Ian Fereday

Eddsfield, Yorkshire We took off from Strubby 26 grass for the first time, with Ian at the controls. One stage of flap and we still… Read More »Eddsfield & HUY

Shipdham Airfield Ian took the outbound leg with a nice tailwind and headed south over The Wash. Although there are several aircraft in the hangar,… Read More »Shipdham, Norfolk

Turweston Airfield Ian took the outbound leg into a substantial headwind. The circuit was busy on arrival, which resulted in a go-around after following a… Read More »Turweston, Northants

South Lincs It’s been a while since I had a chance to go flying, so with today being such a nice day, it couldn’t be… Read More »Local tour

Lunch in Kibworth Ian flew solo to Leicester Airport to meet his Mum and sister for lunch at Boboli Italian restaurant in Kibworth. Delayed a… Read More »Leicester lunch

Sywell Aerodrome Ian and Kev took a trip down to Sywell to get familiar with the airfield prior to visiting in September for the fly-in,… Read More »Northampton Sywell

Mark’s first flight Prepping G-LTFB outside hangar 3 at Strubby Airfield Ian took Mark for a trip down the coast to Skegness before heading northwest… Read More »Wickenby visit

New alternator fitted After ground running for several minutes to check the charge level with various electrical items on and off, I took a quick… Read More »Test flight

In-flight emergency An alternator failure isn’t really an emergency, but it’s not something you want happening when you’re in the air. The engine will continue… Read More »Alternator failure

A short hop Ian and Meow nipped down to Skegness to scrounge some spare fuses for G-LTFB. Skegness’ grass runway is quite uneven and can… Read More »Quick Skegness trip