Thanks David, I have updated the information below to include the Fylball ev
ent date of Saturday 7th May 2016.
Alan Burrill
> On 6 Apr 2016, at 15:14, davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk wrote:
> I am either getting past it or you have not included a date for the Flybal
l event. (Nor yet on the Brimpton site)Regards, David Joyce, GXSDJ
>> On 2016-04-06 14:52, dpy01 wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Posted on Behalf of Chris Wheeler at Brimpton Airfield
>>> Here are a couple of future events for your diaries this summer.
>>>> First is our annual Brimpton fly-in in aid of the Thames Valley and Chi
lterns Air Ambulance, which will be held on Sunday 5th June this year.
>>>>
>>>> As usual everyone is welcome and a Poster will be distributed soon.
>>>>
The Second event is the Flyball Event on the 7th May 2016 and Brimpton is on
e of the many small airfields taking part. Details below or on our website.
>>>> The Flyball event is a "getting to know you" event, from a totally new o
rganisation. You will all have heard of AOPA, LAA, BMAA and various other as
sociations representing pilots and aircraft owners, but until now, the small
er airfields which provide most of the facilities that many of you are likel
y to use regularly, have had no form of representative body. That has change
d with the emergence of the Airfield Operators Group (AOG) , which is intend
ed to give the likes of Brimpton, Popham, White Waltham and many others a vo
ice where one is needed. (Have you heard how many of our smaller airfields a
re under threat of closure?)
>>>>
>>>> Just to get more interaction between flying members of these airfields,
Mike Pearson, the new manager at Popham, developed the idea of the Flyball c
ompetition. Details of the first of what is hoped to become an annual event a
re on the attached flyer. The object is to collect as many numbered balls as
possible, from as many participating airfields as you can reach during the d
ay.
>>>>
>>>> Each ball will have a value, from 5 to 50.
>>>>
>>>> You can collect one from each visited airfield.
>>>>
>>>> The crew collecting the highest score during the day will be the compet
ition winner.
>>>>
>>>> No crew can start before 1000.
>>>>
>>>> It will be up to each crew to decide the route they take and order in w
hich they visit each airfield. Just a hint, but you will need careful initia
l route selection to try and collect a few high value balls, as their number
will be limited.
>>>>
>>>> Competition finishes at Popham at 1600, to be followed by a BBQ and pri
ze distribution.
>>>>
>>>> Weather permitting, this has the makings of something different, which w
ill offer a bit of a challenge, with chances to meet new people and possibly
to visit an airfield you haven't been to before.
>>>>
>>>> The participating airfields will be more than those indicated on the Fl
yer and I will have details of the full list before the day. Just a clue, bu
t the AOG has members from Land's End to Rochester and Lee on Solent to Manc
hester. Total of thirty two at the last count. (one in Ireland as well, but I
don't think they will participating in the is one!)
>>>>
>> Details for both events can be found on our website
>>
>> http://www.brimpton-airfield.co.uk/welcome
>>>> Happy flying
>>>>
>>>> Chris Wheeler.
>>>>
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