As the consultation and planning of the airspace restrictions has been going on for well over a year now, you can rest assured that those at airfields thus affected are VERY aware of them!
I was the person who wrote the articles which appeared in A…plane magazine and as chairman of the Vintage Aircraft Club canconfirm there have been plenty of discussions and communication programmes. Yes there is going to be some significant restriction of flying, particularly in the area around London during the period 14 July to 15 August, while a separate, smaller airspace restriction will cover the Paralympic Games from 16 August to 12 September.
Most air show organisers have adjusted their dates, both to accommodate this and a couple of air shows have been rescheduled because many Police and other emergency and ground-based services will be deployed elsewhere in July and August.
Meanwhile there is there is also a capacity entry for the Vintage Glider Club Olympian gliding event which will be held at Long Mynd from July 14-21st as part of the 126th running of the Wenlock Olympian Games, which founded in 1850 is in fact the original modern Olympics!
The main class is open to variants of the “Olympia” glider, which had war not intervened was set to be the single type flown to ensure parity between competitors in the 1940 Olympic Games in Finland, when gliding and aerobatics were due to become Olympic sports!
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