WHERE TO GO

Despite the undoubted success of the Covid-19 vaccine roll out, concerns remain over whether some of the events for the spring and early summer will be able to go ahead. Principal victims of the uncertainty this month is Aero-Expo, which was scheduled to take place at Kemble in June; unfortunately, it has been decided to cancel the event altogether for 2021, and the Royal

International Air Tattoo (RIAT) at Fairford has also been cancelled.

A number of other dates have been re-scheduled for later in the year, the Popham Microlight Trade Fair being of particular note; it has moved from its early May date to 14-15 August. So, please check that events are still on before setting out.

The full details of these and other events can be found via links on the Royal Aero Club events listing pages at http://events.royalaeroclub. org/events.htm. Our thanks to the RAeC and to Dave Wise for the use of their data. If you have an event you want to advertise on the list, please email the details to Dave at: dave.wise@btinternet.com

MARCH

6 Hendon Threshold RAFM Night Photoshoot [Pre-book] 12-13 Cosford Threshold RAFM Night Photo-shoot [Pre-book] 20 St Mawgan Threshold Cornwall Av Museum Photo-shoot [Pre-book] 27 Perth ACS Avn Festival of Flight 27 St Athan Threshold S Wales Av Museum Night Photo-shoot [Pre-book] 27-28 Weston Super Mare Helicopter Museum World at War event

APRIL

3 Compton Abbas Vintage Saturday Fly-in 3-4 Easter Easter at Easter Fly-in [PPR] 07967-715304 13-18 Lakeland, Fl(N) EAA Sun’n’Fun fly-in 17 Turweston Vintage Aircraft Club Spring Fly-in [PPR] 17 Blackpool Threshold Hangar 42 Spit & Hurri Photo-shoot [Pre-book] 17-18 Breighton BAeA Aerobatics Competition 24 Duxford Flying Day 24 Manchester Barton LAA NW Strut Ernie Horsfall’s 103rd Birthday Fly-in Pre-register]

MAY

1 Compton Abbas Vintage Saturday Fly-in 1-2 Sleap BAeA Aerobatics Competition 2 Old Warden Shuttleworth Drive-In Air Show (See Notam Y002/2021) 8 Duxford Flying Day 8 Bodmin Ladies Day Fly-in 01752-406660 13-16 Abbeville (F) Bulldog & Chipmunk Meet & Formation Training 14-15 Wycombe – Booker Elite Lifestyle & Private Flyer Exhibition 14-15 Compton Abbas BAeA Aerobatic Comp 15 Old Warden Drive-In Evening Air Show (See Notam Y002/2021) 15 Sywell Europa Club Fly-in, AGM & Dinner 22-23 La Ferte Alais (F) Salis Collection Air Show 22 Duxford Flying Day 22 Sywell Chipmunk 75th Anniv Fly-in [PPR] Above The 2017 Aero Expo saw the resurrection of the Sluka by a new Czech company, Airhero. Sadly for the second year running, the Expo has been cancelled.

22-31 Sywell to Leicester LAA UK Tour (nightstops Headcorn – Bodmin –Barton – Glenforsa – Perth *3 – Breighton) 28-30 Perth Scottish AC Fly-in & Meet the LAA 01738-550055 29-30 Fenland BAeA Aerobatics Competition 29-30 Cotswold-Kemble Great Vintage Flying Weekend (t.b.c.) [PPR] 29-30 Damyns Hall FSTVL Music Festival – Airfield Closed

JUNE

4-5 Leeds East Private Flyer Exhibition 4-6 Biscarosse (F) Van’s Club de France RV Fly-in 4-6 Endelave (OY) Europa Nordic Fly-in 4-6 Ragley Hall, Alcester Midlands Air Festival 5 Bodmin Action Stations Military Wings & Wheels 01752-406660 5 Compton Abbas Vintage Saturday Fly-in 5-6 Paignton English Riviera Seafront Airshow 6 Duxford Flying Day 6 Old Warden Festival of Britain Drive-In Air Show (See Notam Y002/2021) 10-13 Sywell BAeA Aerobatics Adv & Ultd Nationals 11-13 Newark Retro Festival inc Airshow 11-13 St Yan (F) Air France & Friends Fly-in & Air Show 12 Buckingham Palace Queen’s Birthday Fly Past (@1300) 18-20 Weston Park, Shifnal Model Air Show 18-20 Gelnhausen (D) Fly-in & Air Show 19 Old Warden Chipmunk Drive-In Evening Air Show (See Notam Y002/2021) 19-20 Turweston Air Britain Classic Fly-in [PPR] (prov) 01376-344441/ 01280-705400 19-20 Easter Midsummer Fly-in [PPR] 07967-715304 19-20 Hinderclay Meadows Suffolk Soaring Fly-in 07485-072155 20 Duxford Flying Day 25-27 Headcorn Battle of Britain Air Show 26 Scarborough National Armed Forces Day Event 26-27 Breighton VAC Fly-in [PPR] 01757-288987

