Moth on the 27th visited to undertake some photo work with
Helicopter Film Services in company with Robinson R44 G-PIXX.
Quentin Smith (known to the helicopter fraternity as Q), the
founder of HQ Aviation, is taking part in the Greenland Air Trophy and
departed Denham on 22nd June in the new Robinson R66 G-WILC,
routing via Scotland, Faroe Isles and Iceland.
Movements after the May close-out date were:
30 Piper PA-28 G-EDGA; Cirrus SR22 N220RJ (f/t Fairoaks)
31 Robinson R44 G-OSEM
Moving on to June’s visitors (nothing reported on missing dates):
1 Piper PA-28 G-BYSP; Flight Design CTLS G-HECT n/s
2 Chipmunk 22 G-ATHD & G-BBMN; Piper PA-15 G-BTFJ; Leonardo
AW169 G-ICEI
3 Chipmunk 22 G-BBMT; Cessna 172S G-EICK; Diamond DA 42
G-ZATG
4 Eurocopter EC130B4 F-GXPG [3810] (f Paris-Issy, still with HQ at
month end); Robinson R22 G-DOGI (in for HQ); Robinson R44s
G-PUNT & G-YARD (both in for HQ); Pilatus PC-12 2-FLYT
5 Eurocopter EC120B G-DEVL; Guimbal Cabri G2 G-VVBZ; Piper
PA-32 N199MW (f/t Duxford)
6 Magni M.24C G-IROX; Robinson R44 G-ODAZ; Agusta Bell 206B
JetRanger II 2-SAIL f/v (f/t private site near Peldon)
7 Leonardo AW109SP G-HLCM; Pilatus PC-12 OH-JEM f/v n/s
(f/t Lausanne)
8 Bell 206B JetRanger III G-BYDI
9 Cessna 172N G-GZDO; Pilatus PC-12 G-MAKN; Robinson R
G-REYE
10 Agusta A109C G-VIPH
11 Agusta A109s G-GDSG & G-XXEC; Sikorsky S-76C G-XXEB; Bell 505
G-XXSF; Pilatus PC-12 M-BELL (f Southampton t Rome)
12 Robinson R44 G-CGGG (into HQ Aviation)
13 Agusta AW109SP G-SKBH
16 Agusta Bell 206B JetRanger II G-FEZZ; MD-902 Explorer G-LNDN;
Eurocopter EC135T2 G-SENS; Agusta A109E G-TXTV
17 Cirrus SR22 G-GCVV n/s
18 Robinson R22 G-KKRN (into HQ); Robinson R44 G-RROB (into HQ);
Bell 505 G-XXSF
19 Agusta AW109SP G-MUZZ n/s; Pilatus PC-12 2-FLYT
20 Piper PA-28 G-SALI
21 Piper PA-28 G-CDMX; Aerospatiale AS355F1 G-GBTV
22 Piper PA-28 G-AZYF*; Ikarus C42 G-CDRO*; Cessna 172S G-JMKE*;
Hughes 369HS G-HEWZ; Airbus AS350B3 G-IDLE f/v; Cessna 180K
N71CN*; Cessna 414A N569JMG-ACGT (cancelled in census 1st January 1939) stored in a side room,
reportedly to undergo restoration in the future. It was last reported on
very slow rebuild by Mike Rockcliffe in a barn at Guisley in November
2003, but the owner died in February 2007.
By 12th June another Piper PA-28-181 N7117S [2881135] had
arrived for L3 CTS and Diamond DA 40D 9M-NRD has become 2-PASA.
Stored BAe ATPs SE-MHC & SE-MHJ have both spent time hangared
recently being worked on. Piper PA-28-181 N70806 has become G-LCTB
with L3 CTS.
CRAB TREE FARM, DEIGHTON, N. YORKS – Aerospatiale SA341G
2 -PJBA is not based here, despite being registered to Steve Atherton.
Apparently this is only for paperwork purposes and it is actually owned
by Peter J. Brown (as it was when registered G-BZLA, YU-PJB & HA-PJB)
and is based on a private helipad near Redhill.
CROWLAND, LINCS – Visits on 25th May and 7th June found Yak-12M
SP-AAB [112602] present and being used as a glider tug. It was for sale
at Leszno in Poland early last year.
DEENETHORPE, NORTHANTS – Another visit to this, now more
friendly location after the stay of closure, on 25th May revealed further
unrecorded residents Pegasus Quantums G-BZUE & G-MYWI, as well as
Mainair Blade G-MZMZ.
DENHAM, BUCKS – At the beginning of June HQ Aviation’s Robinson
R22 G-BTNA was still present as such and will undergo a complete
rebuild before receiving its new marks of G-NIKL, having been re-
registered by the CAA on 10th April. As reported last month, Robinson
R44 G-TUNL has returned from Edmondson Aviation at Thruxton
following a complete re-spray. After fitment of a new interior by HQ
Aviation during May and early June, and after the mandatory weight
check, it was rolled out for its first flight in its new colours on 18th
June. Robinson R44 G-JAYK was still stored in the HQ Hangar on 25th
May with its CofA expired 6th November 2015.
Over at AS Aerospace, Airbus H125 N506JA had returned from its
winter jaunt by 4th June.
On 21st June Cessna T310R PH-LAW [T310R0096] skirted Denham’s
airspace several times during the day, operating survey flights over
the Chilterns. It was flying out of Blackbushe.
Denham was one of the participating airfields in the FlyBall
competition on 22nd June which attracted four participants (marked *
below) to collect numbered balls before heading to Popham, either
directly or via another airfield, to collect more balls/points! The Tiger
DH 82A Tiger Moth G-ASKP (3889) at Denham on 27th June 2019. [Brian G Nichols]