Last Saturday 4th November saw us at the Abbey Hotel Malvern. Our guest of honour was Captain David Lilley RN, who entertained us royally, (if I can use the expression), with tales of his duties as Gentleman Usher to the King. An excellent evening was had by all, as confirmed by the 3am finish by some of our stalwarts. The Abbey provided an excellent ...
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. ...
Our Flypro closer at Turweston tuned out to be a great success with twenty members and guests as well as eight a/c flying in. We were blessed with excellent weather, a good social and despite being short staffed, the café provided us with an excellent service!
Following the kind invitation from Sqn member Wg Cdr Chris Pote to attend the RAF Valley Fiends & Families Day, the Sqn manage to field a team of four, Chris Gilbert in his Cavalon gyrocopter, G-CLZV, Tony Gibson, Rans S6 G-CBTO, Chris Law C172, G-HSVI and myself, RV4, G-RVIV.
Thanks to Sqn member Paul Stone and the team at Old Warden, the Sqn were able to enjoy a rather special tour of some of the aircraft Shuttleworth Collection on Saturday 2 July.
Those who were able to attend were also invited to the BBQ courtesy of Tim Manna on Saturday evening. This, combined with an invitation from Sue Eagles and ...
We had the great good fortune to visit RAF Valley last week. Sadly the weather prevented us from flying in but 17 members/wives were able to make the long road trip to Anglesey.
From the moment of arrival to departure our visit was ...
