Denham – EGLD

Melvyn, As a matter of fact, we were both there at the same time for the Firebird auditions, and Duxford as well. Our paths divided when you got the job, whereas I was recomended by Alan W to ‘try to polish up the old gob****e!’
I was told I was on their reserve list, and in the absence of info to the contrary, I believe I still am.

I swear I didn’t sleep with anyone for the job . . .

Did a little flying, lots of driving and commentated at some wierd places.

Firebird has, sadly, gone now as there is no sponsorship.

Alan W is now flying Historic Flying’s stuff now and won the display award at the last Farnborough for his display on the T67. Him damn good!

Melv
My gob****e must have been OK!

Melvyn, As a matter of fact, we were both there at the same time for the Firebird auditions, and Duxford as well. Our paths divided when you got the job, whereas I was recomended by Alan W to ‘try to polish up the old gob****e!’
I was told I was on their reserve list, and in the absence of info to the contrary, I believe I still am.

my kids just gone mad seeing aunty Mables plane on my computer. G- RAFG, now i got to go find a pic of pippin to shut them up !!

A225HVY – accepted, but a walk down the hill into Denham village (town?) to get a butty at the petrol station and a hike back up the hill again isn’t my idea of a pleasant land-away and a chat with friends over some airfield-fare before going home again – which, if I’m honest, is what we do most of the time when we fly.

Skymonster

If you pop into the Pilot centre they are usually very good with the coffee and biccies are cheap unforunately no sarnies etc!!

MYRIA

Not a bad airfield, but shame its dreadful as far as on-the-ground facilities are concerned – it would be much better with an cafe (I don’t mean that expensive restaurant thing that isn’t open all the time anyway) on site when visiting pilots could get a snack and a drink. On that basis alone, I wouldn’t visit Denham again, particularly as White Waltham, Wycombe Air Park, Elstree, Stapleford and North Weald all have better facilities.

Andy

The grass runway is still available but you have to request it!!

I only used it once to land after a big crosswind came on.

MYRIA

No many ‘interesting’ ac now, especially since Brian Lecomber stopped flying out of there

Flew in and out a few times with the Lecomber circus when I was commentating for them. It is a pleasant little airfield.

Melvyn

Big Jet,

Yes, you are half-right, at least it did have a grass runway, which was shown in the flight guides up until the mid 70’s, but there is no longer anything marked on the ground.

The runway is not particularly long, but during the war, it ran, (on a different alignment) into the field on the other side of the road. In more recent times, quite large a/c have been in, incuding a DC-3 for the filming of ‘Top Secret’ (spoof spy film) and there were a couple o.f DHC Carribou parked up for a while.

No many ‘interesting’ ac now, especially since Brian Lecomber stopped flying out of there, but there is a pretty little Cub G-HEWI, as well as numerous helicopters, and the Cabair school. For a really interesting GA airfield in the London area, White Waltham is the one.

cool, i thought denham had a grass runway crossing the other one?

Used to fly from the Pilot Cente on the South side, nice friendly club good atmosphere.

Interesting flying in the close vicinity to LHR but if you flew it properly no probs!! 😉

Now flying out of Andrewsfield in Essex even better club and a grass runway!!

MYRIA