Author: Ian Fereday

A windy day but sunny spells and cloud above 2,500 feet all over the midlands, so ideal for a trip southwest. Strubby to Gamston First leg was to Gamston to collect Kev. Landing on runway 03 for the first time. Gamston to Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Kev took over for the outbound leg and faced a…

Another scorching day, so Ian & Meow headed off to Retford Gamston Airport for lunch at The Apron. A lot of haze, so visibility was limited, but otherwise a nice flying day. Outbound route We headed west through the Waddington/Scampton MATZes, overhead Lincoln and Tuxford before joining downwind for runway 21. Lincoln cathedral & castle…

A fabulous flying day with clear blue skies and very little wind, so Meow joined Ian to take G-LTFB down to Skegness for a radio check. Outbound route Departing Skegness Airfield Fantasy Island Return route A detour to the south to look for Croft airfield – still can’t find it!

We’ve tried twice before to land at Fenland Airfield and failed on both occasions. The first time was a very busy day with lots of traffic arriving. After a bounced landing and go-around we decided it was safer to head elsewhere. The second time was down to bad weather. This time we made it though!…

Whilst on holiday in Phuket, I went flying with Robert Schmidt, my first flying instructor. We headed out to Phi Phi, then Railey beach and back to Phuket. Phang Nga Bay route Phuket Airpark The airstrip is privately owned by Robert and has a 500 metre grass runway with 150 metre overrun. There are several…

Meow flew with me to Spanhoe for lunch with Mum, a repeat of the previous week’s trip. This is set to become the most commonly flown route. Ready for departure at Strubby Compulsory pre-takeoff selfie Outbound route to Spanhoe Descent & landing at Spanhoe USAAF Spanhoe Departing overhead Welland Viaduct Return flight log

Ian and Meow flew to Sherburn-in-Elmet for lunch, routing via Cleethorpes, Grimsby, along the Humber and over the bridge, following the Ouse past Goole before landing at Sherburn runway 28 tarmac. Refuelling at Strubby pre-flight Here’s something new … Google Earth route plot of departure from Strubby Airfield. Overhead the River Ouse before Trent Falls…

Ian flew over to Spanhoe to meet his mother and sister for lunch. A lovely flying day, with little low cloud and wind under 10 knots. Outbound route to Spanhoe Return flight log

We visited Duxford today and were delighted to find that the very reasonable landing fee includes 2 hours entry to the Imperial War Museum display aircraft. Duxford Control Tower Outbound flight log From Strubby runway 26 we headed south. There wasn’t much wind en route and we made good time, but the cloud was low…

I flew four circuits on Strubby runway 26 today, determined to put the plane down on centre-line despite the 7 or 8 knot crosswind and gusts. I think it was successful.