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Following on from my "Shoreham Airport then" topic I took these at the airport last Sunday. This was my first visit with the camera this year. It was a lovely day in between the recent storms & heavy rain & the airport was busy with everyone taking advantage of the fine weather. These photos were taken in the space of 1 1/2 hours & show just a few of the various types to be seen in the sky around here.

Nice little Piper Tomahawk


This RV-4 belongs to Justin Gorman, a local aerobatic pilot.


A visitor from Belgium


I think this Navajo is based here. It gets around a bit.


Visiting Grumman AA-5A Cheetah


Another visitor. A nice RV-7


Lining up for take off.


Two more locals. An RV-9A


& Socata Trinidad. These are very popular nowadays.


The one I've been waiting a long time for. The first time I've caught a Citation in the air.


A very enjoyable couple of hours. One big difference from 1962 is the lack of British-built aircraft. If the hard runway hadn't been built in 1982 the airfield would have been flooded & closed for the last several weeks with more heavy rain to come.

Good morning Doug...

Wonderful set...

Although I love the older aircraft and flying off grass strips I must say progress does have some advantages and safety being one of them.
We certainly can't live in the past, can we?

FlyingTrucker wrote:Good morning Doug...

Wonderful set...

Although I love the older aircraft and flying off grass strips I must say progress does have some advantages and safety being one of them.
We certainly can't live in the past, can we?

Thanks Doug. I'm not against progress but my first love has always been for vintage light aircraft. They have a special character which is lacking in more modern types. The attendance at regular vintage aircraft fly-ins proves that I'm not alone. There are still a lot of rare vintage types flying today & more being restored on a regular basis. The main problem with operating them is the high maintenance cost & difficulty in sourcing spare parts.

I was surprised to find out that three of the aircraft in this topic are 35 years old & one 30. It won't be long before they qualify as classics.

Great stuff Doug, I'm surprised there weren't any Chippies!