FINMERE, BUCKS – Further to MAY.795, Pioneer 300 G-FAJC and TL-
2000 Sting Carbon G-SACM are confirmed as being resident here now.FLEETLANDS, HANTS – Noted on the helipad here on 14th & 20th June
was Sikorsky S-76C G-XXEB.FOWLMERE, CAMBS – Noted among the residents on 13th July was
Cessna F172N G-JFWI (Haslingfield owner) and also reported as
resident was Cessna 172L G-BSTM, but this could have been just a
temporary displacement from Duxford during Flying Legends
weekend.FROGHALL, STAFFS – Agility/MSUK in Froghall Road have Sea King
HAR.3 ZE370/T up for sale at present. It was previously with the DSAE
at HMS Sultan, Gosport.GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GLOS – A visit on 9th July found Fournier RF-4D
G-AWEL (Permit expired 29th November 2017) hangared, presumably
in for Permit renewal. Also present was Rotorway Executive G-CJIR,
recently acquired by new owner with a French address, which may have
been in for pilot training? Also noted was Agusta Bell 206B JetRanger
III 2-HOVA, still carrying its previous registration G-PRFI despite
being officially re-registered on 1st February 2018.
In for work with Aeros Engineering were Piper PA-28R-200 G-AZSF;
Piper PA-38-112s G-BGGI & G-BPES; Slingsby T.67C G-BLRF; Piper PA-
28-161 G-BOFC, Piper PA-34-200T G-JBDC and Cessna F150G G-USAA.
In addition to the usual multitude of Cirri RGV also had Cessna T206H
G-DVTA in for work.GOODWOOD, SUSSEX – Chipmunk 22 G-BXHF (marked as WP930/J)
has moved in here from Redhill.
A visit on 29th June found Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II G-SUEY is now
here with Elite Helicopters, while also resident is Pulsar G-BTDR. In for
work with Goodwood Road Racing Company Ltd were Cessna F172M
G-BAEY, Cessna FR182 G-OZOI, Piper PA-34 G-RSHI and Piper PA-
N661KK.GREENHILLS FARM, WHEATLEY HILL, CO. DURHAM – New here on
21st June were Ikarus C42 G-CEFA and Gemini/Flash G-MYLG.HEADCORN, KENT – A visit on 16th June finds three previously
unreported residents in the shape of Van’s RV-8 G-IIDD (Sissinghurst
owner), Piper PA-28-181 G-KAIR (Crowborough owner) and Stampewhich will have a dealer in the UK. According to sources, Albatross
plans to keep existing aircraft flying as a priority, and then produce the
QuikR, GT450 and Quantum, but not the PulsR or HypeR, whose high
price and low sales were part of the reason for P&M’s decline and fall.
Albatross Managing Director Javad Hassan, who’s been designing
flexwings since 1986 and founded Albatross in 1999, will meet the UK
dealer at the P&M factory at Manton in Wiltshire within days and make
an inventory of stock.
“There’s obviously quite a bit of stock of spares which have already
been approved in there, so as a first priority we’ll be trying to get CAA
approval as soon as possible to supply those to existing customers and
keep their aircraft flying,” said the dealer, who was approached by
Albatross to be its agent in the UK. A respected figure in the UK
microlight industry for years, the dealer’s name is not being revealed
until the agreement is finalised. “I’m working with former Pegasus MD
Bill Sherlock and liaising with the CAA to get A8-1 manufacturing
approval, although that could take six months to a year,” he said.
ELSTREE, HERTS – Piper PA-28-151 G-CKIO arrived from Little
Staughton on 28th June on temporary loan to Fly Elstree while their
own PA-28-161 G-BLFI is grounded for repairs. Eurocopter AS355N
G-LINE is now based here with Shawgrove Helicopters. It was
previously with GB Helicopters. Aerospatiale AS350B G-BRVO arrived
on 15th July and is now resident. The fuselage of Piper PA-23-250E
G-BFBB (cancelled as PWFU 6th April 2017) was removed in mid-July
and is now being used as a horse-jump at an unknown location.
Piper PA-30-160C N8705Y [30-1854] arrived from Mannheim on 4th
July and departed next day to North Weald. MD902 Explorer N
visited on 5th July from and to Eastbourne.
ENSTONE, OXON – Taylorcraft BC-12 G-AKVO is currently resident
here, notwithstanding its Middlewich, Cheshire owner.
A visit on 13th July found the above Taylorcraft still present, along
with Campbell Cricket G-BUIG (Willington, Beds owner); Magni M.16C
G-CITM (Oxford owner), Harvard 4M G-CLCJ (marked as EX490/78, ANO
Exemption issued 16th July); Boeing N2S-3 G-FRDM (London SW
owner, marked as 2610/408) and Van’s RV-8 G-RVFT (Witney owner,
pseudo USAAF markings, coded ES).
ESHOTT, NORTHUMBERLAND – There has been a mass clear out of
microlights from here. See under Athey’s Moor, Longframlington and
Seaton House Farm, Stanton for details.
FAIROAKS, SURREY – New here is Cessna 150H G-DAVH.
Boeing Stearman B75N1 Kaydet G-FRDM (75-2610) at Enstone on 21st July 2019. [Dave Lythgoe]