80+ Aircraft, 7 Days, 3 Legs, Lands End & John O'Groats and they chose us!
Well the time has come for our home airfield to take its turn and host the hoards of aircraft and pilots that are FLY UK!
Fly-UK provides an opportunity for pilots of all skill levels and experience to fly in company around the UK during the course of a full week.
And out of all the airfields in the Uk they have chosen us to host as a stop off point and we were honered! Meeting on Friday 21st June at Sleap airfield in the Midlands the flying fun begun with Stoke Medway stop number one. Three
legs each day around England was the order of the day, with stops planned in Wales and Scotland and the very real expectation to reach both Land’s End and John O’Groats if the weather allows.
With the next stop being Dandown (Sandown for those who haven't met Dan yet!) we needed to keep up appearances and set to work the week before cleaning up the airfield to meet the standards required of the worlds best mic
rolight pilots and their crew!
As I am sure you will agree not only does the airfield amazing the week couldn't have been better weather wise for the preperations and the fly in..
For more infomation on FLY UK 2020 please visit www.fly-uk.org.
Below is taken from the official FLY UK Website:
Join our next adventure: Fri 19th to Sun 28th June 2020.
Fly-UK provides an opportunity for pilots of all skill levels and experience to fly in company around the UK during the course of a full week. Following the usual pattern, we will meet on Friday 19th June at an airfield in the Midlands and on Saturday morning the flying begins. We fly three legs each day around England, Wales and Scotland expecting to reach both Land’s End and John O’Groats if the weather allows.
What's it like?
What's the route?
While we start 'somewhere in the midlands', the route remains secret and subject to change until shortly before we set off. To illustrate the journey from 2018, 90 pilots registered and despite the rough weather over 50 flew.
We met at Sleap in Shropshire before heading north to overnight at Strathaven, South Lanarkshire. The weather pushed many direct to East Fortune, but some made it to Easter, close to our aim of John o’Groats. Heading down the east coast a day ahead of schedule, the party broke up between visiting Peterlee, Mount Airy, Cromer and other airfields. After scenic flights over the Welsh hills we regrouped at Llanbedr. We saw beaches and mountains before heading to Haverfordwest. After crossing the Severn estuary 47 aircraft landed at Westonzoyland. With perfect weather many added the Scillies to the itiniery and others had a day trip to Lundy Island. Round Lands’ End to a good meal at Bodmin. The penultimate day saw us all head to Sandown via Compton Abbas for a party before returning home to relive the memories.
Tom Dawson's report on 2018 can be read in the September edition of Microlight Flying (logged in BMAA members only).
Contact
Any other questions? Email mat@fly-uk.org