Thought I’d nip to a BBQ at Bourn last night.
Bit against the odds, there was quite a wind about.
Got off the strip with a little drama and found, not surprisingly, that the sky was a trifle lumpy.
Held 1000ft through the Lakenheath Zone with Charlie 130s trunding over my head. Asked for their wind and was given 21 at 270 (Bourn has a 24 runway so didn’t sound to bad). Felt it might be a good idea to apologise for my progress through the MATZ – my groundspeed hovering (good word that) around 50 knots 🙁
Great BBQ, well worth the trip to meet a few friends and scoff some remarkably good food. Watch out North Weald, your reputation for the best BBQ is threatened.
Uneventful 110kt return flight 🙂
Putting the Colt away, life couldn’t have been much better really.
Moggy
By: EGNM - 21st June 2003 at 20:48
good stuff – was over there last year and amazed by some of the stuff. Went to Utah and the other yank landing beach, as well as the Museum at St Marie Eglais which i enjoyed. 2 cemetries hit me, it was soo eeiry, especially the first one which was an American one, then wen to the British one at Bayeux. Great trip!!
By: Whiskey Delta - 21st June 2003 at 06:03
Originally posted by Moggy C
June 5th/6th 2004 will definitely see the Colt in Normandy though 🙂
Storming the beaches in a Colt? Sounds like fun! A very slow D-Day assault, they’ll never expect it. 😉
BTW, nice picture.
By: Moggy C - 21st June 2003 at 00:24
Thank you all for your kind words.
I climbed out of the Colt and walked over to unlock the hangar. As I turned around I saw this wondrous sunset building and couldn’t resist rushing to the car for the digi to bang off a couple of shots.
A chat with a passing local meant that I was there for a while. I can assure you it wasn’t quite that dark when I landed. Of them all this was definitely the best shot.
Plans for foreign flights?
Nothing at the moment. Mrs Moggy is not the World’s greatest GA passenger and was heroically indulgent on the trip to the Sabaudia fly-in (Italy) and France last summer. This year I feel I’d rather treat her to a ground level holiday which I know she’ll enjoy more.
June 5th/6th 2004 will definitely see the Colt in Normandy though 🙂
Smile after a flight? ALWAYS
Moggy
By: Arabella-Cox - 20th June 2003 at 21:03
Cracking shot Moggy, and delighted to hear the Colt’s back from her annual at last. I was wondering quite how long you’d cope being grounded before spontaneously combusting through sheer frustration! 😀
By: EGNM - 20th June 2003 at 14:22
have u got any sumer jaunts to the continant planned in her with Mrs Moggy?
By: A330Crazy - 20th June 2003 at 11:54
Very Artistic Moggy, well done, excellent shot. 🙂
By: ken_murray - 20th June 2003 at 11:50
Moggy – bet you went to sleep with a big smile on your face – nice shot – Ken
By: kev35 - 20th June 2003 at 11:36
Moggy.
Superb photograph! Wouldn’t look out of place on the cover of a Richard Bach title.
Regards,
kev35
By: EwenT - 20th June 2003 at 09:13
What a picture Moggy’! Can’t get more atmospheric than that – wonderful.:)
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