JULY

2-4 Sanicole (OO) Belgian Experimental Days Fly-in 3 Middle Wallop Army Flying Museum Wings & Wheels Show 3 Duxford Flying Day 3 Compton Abbas Vintage Saturday Fly-in 3-4 Bodmin Aerobatic Competition 07803-128000 3-4 Swansea Bay Welsh National Sea Front Air Show 3-4 Southport Sea Front Air Show 4 Old Warden Shuttleworth Military Drive-In Air Show 4 Henstridge LAA Wessex Strut Fly-in & Meet the LAA [PPR] 01963-364231 8-11 Goodwood Festival of Speed 9-11 Enstone BMAA SSDR Freedom Rally 10-11 Sywell Flying Legends Air Show 14-17 Friedrichshafen AERO GA Exhibition 0049-7541-708128 16-18 Silverstone Car Races F1 British Grand Prix 17-18 Old Warden LAA 75th Anniv DriveIn Evening Air Show (See Notam Y002/2021) 23-25 Brienne-le-Chateau (F)RSA Euro Fly-in 24 Leicester BAeA RV Aerobatics Competition 24 Firs Farm, Newbury Bring your own Sausages Fly-in & BBQ [PPR by air & road] 24-25 Duxford Air Festival 24-25 Bodmin VAC Fly-in & Poetry & Music 01752-406660 26-Au 1 Oshkosh, Wi (N) EAA AirVenture National Fly-in & Display 30-Au 1 Old Buckenham Old Buck Air Show 31 Westonzoyland Scrumpy N Cheese Fly-in [PPR] 31-Au 1 Rufforth East LAA Vale of York Strut Fly-in & Meet the LAA Day 31-Au 1Fenland BAeA Aerobatics Competition 31-Au 1 Headcorn Fire Show 31-Au 7 Cowes Yacht Racing Cowes Week

AUGUST

1 Lundy Island Lundy Fly-in [PPR essential] 01752-406660/ 07805-805679 1 Old Warden Shuttleworth Air Show 4 Duxford Flying Day 7 Little Gransden BAeA Aerobatics Open Club Event 7 Compton Abbas Vintage Saturday Fly-in 7 East Kirkby LAHC Museum AirShow [adv booking] 7 Popham Classic Car Show & Vintage Fly-in 01256-397733 7-8 Popham Anglo-French Fly-in 01256-397733 7-8 Blackpool Sea Front Air Show 7-8 Purleigh nr Maldon Echoes of History Mil Vehicles & Air Show 7-8 Headcorn Combined Ops Show 8 Popham Motorcycle Magameet 01256-397733 8-15 Hosin (OK) FAI World Microlight Ch’ships 11 Duxford Flying Day 12-15 Eastbourne Airbourne Seafront Air Show 12-15 Ashton Court Bristol Balloon Fiesta 14 Old Warden Shuttleworth Flying Circus Drive-in Evening Air Show (See Notam Y002/2021) 14-15 Popham Microlight Trade Fair 01256-397733 14-15 Halfpenny Green Wings & Wheels Event [PPR-pre book] 14-15 Harrowbeer 80th Anniversary Event 01752-406660 19 Duxford Flying Day 19-20 Conington BAeA Aerobatics Spt & Int Nationals 19-22 Maribo (OY)Vintage Aerobatic World Ch’ships 20-22 Wels (OE) Rotax Engine Fly-in [pre-register] 21-22 Popham Model Air Show [closed to full-size aircraft] 01256-397733 21-22 Headcorn Southern Model Show 21-27 Breclav (OK) FAI European Aerobatic Ch’ships 26-27 Clacton Seafront Air Show 27-29 Silverstone Motorcycle Races MotoGP 28 Henstridge Vintage Wings & Wheels 01963-364231 28-29 Rhyl Sea Front Air Show 29 Little Gransden Air & Car Show

SEPTEMBER

2-5 Bournemouth Sea Front Air Show 3-5 Sywell LAA National Rally & Exhibition PPR-slots] 01280-846786 3-5 Chatsworth Country Fair inc Airshow 3-5 Foxlands Farm, Cosby Victory Show 4 Compton Abbas Vintage Saturday Fly-in 4-5 Old Warden Shuttleworth Vintage Weekend & Air Show (See Notam Y002/2021) 4-5 Leicester BAeA Aerobatics Competition 4-5 Popham STOL Competition 01256-397733 9 Guernsey Guernsey Air Show 9 Jersey Jersey Air Show 11 Abingdon Threshold Pre Airshow Dusk Photoshoot [Pre-book] 11 Bodmin LAA Cornwall Strut Fly-in 01752-406660 12 Abingdon Air & Country Show [pre book] 12 K2 Centre, Crawley Gatwick Air Enthusiasts Fair 01403-252628 17-19 Goodwood Revival Meeting 17-19 Fishburn PRBA Autumn Gold Balloon Meet 18 Headcorn LAA Kent Strut Fly-in and Meet the LAA Day [PPR] 18 Sutton Meadows Cambs MC Microlight Fly-in 18 Weston-Super-Mare Threshold Helicopter Museum Night Photoshoot [Pre-book] 18-19 Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show 18-19 Sywell Classic Pistons & Props Show

OCTOBER

2 Compton Abbas Vintage Saturday Fly-in 2-3 Old Warden Shuttleworth Race Weekend Air Show (See Notam Y002/2021) 9 Duxford Flying Day 17 Coventry Midland Air Museum Enthusiasts’ Fair 26 t.b.a. LAA 75th Anniv Inauguration of ULAA Event 31 Turweston Vintage Aircraft Club Allhallows Fly-in & AGM [PPR]

NOVEMBER

6 Compton Abbas Vintage Saturday Fly-in

DECEMBER

4 Compton Abbas Vintage Saturday Fly-in 11 Compton Abbas Xmas Fly-in