Who saved it exactly ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=111032631475&ssPageName=ADME:L:EOISSA:GB:1123#ht_276wt_958

If i hadn’t rescued it from the place i told you, it would be scrap by now. All you did is buy it and collect it from its storage location. Hardly ‘International Rescue’ is it ?

I presume that you are aware of www.caa.co.uk/GINFO and enter AIZY into the search box for a complete listing of past owners. Sorry if you are well past this starting point for UK civil aircraft research, always difficult to judge how far a new owner has progressed.

The Aeroplane Collection (TAC) at Hooton Park have not so long ago completed a static restoration of J/1N Alpha G-AJEB. Google their website and drop them a line – they could be useful for rebuild advice, jigs, plans and maybe ‘left-over’ components.

thanks for that I am trying to sign up at this time

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Thanks I will get in touch with them

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I will contact them shortly, thanks for the link

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Thanks for the details I am researching it’s history, anything that you can bring to mind would be usefull

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Thanks for the help and the link’s, I will keep you posted

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Good to rescue something from the sheep and the brambles, I am tracing it’s history so did your uncle own the plane or what was his connection, thanks for the interest, the parts I am starting to get my head round at this time

Ah, I thought that G-AIZY was one of my ‘bell ringers’! It operated out of Hastings (Pebsham) Aerodrome between 1948 and 1950 in the ownership of Hastings & East Sussex Air Services and, along with the leased G-AGYM, was used for joy flights. Sad to say neither it, this operation nor the aerodrome was a success!

The Baker’s were very hospitable when the guys working on Newark’s AOP.9 rebuild visited a few weeks ago!! :eagerness:

David Baker is running the business providing Auster parts. There is very little on an Auster that has a calendar life.

Biggin…………..

Welcome to the forum. Wish you well with the restoration. Great to see an Auster being restored and preserved.

It is not an airworthy restoration so you should be able to lay your hands on some time expired items.

Another contact to try would be Cliff Baker and his son (David??)…….

Planemike

How exciting, this is the very first aeroplane I ever went up in. My late uncle Les, an ex-FAA Hellcat pilot, took me and my dad up from Ipswich in, I think, 1973 when I was seven. Sorry I cannot help with the parts.

Auster parts are far harder to get hold of now then they used to be. Lift struts are at a premium and the general cost of any parts has escalated a lot in the last ten years.