Breighton Aerodrome Classic
Car Rally - Sept 15/16th
As a result of the hot weather in the Summer, and not
taking the Jeep to Breighton, I decided I would come back for the classic car
rally weekend. I drove down on Friday 14th, taking a little over three hours
to do the 105 miles. After I set up camp, I had a wander around the airfield
for some pictures, taking in the gate guard which I haven't paid much
attention to before.
In addition to the classic car meet on Sunday 16th,
there were wing walking flights all weekend, on top of a PT-17 Stearman Kaydet.
The clouds began to break up as the sun was setting allowing some nice sunset
pictures.
The wing walking flights were almost constant all
weekend, with around 15 customers per day. Some people were waving constantly,
some shouting with excitement which could even be heard over the sound of the
loud radial engine!
Saturday morning was quite for other aviation but
things picked up around lunch with a number of visitors flying in plus some
flying of aircraft based at Breighton. Three helicopters flew in, joining the
currently non-airworthy Westland Wasp.
On Saturday early afternoon, I went for a short flight
with Ray in the Piper Super Cruiser G-BSYG. The new hangars stand out clearly
with their two tone roof panels, but they do create additional turbulence when
there's a cross wind.
Here's some of the other aircraft activity seen on
Saturday.
On Sunday morning, it started showery and the wind
picked up. It was more across the runway, making the wing walking flights more
challenging for the pilot. Around two dozen classic cars turned up putting on
a good show, and I parked the Jeep on the end of the row. Due to the cross
wind, there was less flying on Sunday, though some did fly.
After the last wing walking flight, I brought the Jeep
around to the PT-17 for some photos together.
Due to the dark nights approaching, I didn't drive
home on Sunday evening, but stayed until Monday morning. Later in the evening
on Sunday, with a clear sky; I took some long exposure pictures, catching some
aircraft and the Jeep with a starscape background. The security lights of the
nearby compound provided ample foreground illumination.
Camp was packed away on Monday morning after breakfast
and "Jessie" made the trip in exactly three hours without any
problems.
