Chirk Ley Farm 19th November 2022

[mrbluesky]

Bit late I know but thought I'd posted this one:-



Made a pre-arranged visit to Chirk yesterday Saturday for the first time since 2004- basically to see some of the based stuff since my last visit- the Rapides and Nordcrins are still there along with quite a bit of other stored aircraft and new residents which have arrived and which were in a couple of new hangars which had been erected.


BGA2866 Rocheteau-Scheibe CRA.60 Fauconnet Stored Dismantled
G-AIUL de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide Srs.A - 6 On rebuild
G-AJBJ de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide Srs.A On rebuild
G-AKRN de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide Srs.A Frame only outside
G-AKOE de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide Srs.A - 4 On rebuild
G-ANFC de Havilland Tiger Moth DH.82A Stored Dismantled
G-AZMX Piper PA-28 140 Cherokee Stored outside
G-BAYL Nord 1203 Norecrin VI Fuselage
G-BEDB Nord 1203 Norecrin II Fuselage
G-BTFG/441 Boeing Stearman A75N1 N2S-4 Kaydet
G-BUIL CFM Streak Shadow Stored Dismantled
G-BYOJ Raj Hamsa X-Air 582
G-CBNT Cyclone Airsports Pegasus Quantum
G-CIAW Comco Ikarus C42 FB80
G-CLEH Aeroprakt A32 Vixxen
G-CMCW Amateur Built Atos-VQ 190 Race
G-EVPI Evans VP-1 Volksplane Series 2 Stored Dismantled
G-KALM Aeroprakt A22LS Foxbat
G-MTWS Mainair Sports Gemini Flash IIA Stored
G-MVES Mainair Sports Gemini Flash IIA Stored
G-MYGF TEAM Mini-Max 91 Stored Dismantled
G-MZCF Mainair Sports Mainair Blade Stored
G-VARK Vans RV-7

The Rapides are in the Museum and have not changed since my last visit and the Nordcrin's are in the scrap hangar together with lots of bits and pieces of other aircraft. The Rapide frame G-AKRN was only pointed out to me by the airfield owner and was sitting at the back of the scrap hangar- would not have even gave it any attention had it not been pointed out to me. He said that there were other bits in the scrap hangar and he was hoping to move it into the Museum with the others. I did however see G-AKRN at Southend in the late sixties.

Never the less a nice visit- with 12 hitting the books- if you did decide to visit- don't go uninvited he is onside and will give permission to visit provided given plenty of notice.

There are a couple of other visits from last year also which maybe of interest to our members and which I will post on this initial post.

Happy Days

Bob

[mrbluesky]

Blackpool Hangar Tour 17/08/2022


My beloved was sent for a one night re-hab course at a place near Blackburn following her return to work it consisted of various things such as exercise, and well being classes following her treatment. We had known about it for a couple of weeks and as I was taking her there -I arranged through a Blackpool Spotter member of LAAS to visit Squires Gate for the first time in over ten years. On our way to the address Jan was attending we went past Bae at Salmesbury where they have the following two BAPC aircraft on the gate.


BAPC-357 Lightning
BAPC-455 F35 Lightning


I then made my way to Blackpool and arrived some hour and a half early -I was meeting another Blackpool Spotter at Westair's for a hangar tour. So following info given by the guy off LAAS. I visited the following hangars:-

Hangar Three- Refused access

High-G Flight Traing- Given escorted tour

High-G Jets- Given escorted tour

Hangar 8 (Old Westair Hangar) no reply

Air Navigation -Hangar Tour given

Blackpool Air Centre -Closed- rarely open- but contains 20plus aircraft

I met my other contact at Westair and went around the hangar and vistited another couple of hangars nearby- he then took me over to Hangar 8 where we gained access - and went into another hangar I was not aware of in addition into viewing from the tarmac the occupants of Hangar three. So endeth a fantastic tour and seen were the following:-

