Popham’s summer evening BBQs off to a flying start!
A regular favourite of many a Popham supporter, the evening fly-in on 23rd May kicked off the BBQ season with a bang. Despite the weather threatening to dampen our spirits in the days leading up to the event, on the day, it stayed dry, if a little blustery and chilly for those braving it without a jacket!
Attendance was excellent, with around 30 visiting aircraft, and many more enjoying a tasty meal from the café BBQ (Millie the dog included!)
We also had the pleasure of chatting to Fiona Macaskill over a burger – for those not already in the know, Fiona holds four world records from the World Air Sports Federation (FAI) for being the fastest female paraglider. On top of that, both Fiona and her husband Angus have been presented separately with FAI awards for setting world land speed records, and in 2020 set a Guinness World Record for landing on 71 airfields in 12 hours, averaging one airfield every 9 minutes!
Visiting aircraft included a Robin DR400, Binder-Aviatik CP301S, Aeronca 7BCM Champion, Grumman American AA-5B Tiger, Auster J-1 Kingsland, Pietenpol AirCamper, FLS Aerospace Sprint Club, Evektor-Aerotechnik EV-97 Eurostar, Denney Kitfox Mk.II, Piper PA-28-161 Cadet, Alpi Pioneer 400 and Extra 300S.
Join us for our next BBQ fly-in from 5pm on Thursday 19th June – all welcome, by air or road!
