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Flying Vans
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Flying adventures in our Vans RV9-A around the UK and beyond
Blackpool, but not as you know it.
We fly on a short trip from Leeds East to Blackpool where we 'turn left' away from the bright lights of Blackpool to our favourite destination, just 40 mins walk away.
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Led Zeppelin & Gordon Banks are discussed as we fly to Swansea Airport
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We fly into Swansea Airport which is under new ownership and spend the weekend walking the Gower Peninsula and staying overnight in Swansea where we enjoyed a terrific curry and we learned about a remarkable character called William Cragh, who was hanged twice and survived!
Flying our Vans RV9A to Shobdon Airfield and top tips for men not getting 'caught short' mid air!
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We fly to a very busy Shobdon Airfield in Hereford for breakfast and walk a circular route that was longer than we thought. Will we make it back to Shobdon and fly back to Leeds East before it gets dark?
Day trip to Stratford Upon Avon
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We fly from Leeds to Wellesbourne Mountford airfield to visit Stratford Upon Avon and learn an interesting fact about Shakespeare
Flight to Welshpool Airfield where we visit Powis Castle
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We fly our Vans RV9-A from Leeds to Welshpool airfield and walk to Powis Castle and garden.
Alderney flight to Guernsey
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We encounter scary wind shear on departing Alderney which shakes us up. Little did we know that the landing into Guernsey would also be testing with blustery winds. Whilst on Guernsey we take day trips to both the island of Herm and Sark.
We Paddle and Padel in Alderney
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We fly to Alderney for a game of padel with a couple of locals and explore this tiny and beautiful island.
Flying 'Beryl' to Le Touquet
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I fly my daughter from East Leeds to Le Touquet where she's promised to buy me a beer. I run through what a private pilot needs to know and do when to do it when flying to France.
Flying Tour of France Part 4: Montpellier to Blois with a coffee stop at Aurillac
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Flying in our Vans RV9-A around France, exploring airports for small aircraft and visiting local towns and cities along the way. In this final episode we travel from Montpellier to Blois calling into Aurillac en-route. We stay overnight in Blois before flying back to the UK, clearing customs in Le Touquet.
Flying Tour of France Part 3: Annecy to Montpellier
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Flying in our Vans RV9-A around France, exploring airports for small aircraft and visiting local towns and cities along the way
Flying Tour of France Part 1: Le Touquet to Dijon
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Part 1: Flying from Le Touquet to Dijon
Flight from Leeds East to Oxford Airport
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Flight in my Vans RV9-A from East Leeds to Oxford Airport.
Leeds East to Enstone
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Flying our Vans RV9-A from East Leeds to Enstone near Oxford. Then taking a 6 mile circular walk from Chipping Norton
Cool video. Black pool is a cool airport to visit . I was told to taxi and park next to the Lancaster bomber last time I flew in. I thought they were joking, till I got off the taxi way! and there it was sitting there. Nice plane. Thanks for sharing. Let's pray we get good weather this month.
Thanks very much. I hope you took a few photo's next to the bomber. Thanks for watching and happy flying for 2025
Have made quite a few trips to Blackpool and have never turned left - will try that next time. Thanks for the tip.
Hi Philip Happy to be of service! Hope you enjoy the walk along to St Annes. It's a million miles apart from Blackpool.
Happy Christmas to you both. Once our runway dries out we plan on visiting some of the places you have featured 😊
Happy Christmas to you too and good to hear that you found some of our trips useful.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. More videos next year please 😊
@@MichaelPlace-ie9gn Thanks Mike. You too. Next video coming soon.
don't forget its strictly PPR for arriving aircraft to Shobdon, nice video.
My home. Kingsland, just down the road. Shobdon arches are quite something. Come again in the Summer !!
Thanks. It's on our list
Awesome
Thanks so much. Glad you liked it. Another one coming soon
Its a lovely airfield to visit...Sadly by car.....But Megs Cafe at the airport is well worth a visit I was there two weeks ago.. Nice video
Many thanks. Agreed.......cracking breakfast at the Cafe
l ive in Hereford and stop at Shobdon aerodrome for coffee and cake on the way to Crossgates and into west Wales by motor bike. Nice video and welcome to Shobdon
Thanks very much. Lovely part of the UK
Very nice!
Thanks very much. We are getting a lot of viewers on this film so we must be something that people like
I never drink tea or coffee before flying. Will take some water and my endurance is about two hours…..I have had to request a landing before and it’s a bit embarrassing…
Good tip. 2 hours is about my limit as well but only when flying. I can manage a lot longer if I'm on a train for eg. I think some of it is nerves. Defo a middle aged man problem!
Thanks very much indeed. I’m glad you like our format. We like to go places and do stuff when we arrive rather than have a very expensive bacon sandwich and fly home!
Really enjoyed this video. Combining a walk round the vicinity of the airfield with the flight itself makes for an interesting distinction from other PPL videos. Shobdon appears to be in the back of beyond but it is actually a busy and interesting place. It is rumoured that the SAS use it as an occasional base for parachute training, but I couldn't possibly comment on that. Good luck with your channel.
Thanks very much indeed. I'm glad you like our format. We like to go places and do stuff when we arrive rather than have a very expensive bacon sandwich and fly home!
Nice work Mike ! Glad to see your still enjoying your flying.😅
@@MichaelPlace-ie9gn thanks Mike. Loving the RV.
Small world indeed. We spent the weekend in Le Touquet a couple of weeks ago.
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Small world, I was on the radio when you called southend on your way back from France. Nearly said hello.
Hi, have been following your videos as I also have a 9A. just wondering what engine and prop you have on yours and also what do you typically cruise at rpm/IAS? Thanks for the videos I really need to get into france in future. cheers
Hi, glad your enjoying the videos. I have another trip which will be released this Friday at 7pm. I have a 320 fuel injection engine, fixed prop and it cruises at 130knts at 2,250rpm. I get around 28 litres per hour
Brilliant.
Many thanks for your kind comments. We loved Annecy and will be back. Maybe meet you next time.
Annecy is my local airport in France, wish I had found your channel before and I would have come met you. Congratulations on taking the decision to fly in France and you are doing a good job. Annecy has the local rescue helicopter and they get priority so that may have been what happened as you called to taxi. Many people learn to fly and never use their aircraft apart from local flights so nice to see someone ‘getting out there’ and seeing what can be done. Well done.