I have obtained permission for 20 of us to visit RNAS Yeovilton.

This is purely a DRIVE IN and I will give active pilots priority mainly because of the ATC aspect.

Good news  - up to 30 people may attend and this event is open to all so please inundate me with your enthusiasm.

Plan:  Arrive in the car park at Yeovilton by 10:15 where we will be met and taken airside.  We will then see a DVD on the station, visit ATC, historic flight, another hangar (don't know the details of this) Lunch will be available and will cost £6 approx a head and I will need the numbers for catering. I'll also need your money as I'll be paying the bill!!  After lunch we should be visiting one of the squadrons but that is not yet confirmed.  Visit should finish by 15:00 which will give time to visit the museum also.

Please  let me know if you are interested, Clare

I have permission for six of us to visit Farnborough ATC on Wed 22nd October 2008 at 10:00. This is for active pilots only.

Please let me know if you're interested,

Clare

John Farley has accepted an invitation to talk on 'The story of Jet VSTOL development in the UK' at the IBM Hursley clubhouse on 24th November 2008 scheduled for 7pm with a 7:30pm start.

We will make a cover charge of 5 pounds to include mulled wine and minced pies so that we can hopefully cover costs.

We will be extending the invitation list to make sure we get a reasonable audience for John, please let me know if you would like to attend ( please also include any guest names ) by sending an email to: James Mason

If we need to limit final numbers then first come, first served!

Here is an offer to the IBM Flyers who are not themselves 'active pilots' anymore but who want to get airborne this summer.... It goes something like this:  You provide the excuse to go flying. i.e. name the place and the day for the IBM Fly-in you're interested in, say Cosford, Jersey or some such.  I will provide the aeroplane and flying services - you get front seat to the fly in with me, in a Cirrus out of Bournemouth/Blackbushe/Shoreham/Lee.  Other IBM Flyers get to join in with their aircraft too.

You don't have to organise anything in a heavyweight way. Keep it simple: name the place and the date, and provide a phone number for the other crews (to let you know on the day if they cancelled or not due weather). Booking in/ Passing on crew/aircraft  details to the RAF or whoever would be each crew's job, not yours.

Contact: Jon Butts by email  jon_butts@uk.ibm.com
Tel: 01962 815779  / 245779