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With the vintage aerobatic competition being
held on the Friday and Saturday, we set off for Breighton around lunch time on
Thursday, so we could get set up before it all began. The competitors had
already arrived, as Thursday was a practice day. On Friday, I parked the Jeep
up beside the gate guardian, and spent the day walking miles up and down the
flightline taking photos. A couple of other Jeeps turned up on Friday, I'm
guessing from the Yorkshire MVT. Neither appeared to be Jeeps that had
attended the "G - George" day the previous month. |
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There were several different schedules to fly, depending on experience and ability of the aircraft. While the schedules contained more manoeuvres than the title suggests, they were "Looping the Loop", "Dancing the Cloverleaf", "Rolling the Circle" and a freestyle "The Performance Solo". The three preset schedules are shown below in pictogram form. |
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"Looping the Loop" 
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"Dancing the Cloverleaf"
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"Rolling the Circle"
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Each competitor flew two flights per day and a break around lunch time. Amongst this were the visitors and Breighton based aircraft, coming and going, so there was always plenty to see going on. |
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Towards the end of Friday, Stuart took the Miles Gemini twin for a spin around the airfield, beating up the airfield with a series of passes and wingovers, which looked great in the early evening light ( last picture ). |
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On Friday evening, Patrick turned up with his Jeep and on Saturday, a number of classic cars joined the vehicle display. Day two ran as fast paced as the first, with one competitor flying a routine, one climbing to height and another preparing on the ground. |
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More pictures of the competitors. Entries came from the UK, Germany, Poland, Czechia, Austria and Belgium. |
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My Jeep on the left and Patrick's on the right, along with the Breighton Gate Guardian. |
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At the end of Saturday, the two Jeeps moved to the apron for the hangar party and prize giving ceremony. As usual, the setting sun gave a great backdrop for some pictures. A number of Jeep rides were given to Breighton and visiting pilots. |
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The last pictures are of the trophies, judges and competitors, the hangar party and sun set behind two of the Jungmeisters.
The competition winners are: |
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