Author Archives: Guy Westgate

The last day of Parham’s December aerobatics course was another cloudless day, but gusty westerly winds limited the flying and training conditions below 1500ft were difficult with some turbulence. Charles Donnelly joined the ranks of students to experience the MDM-1 … Continue reading →

The British Aerobatic Association (BAeA) have announced the dates of May 24-27th for the 2012 National Glider Aerobatic championships, to be held at Saltby in Lincolnshire. The competition will have competitors from 5 classes, from Beginners to Unlimited. The known … Continue reading →

The GliderFX team has had a busy autumn, taking the team assets on tour. We have lucked in with weather so far with 2 perfect weekends of blue skies despite some dreadful weather midweek. The autumn tour started with the … Continue reading →

Team member Ian Gallacher was invited to fly at Northern Ireland ‘s Portrush Airshow, representing the Ulster Gliding Club for the 3rd consecutive year. The airshow, celebrating its tenth anniversary attracts spectators by the thousand and is the only large … Continue reading →

The highly successful 2007 “Fly to the Past” event at Blenhiem Palace was finally repeated, just over the road at Kidlington, Oxford Airport. A capacity crowd of 10,000, many in period costume, enjoyed a wide range of display acts, many … Continue reading →

With 22 years of displays, Shoreham has carved a niche in the British air display calendar as one of the largest volunteer airshows with a winning combination of modern military, classic jets, vintage warbirds, aerobatics and display teams. Shoreham always … Continue reading →

The Bournemouth Air Festival is held along the coast, between the 2 Bournemouth piers. The first Festival in 2008 attracted 750,000 visitors and an estimated 1,344,000 people in 2009. The weather marred the show last year but did see the … Continue reading →

Southport airshow is very special to the team, as it showcases our flexibility to innovate and entertain from almost any location. Our planned trial lessons off the the Birkdale Sands fell foul of the weather on Friday, although there were … Continue reading →

RAF Cosford in partnership with the RAF Museum hosted the Large Model Associations 2011 Air Show and team member Ian Gallacher was on hand to fly the Fox. The LMA’s Cosford event is the biggest of its kind in the … Continue reading →

Paul Moslin and Guy Westagte finished the first week in July with a trip to Somerset for the very popular RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day. Crowds of close to 30,000 people gathered to see some unique flying acts and celebrate … Continue reading →