Henstridge Easter Sunday

Nigel Hitchman · Post by **Nigel Hitchman** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:53 pm

I know its already on the fly-in section, but I suspect many like me only go to hangar chat most of the time.
So here is a reminder that its the Wessex strut fly-in at Henstridge this Sunday, weather forecast looks good, so hope to see lots of you there!

Captain Pulsar · Post by **Captain Pulsar** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:30 pm

I'm in.

Barry Plumb · Post by **Barry Plumb** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 11:29 pm

Regardless of the forecast, the actual at Hinton-in-the-Hedges was 500ft cloudbase with light rain and mist all day. No Henstridge this year then !!
Hope that others faired better.

Kind Regards

Barry Plumb

Rod1 · Post by **Rod1** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:06 pm

We have very bad haze which despite the forecast was still only 2k by 12:30 so I put the aircraft away and went home. By 16:00 it was ok, but too late by then.

Rod1

Captain Pulsar · Post by **Captain Pulsar** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:08 am

Same down south, even at midday viz was 500 yards!

Monday was much better though.

Mike Mold · Post by **Mike Mold** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:47 pm

Peter,
Let's echo that vote of thanks to Nick and the members of the Wessex Strut and Joe in the clubhouse at Henstridge for making us so welcome. It was a cracking day out for those to the west of the front (including 30+ of us from the Devon Strut). Highlights included the Cri-Cri fly-by, Ben Cox in Fox Moth 'CEJ, Charlie & Anna Huke in their BA Swallow and the large r/c models displayed by the Chesil Model Flying Club.

Nigel Hitchman · Post by **Nigel Hitchman** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:22 am

Yes, thanks very much to Henstridge for a good day, weather down there was great.
But like Barry I also sat at Hinton for a while waiting for it to clear (still at home thats why you didnt see me Barry!) By 1030 the Brize TAF had got worse and it was still horrible, so we gave up and drove an hour and a half to Garston farm and flew down in my Cub. Weather cleared to flyable half way between Oxford and Swindon and then nice the other side of Swindon.
Hope its better everywhere for Popham!