Maggie owner, Peter Holloway has a DA and flies at OW shows.

Andy is back in the seat again 🙂

Yikes all that extra weight… :rolleyes:

I had a dream about this the other night for I have been in a glider twice, where they wear parachutes as a matter of course. Both times were with a club and naturally I wouldn’t trust the chute to open when I pulled the rip cord. What if the handle came off in my hand? What if the main didn’t open? Let’s feel around a bit. Where’s the reser…*smack* and end of dream for me.

At the end of the day and against a fading blue sky, the setting Sun painted passing, majestic Cumulus clouds blowing away the gloomy, sodden storm; indeed like the light and calm following those dark, sully wars. We stopped there to admire, reflect and remember. Those brave men and women, our fellow aviators who went before us. Then we set off back once more along the congested motorways, back into the here and now.

Spotted this interesting gadget. No points for guessing on which aircraft it is located. What is it and how does one operate it?

Across the way, the relocated, reconstructed Grahame-White factory adds an historical period building to the site. Contained within are early examples of aeroplanes, half of which I didn;t know about let alone have seen in person. Educational. Also another building with natural light so some good pictures are possible. If they open up the hangar doors in Summer, I dare say a few could be rolled out adding to the quality of the day out.

The new hall features some interesting aircraft. A select selection not exactly following one theme. In any case, a good use of natural light and the ability to view the aircraft from three floors. Plenty of touch panel screens adorn the first floor allowing visitors to view information on the aircraft displayed and watch video footage. Just wish the speakers had more oompf so engine sounds could be recreated better.

T’is but a small affair at 32 thousand square foot for which they do not yet have planning approval for. Thomsns say they can operate without it. Would imagine it would not be too difficult for Thomsons to re-arrange their small number of flights on a weekend.