Sounds good Graham! When is the first public run?
Well fingers crossed and am feeling pretty confident will be at
5th May Popham Aero/Autojumble & Classic Vehicle Rally & Fly-in its a really great small event, here is the location for anyone that doesn’t know it.
The airfield lies just to the north of the east-west A303 about ten miles south west of Basingstoke. To the south of the A303 is a fairly large and dense wooded area, which stands out well on even the haziest of days. To the east of the field is a service station and on the western edge of the field are three hangars and a water tower in the north west corner. A small white shooting tower lies just to the northwest of the field and nearer to the runway are some grain silos. There are no formal visual reporting points but the villages of Overton and Whitchurch are good feature for traffic arriving from the north and northwest, Bullington Cross (junction of the A34 and A303) to the West, Alresford to the South, and Alton to the South East. Also to the north of Overton is Kingsclere mast which is 500ft agl. stands out well.
The junction of the east-west A303 and north/south A34 is known as Bullington Cross and is a good reference point for traffic from the west as it also conveniently marks the eastern edge of the Middle Wallop CMATZ stub. Traffic arriving from the east will easily see Basingstoke and the “split” of the M3 and A303. Finally, from the southeast, the town of New Alresford stands out well with the small lake on its north eastern fringe.
The nearest rail connection is Micheldever Station (about a twenty minute walk) with hourly trains to Waterloo and Winchester / Southampton. If you call us when inbound we can call taxi for you. These have to come from either Winchester or Basingstoke so we can call the appropriate company relevant to your needs. We can also advise of limited local B&B accommodation
Heres a link to their website http://www.popham-airfield.co.uk/Index.htm
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