Pete Greenrod and his Welshpool-based flying kite taking off a 140meter strip below Corndon.
Juliet Tango landing
Cessna 150H G-BRJT landing on runway 22 at Welshpool following heavy rain.
Womens’ balloon photos
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Hot air balloons
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Between loop-the-loops and TV helicopters chasing after rally cars, aviation at Mid-Wales Airport has been a bit frantic lately. It’s time to slow it down a bit and take in our surroundings.
October therefore welcomes an invasion of hot air balloons – courtesy of Gone With The Wind. These gentle giants will arrive in Welshpool in two waves – starting with the Women’s Balloon Event on the weekend of 5-7 October.
This is followed by the One Man Hopper Meet from 12-14 October, where over 30 balloons are expected. One Man Hoppers (or Cloudhoppers) are the latest craze in ballooning where the relative comfort of a picnic basket is replaced by a steel frame and a safety harness. Maybe it won’t be so relaxing after all!
Summons of the Grummans
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Pierre Robin DR400/180 G-RONS
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Stopped through on its way from Camarthen. See the G-INFO entry here.
Bucker Jungmann (G-CDJU)
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Wearing period Spanish Air Force livery, Bucker (or should that be Construcciones Aeronauticas SA) Jungmann G-CDJU out for a jolly from its base at nearby Sleap.