May Bank Holiday Fly-out

May 2nd I flew again with Niels after a gap of over a year. The weather was playing ball for once and all looked set for a good day of flying.

We met at Barton and fuelled HALC to full tanks ready for the day ahead. First stop was to be Peterborough Sibson which Niels wanted to visit after having heard it was a good place to visit. We took off from Barton’s westerly runway and headed off over the Pennines before turning south east on track for Sibson. The airfield was difficult to spot and following a runway change we landed and parked up. Sibson was a nice airfield but there was no cafe for lunch and the only activity was some parachutists preparing for a jump. After a can of pop and a biscuit we were ready for off.

Having flown the first leg, Niels handed over to me for leg two and a flight to Wellesbourne Mountford near Stratford. This was to be my only handling leg as Niels wanted to get current and fly as much as he could. Wellesbourne was very busy with aircraft and people having lunch in the sunshine. We joined them and spent about ninety minutes on the ground.

Our next leg took us to the west and Shobdon, an airfield both of us have visited on many occasions. It was time to make our way home and we headed north and landed at old reliable, Sleap airfield in Shropshire where the early evening air was clear and visibility excellent. We departed Sleap after a coffee and returned to Barton after a full day’s flying.

A good day out even if I only flew one leg!