This coming weekend sees the annual de Havilland Moth Club Charity Flying Weekend at Old Warden. For £60 you can fly in one of the following:
Tiger Moth; Leopard Moth; Hornet Moth; Dragon; Jackaroo; Auster Autocrat; Piper Super Cub; Motor Falke, Chipmunk.
[all aircraft subject to availability and weather.]
All money raised goes to, predominantly, children’s medical charities. The club pays for the fuel, the pilots give their aircraft and time for nothing. Last year we raised over £8000. The Falke flies in support of the Faulkes Flying Foundation http://www.fffoundation.co.uk/mgliders.html
Club members also sponsor rides for young people which are offered to local schools. We must interest young people in the Club and aviation in general as most of us are old duffers!
No landing fee if you are visiting us but please put something in the charity pot. Entry to the Shuttleworth museum is at their standard rates.
It’s a super weekend at an idyllic grass airfield. Bring a picnic, the weather is going to be great! (no bbqs please) Or refreshments and meals available in the restaurant. Award winning children’s play area, also suitable for pilots. Swiss Gardens and Bird of Prey centre (entry charges
apply.)
By: ollieholmes - 12th June 2006 at 01:28
My photos from Saturday are online on my site already. Todays photos are tonights task.
Congratulations to all involved, just a shame about Saturday.
By: bolmas - 11th June 2006 at 22:23
flew in G-ADIA owned by stuart beattie. i have flown in it 4 times now, he is an excellent pilot and we seem to get on well together.
i dont have any aerial shots but i may have about 15 mins video of the whole event when it is eventually processed.
i fly vintage model aircraft and all through the year i make small videos of our flying sessions so that at the end of the year i can put all the clips together and make a small film of the years events. i then put them on cd-rom and keep them filed.i have 2 yrs worth so far.
By: Propstrike - 11th June 2006 at 21:33
Nice shots Bolmas.
What did you fly in ? Any aerial pics?
By: bolmas - 11th June 2006 at 20:39
i have about 15 photos from the charity weekend .it was an excellent weekend but the wind was about 25-30 so no flying on saturday but i got my flight early this morning.
i will never be able to afford my own aircraft or even afford to learn to fly so every chance i get of a flight in something i grab it!!
By: T6flyer - 11th June 2006 at 18:34
I agree with Martin. The whole aviation sphere does need new young blood in order to survive.
I’ve just got home from Belle Vue and everything went to plan. All the lectures went well (including my own!) and all the Scouts flew – five were lucky enough to fly their navigation routes in a Cessna Bird Dog!
Heres to the next one!
Best wishes,
Martin
By: megalith - 8th June 2006 at 11:52
This for me is one of the years highlights – I’ll be there £60 in hand and I think I’ll go for …….. THE DRAGON!
What an opportunity.
Steve.
By: Arm Waver - 8th June 2006 at 07:57
I’ll be there arm waving & starting both days. A good cause indeed.
The weather looks good too.
I agree with Martin. The whole aviation sphere does need new young blood in order to survive.
By: T6flyer - 7th June 2006 at 22:01
This coming weekend sees the annual de Havilland Moth Club Charity Flying Weekend at Old Warden. For £60 you can fly in one of the following:
Tiger Moth; Leopard Moth; Hornet Moth; Dragon; Jackaroo; Auster Autocrat; Piper Super Cub; Motor Falke, Chipmunk.
We must interest young people in the Club and aviation in general as most of us are old duffers!
Pity that I live so far away down here in Cornwall, as I wouldn’t have minded adding the Jackaroo to my ever expanding types flown logbook.
But I have a good reason for not going and one that promotes aviation as I’m off to Belle Vue in Devon to help the PFA give local scouts their aeronautica badges. I’ve volunteered to teach them marshalling (was a Squadron marshaller for years and years and now do almost every fly-in Devon and Cornwall). Other subjects taught will include Met, R/T and GPS, Airframes, Controls and handling and Navigation where they have to plot a course with three waypoints and then go and fly it for real. Aeroplanes this year include three Aeroncas, a Eurostar, Jabiru, Jodel D112 and a Condor.
All of us are giving our time for free. We do need more young people to be involved with aviation and hopefully at the weekend we might a few more of them interested in our hobby.
Martin
By: Propstrike - 7th June 2006 at 21:22
£60 is a snip!!
Those Red Letter Days used to charge about £125 for a Tiger trip (before they went bust). I recall the event is VERY popular, and an early arrival is required if you have a special requirement. I guess the Dragon is the most exotic.
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June 7, 2006 at 8:41 pm