The VAC Autumn Fly-in brought a number of Moths, Jodels and most amazingly, blue sky! Originally I donned a coat but that was jettisoned at lunchtime along with my first camera battery. There were many aeroplanes and a disproportionately large number of French types including a Jodel D9 and Robin DR500. It was a mostly successful day with the only main problems coming from a Robin DR360 and a Jodel DR1050. The Robin suffered a puncture upon landing and had to park at the Bravo holding point until the fire Land Rover could come and help to move it. The Jodel, on the other hand, suffered a runway excursion upon landing and ended up facing the wrong way and in the long grass with everyone’s hearts racing.
We were also treated by a Cessna Citation Mustang, N42LJ which arrived from Munich before heading off to Conington later in the day. This was particularly special as it parked next to Pilatus PC-12, OY-RSE which came from Denmark on Friday and is staying for the weekend; perhaps it is attending Ferrari’s 70th birthday celebrations at Silverstone.
There were also a couple of Taylors, a Monoplane and Titch as they were celebrating their 50th birthday.
These were the aircraft I saw
- G-ACUS (1934 De Havilland DH85 Leopard Moth)
G-ADKC (1936 De Havilland DH87B Hornet Moth)
- G-ARNG (1961 Piper PA-22-108 Colt)
- G-ARXT (1962 Jodel DR1050 Ambassadeur)
G-ATHK (1946 Aeronca 7AC Champion)
- G-ATOR (1966 Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee)
- G-AVIT (1967 Reims-Cessna F150G)
- G-AVJK (1964 Jodel D1050-M Excellence)
- G-AVOZ (1966 Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee)
G-AWVG (1969 Glos Airtourer Series 115)
- G-AYGG (1960 Jodel D120 Paris-Nice)
G-AYZH (2007 Taylor Titch)
- G-AZEW (1969 Beagle B121 Series 2 Pup)
G-AZIJ (1970 Robin DR360 Chevalier)
- G-AZLV (1969 Cessna 172K Skyhawk)
- G-AZOU (1962 Jodel DR1050 Ambassadeur)
G-BBMO (1952 De Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk 22)
- G-BCEE (1974 Grumman AA-5 Traveller)
- G-BCPU (1953 De Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk 22)
- G-BEAH (1946 Auster 5J2 Arrow)
G-BEMW (1976 Piper PA-28-181 Archer II)
G-BFXX (1978 Gulfstream AA-5B Tiger)
- G-BGFJ (1982 Jodel D9 Bebe)
- G-BIEO (1965 Jodel D112)
G-BIPV (1979 Gulfstream AA-5B Tiger)
- G-BJBW (1981 Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II)
G-BMAO (1996 Taylor Monoplane)
G-BOGM (1980 Piper PA-28RT-201T Turbo Cherokee Arrow IV)
G-BPHR (1940 De Haviland DH82A Tiger Moth)
- G-BPIZ (1979 Gulfstream AA-5B Tiger)
- G-BSSA (1946 Luscombe 8E Silvaire Deluxe)
- G-BYHI (1980 Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II)
- G-BZRV (2002 Vans RV-6)
- G-BZTN (2006 Europa XS)
- G-CBZX (2005 Dyn’Aero MCR-01 ULC Banbi)
- G-CCFC (2003 Robinson R44 Raven II)
- G-CDMN (2007 Vans RV-9)
G-CIRV (2017 Vans RV-7)
- G-CJMF (2017 Bristell NG5 Speed Wing)
G-CPCD (1968 Robin DR221 Dauphin)
- G-DHAH (1946 Aeronca 7BCM Champion)
- G-DZKY (2008 Diamond DA40 Diamond Star TDI)
- G-ELDR (1974 Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six)
- G-IEJH (1963 Jodel D150 Mascaret)
G-IILY (2000 Robinson R44 Raven)
- G-IINI (2004 Vans RV-9A)
- G-IIRV (2012 Vans RV-7A)
G-ISDN (1941 Boeing A75N1 Stearman)
- G-JUFS (1989 Socata TB9 Tampico)
G-MATZ (1972 Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee)
G-MPAT (2010 Evektor EV-97 Eurostar)
- G-OOON (1985 Piper PA-34-220T Seneca III)
- G-OVON (1952 Piper PA-18-95 Super Cub)
G-PIEL (1957 Piel CP301A Emeraude)
- G-PLAY (1979 Robin R2112 Alpha)
- G-RIKS (2002 Europa XS)
- G-RNDD (2003 Robin DR500 President)
- G-TDVB (2004 Dyn’Aero MCR-01 ULC Banbi)
N42LJ (2015 Cessna Citation Mustang)
N5839P (Piper PA-24-180 Comanche)
OY-RSE (2011 Pilatus PC12/47E)
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- G-IILY
- G-BEMW
11 on www.abpic.co.uk
- G-CIRV
- G-BIPV
- N5839P
- N42LJ
- G-ATHK
- G-BEMW
- G-BMAO
- G-BOGM
- G-ISDN
- G-BBMO
- G-PIEL