FAA Sqn themed pork pie
The first part of September was hot. It was +36°c in the hangar during the day of the BBQ. By my reckoning that’s quite warm. One of the priorities for the BBQ was to get the draught beer settled and cooled. This needed 48 hours and was not being helped by the hangar temperature. Emptying the local supermarket of most of its ice supply seemed to sort the problem and brought the beer to the required clarity and temperature on the night. It was all drunk in 90 minutes, so something must have gone right.
About 50 people attended the do, with some Sleap Airfield office staff, engineering staff and a few members of the Vintage Piper Club who’d flown in the same day, joining the FAA Sqn for the fun. Roger Dunn emailed on the day to say that it was just too hot, ‘For the first time in 70 years of flying I am going to cancel due to good weather.’ I completely understood. A late afternoon thunderstorm cooled things down a bit. Steve Sykes and the Senior Pilot who’d arrived the day before for pre BBQ port, were camping in my garden and their tent proved a worthy match for the downpour.
An excellent BBQ meal was provided by a local farm who use their own beef and pork. This was supported by the above bespoke FAA Sqn themed pork pie, and as ever, some excellent desserts courtesy Fiona. All in all it was a good night. Beer was imbibed, rubbish was talked, fun was had, and the world was put to rights.
Vulture Sqn bar ... constructed around a Griffin cockpit!
