Over the Pennines
Unable to start the fuel bowser at Strubby, we were forced to make a refuelling stop at Sturgate before heading west then north for Kirkbride, just a few miles west of Carlisle.
Sturgate flight log | Distance flown 40 nautical miles |
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Maximum altitude 2,071 feet | Flight time 27 minutes |
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Maximum speed 105 knots | Average speed 88 knots |
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![Sturgate flight log](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org/2000/svg' style='width:auto;height:auto'%2F%3E)
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Kirkbride flight log | Distance flown 165 nautical miles |
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Maximum altitude 6,581 feet | Flight time 1 hour 45 minutes |
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Maximum speed 115 knots | Average speed 91 knots |
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![Kirkbride flight log](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org/2000/svg' style='width:auto;height:auto'%2F%3E)
Strubby flight log | Distance flown 161 nautical miles |
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Maximum altitude 6,991 feet | Flight time 1 hour 47 minutes |
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Maximum speed 103 knots | Average speed 90 knots |
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![Kirkbride to Strubby flight path](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org/2000/svg' style='width:auto;height:auto'%2F%3E)
Photos
Approaching south Pennines
![south Pennine moors](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org/2000/svg' style='width:auto;height:auto'%2F%3E)
Kev negotiates the cloud
![head in the clouds](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org/2000/svg' style='width:auto;height:auto'%2F%3E)
Kev reaches new heights
![reaching new heights](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org/2000/svg' style='width:auto;height:auto'%2F%3E)
Morecambe Bay ahead
![Morecambe ahead](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org/2000/svg' style='width:auto;height:auto'%2F%3E)
South Pennine moors
![a new record](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org/2000/svg' style='width:auto;height:auto'%2F%3E)
Pennine Hills
![Pennine hills](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org/2000/svg' style='width:auto;height:auto'%2F%3E)
Pennine moors
![Pennine moors](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org/2000/svg' style='width:auto;height:auto'%2F%3E)
North Pennines
![North Pennines](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org/2000/svg' style='width:auto;height:auto'%2F%3E)
Kirkbride airfield
![Kirkbride airfield](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org/2000/svg' style='width:auto;height:auto'%2F%3E)
Kirkbride tower
![Kirkbride tower](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org/2000/svg' style='width:auto;height:auto'%2F%3E)
Picnic at Kirkbride
![airfield picnic](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org/2000/svg' style='width:auto;height:auto'%2F%3E)