Hangar Talk I can only liken the feeling in the week following Flying Legends to climbing the steepest and highest mountain; (months in the planning and weeks in the execution) only to throw yourself off at the top once you reach the summit, such is the anti-climax post FL. This years FL brought us some extra challenges that we took …
The Fighter Collection in May 2016 -The Corsair
Our Corsair at the Duxford May Airshow this weekend, first in a series of slideshows of Fighter Collection aircraft at the show. [slideshow_deploy id=’15688′] The Corsair is planned to be displaying at Flying Legends 2016 – there is still time to book your tickets online HERE
August News and Wallpaper Downloads
Nearly a month since Flying Legends 2015 , this months wallpaper is something unique to Flying Legends 2015 , our Hawk 75 & P-36C tucked in close! Elsewhere we are getting back to normal, whatever that is! The online shop is back after a break for Flying Legends and stocktaking. A change we have made for Friends of TFC, if …
The day after yesterday
With all our efforts for the last few months focused on a certain weekend in July (Flying Legends) the morning after is somewhat of an anticlimax and leaves one thinking what on earth do we do now …..? Well the first thing to do is to thank everybody for their time and contribution (our volunteers not only give up their …
Another Sunny Day in July
‘Hot off the press’ – CAA Surveyor has issued the full Permit to Fly for G-CIIO which now makes it officially the one and only certified P-40C in Europe….. Grateful thanks to Mike and Neil (and all at GA Unit), not forgetting Dave and John at ACRO Aeronautical Services for making this possible. Oh and we flew a few aircraft …
News from the hangar
Our chief engineer has found a gap in his schedule to update everyone on where we are with aeroplanes. “With the ‘Tea’ things washed up (giving away my northern roots here) it was time for a strong coffee and think about a hangar update……! This weekend has seen us busy completing the shakedown flights and test flying of the Curtiss …
Just another sunny day in July
No less than three flights from the P-40C (Sunshine and Silver aeroplanes, yes), then one from Miss Velma. The American team have arrived and wisely stayed in the hangar (and shade) while they put the P-36 together
What’s in the box?
Thursday 25th June , Duxford Airfield: More to follow.
June Desktop
Well another month another desktop! In this month’s image we have highlighted the advance ticket deadlines for Flying Legends 2015 – technology eh?
A rather special film
As you would expect we receive a lot of brilliant photos and videos and often we share these on our diary page. Today we received something extra special. It is on YouTube and was made last week at Flying Legends: Thanks to s Jesper Rådegård from Sweden. http://youtu.be/aGFPNZxPr4A Enjoy. We have also made available a link to our photos for …