Sunday 21 September 2014

Helicopter Fly-In @ Breighton 21-09-2014

G-ATDO
G-ATDO   Bolkow 208
G-AZYF
G-AZYF   Piper PA-28
G-BGHJ
G-BGHJ   Cessna 172
G-BMVL
G-BMVL  Piper PA-38
G-BOYV
G-BOYV  Piper PA-28
G-BSCE
G-BSCE   Robinson R22
G-BSLT
G-BSLT   Piper PA-28
G-BTJA
G-BTJA    Luscombe 8
G-BTNV  Piper PA-28
G-BWZG
G-BWZG  Robin
G-BYHP
G-BYHP   Jodel
G-BZRV
G-BZRV    Vans RV-6
G-CBGZ
G-CBGZ         Gazelle
G-CBIN
G-CBIN    Mini-Max
G-CCPF
G-CCPF   SkyRanger
G-CCZM
G-CCZM   SkyRanger
G-CDNO
G-CDNO   Gazelle
G-CETU
G-CETU   SkyRanger
G-CEVS
G-CEVS   Eurostar
G-CFGG
G-CFGG   MT-03
G-CFLR
G-CFLR   Quik GT450
G-CGWT
G-CGWT         SkyRanger
G-CHJG
G-CHJG   Eurostar
G-CIGG
G-CIGG    Quik GTR
G-CLEA
G-CLEA   Piper PA-28
G-CLUX
G-CLUX  Cessna 172
G-CMSN
G-CMSN  Robinson R22
G-DODB  Robinson R22
G-DOMS
G-DOMS  Eurostar
G-EOHL

G-EOHL
G-EOHL   Cessna 182
G-FUZZ (51-15319)
G-FUZZ    Piper PA-18
G-HBMW
G-HBMW Robinson R22
G-LEDR

G-LEDR
G-LEDR         Gazelle
G-ORAY

G-ORAY
G-ORAY  Cessna 182
G-ROKS
G-ROKS   Robinson R44
G-SACT
G-SACT    Piper PA-28
G-TWOO
G-TWOO Extra 300
G-TYGR
G-TYGR  SkyRanger
G-VOLO
G-VOLO  Pioneer 300
G-ZELE
G-ZELE    Gazelle
G-ZZZS
G-ZZZS    EC120
HA-LFQ

HA-LFQ
HA-LFQ   Gazelle

Saturday 6 September 2014

Grass Roots Balloons @ Sackville

We travelled down to the annual Grass Roots balloon meet, held at Sackville Lodge for the Saturday evening launch. The idea behind this event is to allow pilots an opportunity to fly without commercial pressures which preside over a number of other events in the ballooning calendar. Although the event now has a sponsor (Ultramagic Balloons) the focus is still very much on the flying with the only 'stalls' being an ice cream & burger van. This seems to be in tune with what pilots, crew & enthusiasts want than the mobile shopping centres offered at other events!

Sadly yet again the weather had a major say in the progress of the event, with a rain shower coming across the airfield just as crew were beginning to lay balloons out. Once the rain had cleared around half of what was previously laid out decided to go flying into the mist!

Hoppers G-BZIH & G-HOPR
Hoppers
Misty Evening Launch
Misty Evening
Launching Into The Evening Mist
EC-MBZ drifting slowly into the mist


EC-MBZ - Ultramagic
EC-MBZ   Ultramagic S-70
G-ANNK (T-7290 / 14)
G-ANNK   Tiger Moth
G-BHTG   Thunder AX6
G-BJSW   Thunder AX7
G-BOWB Cameron V-77
G-BOWM Cameron V-56
G-BRSA - Cameron Balloons
G-BRSA   Cameron N-56
G-BSBM   Cameron N-77
G-BSNU - Sun Rise
G-BSNU   Colt 105
G-BUYC - Windrush
G-BUYC   Cameron Concept 80
G-BVWB
G-BVWB Thunder AX8
G-BWAJ   Cameron V-77
G-BWDH
G-BWDH Cameron N-105
G-BZIH - Budweiser
G-BZIH    Lindstrand LBL31
G-BZNV
G-BZNV  Lindstrand LBL31
G-CBJS    Cameron C-60
G-CBMK Cameron Z-120
G-CCLO
G-CCLO   Ultramagic H-77
G-CCOP   Ultramagic M-105
G-CCXD   Lindstrand LBL105
G-CDJX - Cameron Balloons
G-CDJX   Cameron N-56
G-CEEB
G-CEEB   Cameron C-80
G-CFKB
G-CFKB   Sportcruiser
G-CGGW MTO Sport
G-CGIH
G-CGIH    Cameron C-90
G-CIDH    Cameron C-80
G-CRZE - Fresh Air
G-CRZE    Ultramagic M-105
G-DUGI
G-DUGI   Lindstrand LBL90
G-FWJR - Fairway Furniture
G-FWJR   Ultramagic M-56
G-GOAL - Benfield
G-GOAL  Lindstrand LBL105
G-HOPR
G-HOPR   Lindstrand LBL25
G-HPEN - Holtams Kitchens
G-HPEN   Ultramagic M-120
G-OJMS - Joinerysoft
G-OJMS   Cameron Z-90
G-OKEW - Kewtech
G-OKEW Ultramagic M-65
G-PAFC - Mouth
G-PAFC    Cameron C-70
G-SBIZ - Snow Business
G-SBIZ     Cameron Z-90
G-SIXX - 6X Manure
G-SIXX    Colt 77
G-SJKR
G-SJKR    Lindstrang LBL90
G-SUED
G-SUED    Thunder AX8