Bumpy Meadows Flying Club

Flight of the earls 2009 planning page

This page is set up to assist each crew to organise the trip to Popham in May 2009. It is by no means a definitive guide or plan, rather a central location to get what information you should need. Each crew is ENTIRELY RESPONSIBLE for their own flight planning, for filing GAR and filling FP's, please do not assume that it is done for you, it won't be !. We will attempt to have pre paid fuel at our stop off points, to this end each crew will be required to send off some money and I will send it to Robin at Glassonby and to Barbara at Pound Green, that way they do not have to use their own money to buy fuel for us ! Any questions? call me on 087 2547730.

The trip is in the planning stage and each crew should have the following;

1x 1:500000 Northern United Kingdom Map, available HERE
1x 1:500000 Southern United Kingdom Map, available HERE

A UK flight guide is an important addition and cam be found on different sites, one of the cheapest place to buy one is e-bay this will probably be the 2008 edition but is 100% OK, or you can buy the latest one HERE.

Flight Plan, filled out accordingly, available HERE. This needs to be faxed to Aldrogrove on (028) 94422388 (048 from R.O.I) on the Thursday before the trip & clearly marked at the top for activation on the Friday, we will decide the departure time in future updates so we can try and file at times that suit everyone..

GAR (General Aviation Report) available HERE, again it needs to be faxed to Belfast on (028) 90901242 (048 from R.O.I) & to Dumfries & Galloway Police on 01776 704066 (00441776 704066 from Republic of Ireland) on the Thursday to permit special branch to authorize clearances. Remember you need to carry your passport also on this trip.

A list of required Frequencies & squawks, available HERE, please print off and carry with you.

A guide to the low level Manchester corridor, available HERE, please print off and read, **note** max ceiling is now 1300ft Manchester QNH and not 1250 as stated on the guide.

Guide to the airfields we propose to visit can be found HERE.

GUIDELINES:
Sun 26/Mon 27th April: Fill in and FAX off your GAR Form dated for Friday 1st May to Dumfries & Galloway Police. Fill in and FAX off your GAR Form dated for Sunday 3rd May to the Northern Ireland Police. Points of departure are Private Airfield Tandragee to Glassonby & visa versa. Time of departure Friday 10:00 zulu (11:00 local) & 14:30 zulu return on the 3rd.
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Tues 28th: Get together gear for trip, it should consist of some or all of the following;
All Aircraft Documents inc Flight Plan & GAR forms
Engine oil
Tie downs & rope
Fuel funnel & jug
Reversible screwdriver & basic spanners
Hi Viz jackets
Lifejackets
Sunglasses
Flight Guides, freq list, e.t.c
1:500,000 North & South UK maps
Rulers & markers (and a petrol rag !)
Tent
Sleeping Bags
Insulation Mats and pillow
Flashlight
Some food and water
Cooking gear
Overnight Bag
Anything else you deem necessary !
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Wed 29th: Pack aircraft and perform necessary walk around checks, fill with fuel, leave ready.
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Thursday 30th: Fax off flightplan to Aldrogrove for the trip to Glassonby from Tandragee on the 1st, Depart at 10:00 zulu. File for return trip from Glassonby to Kernan for Sunday 14:30 zulu.
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1st May: All interested parties please be at Kernan at 10:00am at the latest, departure at 11:00 local.

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