Civilian Aviation

One of my regular trips out is to Sleap Aerodrome in Shropshire, here is a selection of images taken at Sleap

1,

Pitts Special S2.E by Dan Kemsley, on Flickr

2,

Tipsy Nipper by Dan Kemsley, on Flickr

3,

EC-120B by Dan Kemsley, on Flickr

4,

EC-120B by Dan Kemsley, on Flickr

5,

Yak 11 G-BTUB by Dan Kemsley, on Flickr

6,

Slingsby Firefly "Avalanche" by Dan Kemsley, on Flickr

7,

Sleap Aerodrome by Dan Kemsley, on Flickr

8,

AT-6D Harvard III 14863 by Dan Kemsley, on Flickr

9,

1967 Luscombe by Dan Kemsley, on Flickr

10,

Cessna Skylane 182 by Dan Kemsley, on Flickr

Cheers For Looking

Great shots Dan, welcome to CA.

Nice selection, thanks for sharing.

Great shots Dan. The Harvard is beautiful.

What's access like at the aerodrome? Was thinking of a trip down there soon.

Regards

Rich

marpleman wrote:Great shots Dan. The Harvard is beautiful.

What's access like at the aerodrome? Was thinking of a trip down there soon.

Regards

Rich

Hi Rich,
The aerodrome is friendly with a good cafe and viewing area

Cheers Dan, thanks for the info

Rich

Hi Dan whens best to go and where do you ask for access?

Cheers apache123

That EC 120 is rather nice. The Yak is well caught but great all round post.
Stan

Hi all dont believe all you read. Visited sleap today and was rebuffed about getting to go round hangars. Also sent email 4 days prior to visit and no response so i guess its just a field for the chosen few and dont visit with any hopes of doing much.

Regards

Apache123

Sorry to hear you had a bad
experience, when we go to the airfield it took us ages to get to have a look around hangars etc but as my friend isalso close friends with some of the members there it does make it easier to get access! We are also due to be none flying members too which gives us accessto the airfield as a whole because it covers us in their insurance! Sleap airfield is a friendly aerodrome and have rules to follow

Its not like i turned up being funny. I asked in the control reception cabin and was refused. I wasnt wanting to be let on the field without an escort as i understand they have insurance etc but its like there not trying to get people involved which isnt going to help get new potential spotters or people through there restaurant door or to the aero club for that matter. Im an aviation enthusiast and take pride in seeing and taking pics of old and new airframes. Theres afew that spoil it for the good ones but dont see why we most of us are shunned from some airfields not others. Im closing id not recommend it for spotters unless you know some people that go there to fly etc

Regards

Apache123

The majority of the time we stay public side of the red fence, slowly and surely we do get airside with an escort!