By: AlanR - 26th June 2012 at 18:50
As long as the weather forecast is favourable, I may go myself.
Looks like being a nice day out.
By: Bomberboy - 26th June 2012 at 17:43
Damn, damn, damn.
My aircraft is based there and I can’t go. Have to be in Yorkshire for work.
Grrrrr!
On the basis that this could be a ‘one off’, could you not swing it or get it changed so that you can go. Even better still throw a ‘sicky’.
Oh by the way I just noticed that you have 445rd BG in your location detail.
Now knowing how particular a man you are with regards these little details, should it not read 445th BG? 😉
By: Moggy C - 26th June 2012 at 13:36
Damn, damn, damn.
My aircraft is based there and I can’t go. Have to be in Yorkshire for work.
Grrrrr!
By: Arabella-Cox - 26th June 2012 at 11:28
According to Google Earth, the main runway is still over 5000 feet, which is still longer than a Class ‘A’ airfield secondary runway.
By: Bomberboy - 26th June 2012 at 10:41
Sounds like quite an interesting event?
Is there really enough runway left to be able to land Sally B on?
I might just have to get myself up there and go see this event.
By: Arabella-Cox - 25th June 2012 at 23:53
I should be there with my ‘Follow Me’ Jeep, and at Hardwick the following weekend.
By: 92fis - 20th June 2012 at 18:59
Not too long to go now, will be good to see Sally B land there. Looks like it’s going to be a good day out.
By: Moggy C - 12th February 2012 at 19:57
Correct
He also came back to visit during the 1950s or 1960s
Moggy
By: BlueNoser352 - 12th February 2012 at 19:37
Was Jimmy Stewart based there
Seems I remember or read somewhere actor & Eighth Bomber pilot..Jimmy Stewart was based here during the war…… looks like a good event to attend. Hope its a great success.
BlueNoser352!
By: Moggy C - 12th February 2012 at 11:26
I guess it’s simply that nobody in Private flying / gliding really needs more than the current 1500 metres, which I think was the WW2 length.
Moggy
By: WP840 - 11th February 2012 at 21:37
Looking at Tibenham on Google Earth did the main runway used to be 650m longer and if so why was it shortened so much?
By: Wyvernfan - 9th February 2012 at 11:35
Lovely little airfield from what i can remember (about 17 years ago anyway). Most of the taxiways / runways still remained in very good condition, and the resident gliding club were very friendly. If i recall correctly they paid around £100k for the airfield many years ago, to stop the farmer selling its concrete off for hardcore.
Shame the farmer knocked the control tower down though. 😡
By: tarkey - 8th February 2012 at 08:52
Looks like a good event. Is this a new event as I have not heard of it before.
By: Moggy C - 7th February 2012 at 15:26
Yes.
In excess of 140 deg/sec
😀
Moggy
By: Orion - 7th February 2012 at 14:45
Well I guess I can attend since all that is required is to drag my aircraft out of the hangar 😉
Moggy
Doesn’t it roll?
Regards
By: Moggy C - 7th February 2012 at 14:03
Well I guess I can attend since all that is required is to drag my aircraft out of the hangar 😉
Moggy
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