2-MLBU PA-46-350P
G-APTY Beech G35
G-ARAW Cessna 182C
G-ATHV Cessna 150F
G-ATOO PA-28-140
G-AVGE PA-28-140
G-AVUS PA-28-140
G-AWPU R/Cessna F150J
G-AXNZ Pitts S-1C
G-AXSW R/Cessna FA150K
G-AYMK PA-28-140C
G-AZBN AT-16 Harvard IIB/FT391
G-BBXK PA-34-200
G-BCKN DHC-1 Chipmunk/WP811
G-BFNI PA-28-161
G-BFSZ PA-28-161
G-BGCO PA-44-180
G-BGHM Robin R.1180T
G-BGVZ PA28-181
G-BGXD TB.10 Tobago
G-BJWW R/Cessna F172P
G-BJXA Slingsby T.67A
G-BLLP Slingsby T.67B
G-BNOP PA-28-161
G-BOIY Cessna 172N
G-BPGZ Cessna 150G
G-BRBW PA-28-140
G-BRLG PA-28RT-201T
G-BSKW PA-28-181
G-BSTZ PA-28-140
G-BUCT Cessna 150L
G-BVGI Pereira Osprey
G-BWFM Yakovlev Yak-50
G-BWHI DHC-1 Chipmunk/WK624
G-BXHR Stemm ST-10
G-BXIA DHC-1 Chipmunk/WB615
G-BXLT TB.200 Tobago XL
G-CCYG Robinson R44
G-CEFM Cessna 152
G-CIAF TL Sirius
G-CIRW R/Cessna FA150K
G-CJJS PA-28-151
G-CNCN Commander 112TC
G-CVXN F406 Caravan
G-DAWG SA Bulldog/XX522
G-ENEA Cessna 182P
G-FFFF Zenair CH 750
G-FIXX Van's RV-7
G-FMAM PA-28-151
G-GFIB R/Cessna F152
G-HIGA Cessna 172P
G-HIGB Robin R.2120U
G-HMJB PA-34-220T III
G-IHXD R/Cessna F150M
G-IIDD RV8
G-KMTE Sr22
G-NHVD Agusta AW169
G-NHVT Agusta AW169
G-NSTG R/Cessna F150F
G-OBLC Beech 76
G-OWST Cessna 172S
G-PTEK Van's RV-9A
G-RVWJ Van's RV-9A
G-SASX Agusta AW169
G-SHMB L39ZA Albatros
G-SLZT Sling 2
G-SPHU EC135
G-TFUN Valentin Taifun
G-TIII Pitts S-2A
G-UFLY R/Cessna F150H
G-ZINC Cessna 182S
N66MS PA-28RT-201
N322JR Cirrus SR22
N605SR C421
N663CD Cirrus SR22
N949AC Cirrus SR22

BM597/G-MKVBSpitfire Both tyres burst with the heat on Sunday at the airshow was in the High-G Jets hangar waiting for new tyres

BS435/BAPC324Spitfire

PL256/BAPC325Spitfire

So after thanking my guide -I made my way home having added 23 to the log. I then mowed the lawn.

Happy Days


Bob

[mrbluesky]

The trawl continues:-

Llantisilio and Lleweni Parc Sunday 14th August 2022


Went visit my niece in Llangollen where she runs a cafe- had a nice breakfast and then headed home via two airfields that I had never visited before Llantisilio and Lleweni Parc. Permission to walk around given by the various site CGI's and I was even shown a rare Slingsby at one- but no pictures allowed:-


Llantisilio

G-CFVU AS-K 13
G-CJAW DG-200/17
G-CKPX PW-6U
G-DEUC AS-K 13
G-DHTG Grob G102 Astir
BGA2900 Slingsby T65


Lleweni Parc

G-AYZW Slingsby T.61F T61
G-BTRW Slingsby T.61F
G-CGZW Scheibe SF-25C
G-CHAR Grob G109B
G-CKKX LS4-a
G-CKJZ Discus
G-DDVA Nimbus
G-DEWZ Grob 103
G-FLAX EuroFOX 914
G-IANM LAK-17AT
G-IGLI Discus
G-ILEW Arcus
G-OWGC Slingsby T.61F

Across the road from Llantisilio is Llandegla-Pennant Uchaf Farm Strip with one resident G-LION which is not needed so did not venture over there.

So a nice little trip home with three new strips visited. Made 13 plus one Manchester inbound so the end of a good weekend>

Happy Days

Bob

[mrbluesky]

Last one I promise:-

Worleston (Dairy House Farm) Ashcroft Farm, and Ashcroft House Farm 02/07/2022

Having failed in June to get around Worleston and Ashcroft Farm due to weather with both being closed or owner on holiday, I managed this week following a few e-mails and telephone calls to gain access to both.

Worleston (Dairy House Farm)


Not a lot here but made three:-

G-CJBE- Ikarus
G-LIFB- Vixxen
G-TNJB- Pegasus Quik

Also here but not needed were:- G-LOUS- G-CDTU- G-CDNW and G-IAJS.

My next airfield and the first visit since 2014 was:-

Ashcroft Farm

Made the following six here:-

G-BGVY- AA5

G-CKVP- Calidus

G-CMBO- Vixxen

G-CSDR- Crusader

G-PPOD- Europa

G-TBLB- Pegasus Quik

Also here but not needed were:-G-CGTD, G-CCTP, G-BITO, G-CEWL, G-CLEI, G-AWOU, G-AWWN, G-BPYJ, G-OGAN and G-CEHT


The AA5 was at the airfield in June when I had my failed visit and was confirmed by the visiting aircraft log in the Tower- if you ever go to this strip- don't go on speck make contact with the airfield owner Steve.

Ash House Farm

Just up the track from Ashcroft is another strip, and as a result of what Steve had told me I drove up as I had seen a car out side the one hangar which when I got up to the hangar I was allowed to view the three occupants which I have been asked not to publish, but they were all very nice aircraft and I needed one.

There used to be a couple of Jodels stored here, but appear to have moved on.

Then I returned home.


Happy Days

Bob