Everything is now in place for the 2010 European Luscombe and Friends Rally, to be held at Oaksey Park airfield on the 6th-8th August.

Click here for Oaksey Park details

Oaksey Park Frequency – 132.225

Please state on first contact whether you wish to attempt the spot landing on arrival.

PPR is not required (except for non-radio aircraft). Lyneham, Brize and Kemble will be informed and ready to help lots of Luscombes find their way into Oaksey over the weekend! All the info you require regarding the airfield should be available on the above link or at Oaksey Park’s wesite, www.oakseyairfield.supanet.com. Please avoid the noise sensitive areas shown on the map, and remember the threshold is displaced on Rwy 22.

As with last year, you are invited to arrive any time on the Friday for the fun and games to begin, and we will be having dinner in the Wheatsheaf Inn, a short walk from the airfield, after a few beers in the clubhouse. Saturday night will be a ‘curry night’, with plenty of Lusty Luscombe Ale to wash it down with! The event will then wind down by around 11am on Sunday 8th, anyone arriving after this time will simply be visiting Oaksey Park airfield.

A single landing fee of £8 will entitle you to unlimited landings over the whole weekend, so you can come and go as much as you like. We have tried to keep the cost this year as low as possible, as we are all feeling the pinch financially at the moment. I think you will agree that, at £7 for a curry on the Saturday night and £5 for a cooked breakfast, this event is excellent value for money!

Once again, we will be holding a spot landing competition, with a shield for the winner. Two attempts will be allowed (on arrival if you wish – I suggest arriving overhead to have a look first), just let the radio operator know that you wish to attempt it so we can make sure the judges are ready. There will also be a shield for the Best Luscombe, so you’d better get polishing your lovely aircraft

We’ve prepared lots of games for you, including rounders, Jenga, and a collection of very silly board games. We’re looking forward to everyone getting involved and having a good time – helped of course by the odd pint of Lusty Luscombe Ale, along with bottled beer and wine, which will be available on both Friday and Saturday evenings.

Should you wish to phone ahead to check weather, runway in use or any other info on the day, you can contact me on 07968 980624.

We’re very grateful to Brian and Evelyn Austen, Oasksey’s owners, for allowing us the freedom of this lovely airfield for the weekend. All profits will go to Oaksey parish and All Saints Church. Let’s see if we can make this year’s Rally even bigger and better than last year’s, despite the difficult economic times. Who knows, we might even hit 30 Luscombes?! The weather’s been ordered, and all is in place, so all that remains is to hope that lots of you can make it and have a very enjoyable and relaxing weekend with us!

Safe flying,

Nige Barratt.