PFA Rally  
     

On Sunday 23rd June, the weather was looking pretty glorious so I decided to get on the bike and motor on up to Cranfield and have a look at the PFA Rally.

On the whole, for someone who has never been to one of these events, it was very impressive. I think, however, that I would have gotten a lot more out of it if I had managed to arrange to go with a group of people I know as I felt a little lost amidst it all.

One highlight was bumping into Neil Bordessa again. He was at Ormond Beach doing things like multi and seaplane ratings when I was getting my PPL. It was great to catch up and I also got to see the now infamous Chipmunk.

Here are a few piccies I took while wandering around:

A very big biplane thing.
One of a gaggle of Europas just about to depart if the spotters would kindly move off the taxiway, thank-you very much.
A Rutan Long-Ez according to G-INFO. Suitably different, I thought.
EAA biplane, apparantly. I'm none the wiser myself, but a smart craft.
And a tiny little biplane (Pitts Special - yes, I read it on the fin ;-).
A cluster of Tipsy Nippers(?).
Pietenpol Aircamper (from G-INFO).
Sean Hunt (Neil Bordessa's co-pilot for the day) prepares for departure in the Chipmunk.
The prop swings into life and they're off to visit a few more strips on the way home.


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