Date: 1/11/2014
Time: 11:15 - 12:10 (GMT)
Aircraft: EuroFOX - G-UFOX
Cranfield Again
We are continuing our theme of being cheapskates
- we have free landing vouchers for Cranfield, so we are going there. We did
go (for the first time) earlier this year, but I haven't landed there. Once
again, it is Ian, Colin, Jac and I in the Eurostar/EuroFOX formation.
My
turn for the outbound and we take off and head north. My route is then to turn
to go to the south of Reading and then turn north at junction 10 of the M4.
Then up past Henley and keeping a good lookout for traffic for White Waltham
and Booker. At Aylesbury, we can then turn towards Cranfield and I give them
a call - I am told to report overhead Woburn Town, which involves a little deviation
to the south - I guess I probably should have known that. I then join downwind
(no overhead joins allowed) and am told to turn base to follow another aircraft
on final. Once again we are searching for this plane, in the hopes we don't
miss it and continue too far - no matter, we do spot it and then turn base and
final. The visibility into the sun isn't wonderful, but far far better than
last time we came. It is quite a long runway and I am debating landing long
for the far turnoff, but in the end, I realise that the markings aren't a displaced
threshold, so I land after the first turnoff and get off the runway easily before
the next turn. Colin and Jac have already landed - I am given taxi instructions
and told to head for the tower and park behind the Eurostar - "park behind
JT I reply", even though I couldn't see that far.
After
the signing in formalities and handing over our voucher, I am given a receipt
for zero - I guess they have to. We then head for the Cafe where we meet the
others.
After
lunch and a chat, we are on the way back. Ian has the helm this time and we
take off and then just keep going to the south west. Ian's route is a little
more direct than mine, going to the north of Reading and the little gap between
the town and Benson zone. We are now high enough to go over the top of Aldermaston.
Near Hannington Mast, he then starts to do some turns, because he is bored of
the flight that has mostly been a straight line. I encourage him to do some
steep banked turns, which he does. We then head back to Popham and join for
21.
A nice day out.
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My
turn for the outbound and we take off and head north. My route is then to turn
to go to the south of Reading and then turn north at junction 10 of the M4.
Then up past Henley and keeping a good lookout for traffic for White Waltham
and Booker. At Aylesbury, we can then turn towards Cranfield and I give them
a call - I am told to report overhead Woburn Town, which involves a little deviation
to the south - I guess I probably should have known that. I then join downwind
(no overhead joins allowed) and am told to turn base to follow another aircraft
on final. Once again we are searching for this plane, in the hopes we don't
miss it and continue too far - no matter, we do spot it and then turn base and
final. The visibility into the sun isn't wonderful, but far far better than
last time we came. It is quite a long runway and I am debating landing long
for the far turnoff, but in the end, I realise that the markings aren't a displaced
threshold, so I land after the first turnoff and get off the runway easily before
the next turn. Colin and Jac have already landed - I am given taxi instructions
and told to head for the tower and park behind the Eurostar - "park behind
JT I reply", even though I couldn't see that far.
