Shuttleworth Saturday 16th June – CANCELLED

Hmmmmmm.

False sense of security, I fear.

If that Boxkite ( for instance) got into the wrong hands , the potential threat does not bear thinking about. Very stealthy, almost no radar return, the Flak guns radar lock-on would think it was a milk float and lock off again.

Then the final dive at max speed ( 30 mph ) and CRUNCH- splinters everywhere!

However, good call to scrub this evening, the weather is more Shiite than Sunni.

Old Warden is JUST on the edge of the Restricted zone so I would imagine they have applied for a dispensation to continue to operate. Thia is available for airfields within 3 miles of the boundary and I know Duxford has done something similar so that the Tiger Moths can keep flying.

I trust all the Shuttleworth fleet are being fitted with radios and transponders so that they can still fly during ‘The Great Running , Jumping, and throwing Things Festival’ ie the wonderful Olympic games.

The month long No Fly zone extends to OW, I believe. At White Waltham, and many other places, the antique bangers will be effectively grounded, or forced to flee away to tranquil farm strips, where some sanity still prevails. 🙁

I hope the weather improves soon and the Shuttleworth guys get more luck for the next event.

🙁 so sad but a good decision to cancel early and avoid chaos nearer the time.

That is very tough news. Unprecedented in my experience. It must hit them hard financially, hoping for better days soon.

That is rotten luck. Have they ever had four cancellations on the trot before?

Well I have been going for nigh on 40 years and I will be blowed if I can remember a worse start to the season. I am hoping to go for the next show if only it stops raining!