Old Warden
Posted: Mon May 03, 2004 2:48 amMore from Old Warden Spring Flying Day. This is the first time I've attended one of these events & I was impressed with how close the aircraft are displayed to the crowd which gives you a really good look at them. Here's a few more aerial shots I thought worth posting. Some of these are extremely rare aircraft.
I arrived around lunchtime & the weather was still a tad gloomy. This shows the spirit of the regular visitors, determined not to let the weather mess up their enjoyment. Fortunately it brightened up in time for the display.
The show started with a demonstration of barnstorming . We were treated to some flour bombing & flying under a "limbo-pole".
This display ended with some tied-together formation flying.
The Avro 504K. This aircraft was used as a trainer thoughout WWI & served with civil flying schools right up to the 1930s.
The Southern Martlet. First aircraft produced by FG Miles. This was in storage at Shoreham when I worked there in the 60s. Nice to see it flying again.
The Tipsy Trainer. This is one of the privately owned aircraft kept at Old Warden. One of the first trainers to use the side-by-side seating layout. The instructor's seat is positioned slightly aft of the pupil. It has a single joystick & throttle which are placed so either pilot can use them. This somewhat intimate method of instruction is apparently popular among the microlight community so it was long before its time.
They're a little disappointing as both my camera & dubious skills as a photographer are more suited to static ground shots. I've posted these to give some flavour of this marvellous event. Hope you like them anyway. More later.
I arrived around lunchtime & the weather was still a tad gloomy. This shows the spirit of the regular visitors, determined not to let the weather mess up their enjoyment. Fortunately it brightened up in time for the display.
The show started with a demonstration of barnstorming . We were treated to some flour bombing & flying under a "limbo-pole".
This display ended with some tied-together formation flying.
The Avro 504K. This aircraft was used as a trainer thoughout WWI & served with civil flying schools right up to the 1930s.
The Southern Martlet. First aircraft produced by FG Miles. This was in storage at Shoreham when I worked there in the 60s. Nice to see it flying again.
The Tipsy Trainer. This is one of the privately owned aircraft kept at Old Warden. One of the first trainers to use the side-by-side seating layout. The instructor's seat is positioned slightly aft of the pupil. It has a single joystick & throttle which are placed so either pilot can use them. This somewhat intimate method of instruction is apparently popular among the microlight community so it was long before its time.
They're a little disappointing as both my camera & dubious skills as a photographer are more suited to static ground shots. I've posted these to give some flavour of this marvellous event. Hope you like them anyway. More later.
