I am excited! this coming weekend, I am off to compete! My first competition, the first round of the nationals at Over Farm Gloucester.

I have my tent packed, and the trike almost ready, P & M are helping with

dam trimmer issues again! I had Billy Brooks the man himself stumped today...I think its one of those design issues so hopefully the replacement

Parts can be collected from Manton tomorrow!

I posted the news on the HMFC site and have 5 folks coming with me or planing to come I should say...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmd05dB70rU

here is hoping the weather plays ball and its not too dam cold! Must pack the whiskey!

Lessa Spotted Poly

Colemore Common 1030hrs approx. Here we see the lesser spotted "Poly"
En Route to Old Sarum....

May at Colemore

Today’s great news means that planning how we will celebrate our 21^st birthday of Microlight flying at Colemore can now start in earnest. Hunting though my photos this shot taken on finals inspires me to think about the summers flying, it was taken May 2008, roll on summer 2009 clocks forward tomorrow!

Great News! - Certificate of Lawful Use - Colemore Common

Today we received great news! The Hampshire Microlight Club has been working to obtain a certificate of lawful use at its home airfield Colemore Common – Nr Petersfield. Today we had confirmation that our CLU gives us the access we have enjoyed to date. Today is a clear victory for David & Dave, after what has been a long and personally difficult fight! Well done boy’s!

Taking over the chair of the club two years ago we set principal objectives to;

- Engage the members with the club and create an active flying calendar.

- Contiue our 20 year assocation with Colemore as our home base.

- Have the club contribute and participate in the community in which we fly – Hampshire.

- Empower the members to make decisions about the club – its future – its activity.

I am so proud to be a part of the club…..does pride come before a fall?

More Boy's Toys

My toy collection grew today! Dave mass purchased PLB's for the Hampshire Microlight Club this seasons "must have".

Based simply around that well known principal that "He who has the most toys when he dies, wins" this has to be the ultimate toy? One which you can use while you die in the cold water just off the Scottish Highlands where we will fly later this year.

I shall have my PLB strapped to me and in my other pocket I shall have a flask of the strong stuff. The instructions in the box said it can take up-to 45 minutes for the signals to be transmitted, a flask of the best Oban will be a welcome interlude while I wait for death or discovery.

Three Quik's - Colemore

Landing in and taking in the air at Colemore, Sunday 22 March 1635hrs under the watchful eye of our friendly objectors, who have to drive to a field close by to even know we are there! How nuts is that.....

Geraldine First Flight...

Sunday Afternoon - Southern Hampshire - Geraldine's first ever flight, "I would go again.." did the bug bite? I do hope so, there are simply too few female flyers..

3000 Years 3000 feet..

Stonehenge from the Air today! Quite a site, did they ever imagine flying machines passing by? Its odd we can fly by but we still do not know why they chose this place, why they pulled the stones from south wales, why go to all that effort?

Why fly by? Because I like it, perhaps that is reason enough!

Somerset Bound

The flying season starts! You can tell when the flying season starts, I can fly without Gloves in my open cot-pit are craft. Its a Pegasus Quik 912s named because for its type, its is..

Dave Baker a mate of mine had full filled a flying ambition to fly from Hampshire our home to Cornwall to see an old work friend who retired from the job. We were to meet him on the way back half way at Westonzoyland Airfield. We stared as 3 Lorrie - Colin - Daryl but lost Lorries passenger to the cold as the returned from about 10% along the way. Colin and I flew on through the bumps and the haze met Dave and had the flight home to die for.... well not quite. Its is however the first time I have flown under an airfield!

No gloves either way, and so that is officially spring!

Colemore on the way home, the counters and counting and there is a surprise or disappointment in store, why do people invest so much of there lives in objecting? Is there really a point when our airfield is in the middle of nowhere, and has been in place for 20 years? I feel sorry for them, investing time and effort in the negative.

I have reached a decision about what to do with the Chairmanship of the Hampshire Microlight Flying Club....I blogg later.