Chris

I think your comments about Caunton, Notts should be upgraded - they might prevent some hassle.

The airfield operator was downright rude when I contacted him but after some decidedly unfriendly e-mails it became banter and I have now got an in with him.  He left me feeling very angry, something that takes a lot of doing.

He will be abusive and threaten visitors and will not allow them in even if they try to arrange beforehand. This happened to me and I could cheerfully have hit him.  I have now managed to get in simply as he needed some photos doing. He was less than polite even though I was there by invitation. An unannounced Air Britain trip with about a dozen turning up was the straw that broke the camel's back - they had asked, been told it was not convenient yet still turned up.

However, the hangars are adjacent to and a part of an active pig farm where disease prevention measures are always in place and it is part of his arrangement with the farmer/landowner to restrict visitors to users.

There were well top side of 30 residents, mainly flex-wings, present last Sunday.

 

Hougham, rather suspicious of visitors.   First visit they turned me away but asked my name. (I am a fairly well known photographer of GA)  Tried again and they had checked me out and had gone from one extreme to the other.

 

Darlton....very friendly, weekends and bank holidays only.  Unlikely to see anything in hangar and locked gate from road at other times.  3 gliders and one motor glider present on my visit but 20+ trailered gliders present

 

Widmerpool, Notts.   There were actually two strips but I was told last week that both have been ploughed up and I drove past South Lodge on the A46 last week and it certainly looked like it had.

 

Not found it yet but there is a strip near Six Hills, North of Leicester and apparently close to the A46, six residents

 

Mick Bajcar

 

Nottingham