19th June 2026 marked the 30th anniversary celebration of the formation of the FAA Squadron. The Sqn's very first fly in was held at Compton Abbas, and appropriately it was to Compton that we returned 30 years on. Where did that time go!
Huge congratulations go to the SP and the 'wheels' for organising a truly excellent event and laying on ...
Good weather at the weekend (Sunday 14th June) allowed a mini scramble to Sleap in Shropshire. A high powered team of the 'wheels' consisting of the current CO, SP, and Treasurer were joined by ex SP Duncan Matthews and Tony Gibson, all hosted by former boss Tim Nicholas. We were joined in the cafe by Webmaster Steve Hicks who also popped in for ...
A rare opportunity to visit 7 Chinook Sqn at RAF Odiham was bound to ensure a high level of interest. In the end an exceptional turnout of 18 aircraft and 32 FAA Sqn members attended the Hampshire Air Base. Despite some early murk the weather gods smiled on us to produce a good flying day, allowing everyone to arrive at the allocated time and enjoy ...
Tim is the envy of us all still down under in NZ and attending the Wanaka Airshow. It seems that after sipping a cold one he did a type conversion to a little red biplane!
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I am beginning to think that Duncan wants the SPLOT job back so he is quietly organising the weather to ensure that my Squadron Flying Programme is unflyable!!
That said, we had 11 attendees in total. All arrived by car except Ted Mangion, our newest joiner, who flew in to VL, completely under my ...
Former CO Tim Nicholas is making the most of his trip to New Zealand by visiting Mt Cook in a Turbo Porter. This photo was taken at 8000' but still warm enough for him to turn up in the Sqn 'rig of the day'.
Our Buzz editor Brent is currently working on his latest project, a Tiger Moth in his hangar based in Pennsylvania. He still has a way to go and is awaiting the arrival two reconditioned magnetos and a few other parts. But as you can see, he is proudly showing off the Squadron crests that I'm sure will invite interest from our American cousins.
