A fantastic day out this Saturday!!!

whiskylima · Post by **whiskylima** » 04 Apr 2007, 19:12

Anyone with an interest in classic British aircraft should get along to Coventry Airport this Saturday, 7.4.07, when Air Atlantique are holding an open day. For only Â£10 you can take the hanger tour and see an amazing collection of classic aircraft from the 40's,50's and 60's plus a few more besides and get up close and personal. For Â£55 or Â£60 on the day you can have a pleasure flight in a Dakota, Twin Pioneer, Rapide or a Proctor(I think). You are unlikely to see a more varied collection of mostly working aircraft in any one place plus they are a nice set of people at Coventry! For further details visit their website at http://www.classicflight.com .
Incidentally, I have absolutely no connection with Air Atlantique other than as a satisfied visitor and this will be the third open day I will have been to. See you there! Phil.

delticbob · Post by **delticbob** » 04 Apr 2007, 21:31

As I think has been posted on another forum - might be here

somewhere, the Air Atlantique fleet are 'coming to an airport near you' later this year.

One of the DC 3's is doing pleasure flights from Doncaster http://www.egcn.co.uk/1185.htm from Thursday 26th April to Sunday 29th April.

I think the Rapide is doing similar trips from Sheffield either the week before or after this.

Bob

Tomliner · Post by **Tomliner** » 04 Apr 2007, 22:00

Already going.Let's hope the weather holds.ATB EricT

Post by **Trev Clark** » 04 Apr 2007, 22:20

I dont think we would mind them having the publicity

, this forum has had a long and happy relationship with the historic flight for years, I agree, if you can get there do it!

There is nothing better than realising what most of do on a PC for real! Say hello to my old friend the Prentice will you, she was the last classic I flew in last year, nothing but bloody Airbusses for me nowadays

Make sure you let a certain young man called Tom know are a forum member and have a chat, (I guess he is still working there?) he is one of our founder members.

Tom Everitt AFG · Post by **Tom Everitt AFG** » 05 Apr 2007, 00:33

Hi all,

I'm still there. Anyone from the forum make sure you come and say hello! I'll be looking after the apron all day so will be boarding and disembarking people.

As I mentioned on the other thread, we'll be running the DC-6 in addition to the Shackleton this year, and Iâ€™ve rather cunningly scheduled a Vampire currency flight for this Saturday so there will be a bit of Jet action too.

See you there!

Tom.

Nigel H-J · Post by **Nigel H-J** » 05 Apr 2007, 11:45

Gawd, I'm working. That'll teach me for forgetting to put the days into me diary. :sad:

One day Tom, in the words of Arnie....."I'll be back"!!!!

FlyTexas · Post by **FlyTexas** » 05 Apr 2007, 14:38

Let's see, Dallas/Ft. Worth International to JFK; JFK to Heathrow; Heathrow to...hmm, doesn't look like I'll be able to make it this year.

Sure sounds like a great event, though.

Brian

DispatchDragon · Post by **DispatchDragon** » 05 Apr 2007, 17:13

I feel the same way Brian - And Virgin goes out of LAS to Gatwick daily and I get freebies with them and still cant make it

Leif

Tweek · Post by **Tweek** » 05 Apr 2007, 18:43

It's even more frustrating living just 20 miles away and not being able to make it.

Still, hopefully I'll get to see the Meteor, Vampire, Venom and Canberra at Kemble this year.

airboatr · Post by **airboatr** » 05 Apr 2007, 23:09

............ damn Atlanic Ocean