Forthcoming Events
Thursday
30th April 2009
"The Story of Jet VSTOL Development in the UK"
John Farley OBE AFC CEng
19:00 for 19:30 Start.
Come and meet one of Britains’ best known test pilots. John Farley spent 19
years contributing to the development of the Harrier, retiring as Chief Test
Pilot BAe Dunsfold.
John spent five years as Manager of Dunsfold, a further two as Special
Operations Manager at BAe Kingston and in 1990 became the first Western test
pilot to fly the MiG-29.
John will also be available to sign copies of his book “A View from the
Hover”.
Some copies will also be available for purchase.
£5 entry will be charged to cover cost of the venue and a donation to a local
children’s charity.
Venue
BAE Systems, Broad Oak Social Club in Portsmouth (the old Portsmouth airport
site) PO3 5PQ
Click here for a map.
The Social Club is 30 seconds walk from Hilsea Railway Station where most
trains in and out of Portsmouth stop. Hint: The Social Club Bar will be open!
For those approaching from the M27/A27 south down the Eastern Road, turn
right at 1st set of lights in to Anchorage Road, 2nd exit off the first
roundabout (effectively straight on), 1st exit off the 2nd roundabout (left turn
in to Williams Road), 3rd exit of the 3rd roundabout (right turn in to the
Airport Service Road).
Follow road round to the right and just past Hilsea Railway station you will
see a car park on the left. Use this. The BAe Social Club is on the opposite
side of the road..
Past Events
Thursday 2nd April 2009
Another interesting and important event for your diary
A presentation by Simon Davison, ATC Watch Manager from NATS Southampton
and others from his team on the topics:
ATSOCAS (Air Traffic Services Outside Controlled Airspace)
Flying Locally – Solent CTA and Airspace Infringements
Flying Around the London TMA and Airspace Infringements
19:00 for a 19:30 start. This is a good opportunity to get up to speed with
the recently implemented changes which replaced the old FIS, RIS and RAS with
Basic, Traffic, Deconfliction and Procedural services.
Thursday 19th March 2009
Aviation Speaker Evening
1900 for 1930 START
Sea Survival
John Rooney – Daedalus SAR (CHC Helicopters)
The epic account of British Airways flight BA009
Captain Eric Moody
“With unbelievable restraint,
Captain Eric Moody addressed British Airways flight 009 as his Boeing 747
drifted inexorably down towards the Indian Ocean. Displaying the stiff-upper-lip
spirit that built an empire, he uttered the words that are every air passenger's
worst nightmare: 'Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a
small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get
it under control. I trust you are not in too much distress.'”
Venue
BAE Systems, Broad Oak Social Club in Portsmouth (the old Portsmouth airport
site) PO3 5PQ
Click here for a map.
The Social Club is 30 seconds walk from Hilsea Railway Station where most
trains in and out of Portsmouth stop. Hint: The Social Club Bar will be open!
For those approaching from the M27/A27 south down the Eastern Road, turn
right at 1st set of lights in to Anchorage Road, 2nd exit off the first
roundabout (effectively straight on), 1st exit off the 2nd roundabout (left turn
in to Williams Road), 3rd exit of the 3rd roundabout (right turn in to the
Airport Service Road).
Follow road round to the right and just past Hilsea Railway station you will
see a car park on the left. Use this. The BAe Social Club is on the opposite
side of the road..
£3 entry will be charged to cover cost of the venue and a donation to a local
children’s charity.
