Filton airport closure date confirmed
Discussion
So are all the BAE staff who fly to Toulouse going to have to travel to Lulsgate?
The Post Office used to fly in and out too didn't they?
Knowing that land has huge value for housing etc you'll have to excuse my cynical head on this
Article mentions the air ambulance but plod will still be there too thank goodness. Some daft idea was to base them at Corsham
The Post Office used to fly in and out too didn't they?
Knowing that land has huge value for housing etc you'll have to excuse my cynical head on this
Article mentions the air ambulance but plod will still be there too thank goodness. Some daft idea was to base them at Corsham
Six Fiend said:
andylaurence said:
Now if we could organise a sprint on the airfield before it's demolished, that'd be great!
In aid of charity like the Wallace and Gromit Appeal(Children's Hospital)...Perhaps one last display from the local Spitfire (or has it already gone?)
miniman said:
Seriously...why is it appalling?The Spitfire is, I am led to believe, staying at Filton until early December after which she will be flown to her new home at Staverton.
No surprise that Filton is being closed - the lure of a big fat cheque from the property developers is too much to resist isn't it?
It's a great shame that Filton will go - another piece of the UK's aviation history soon to be lost forever.
What, I wonder, will happen to the Concorde that currently lives at Filton? She would be welcome I would imagine up here in Gloucester as the star exhibit at our forthcoming Jet Age Musuem.
No surprise that Filton is being closed - the lure of a big fat cheque from the property developers is too much to resist isn't it?
It's a great shame that Filton will go - another piece of the UK's aviation history soon to be lost forever.
What, I wonder, will happen to the Concorde that currently lives at Filton? She would be welcome I would imagine up here in Gloucester as the star exhibit at our forthcoming Jet Age Musuem.
GT03ROB said:
miniman said:
Seriously...why is it appalling?
Dilligaf10 said:
Six Fiend said:
andylaurence said:
Now if we could organise a sprint on the airfield before it's demolished, that'd be great!
In aid of charity like the Wallace and Gromit Appeal(Children's Hospital)...Perhaps one last display from the local Spitfire (or has it already gone?)
MudSkipper said:
Dilligaf10 said:
Six Fiend said:
andylaurence said:
Now if we could organise a sprint on the airfield before it's demolished, that'd be great!
In aid of charity like the Wallace and Gromit Appeal(Children's Hospital)...Perhaps one last display from the local Spitfire (or has it already gone?)
If you're planning some motorsport, then either a sprint or an autosolo would be a good bet. I'm sure Bristol Motor Club could help with running either, but we're probably too late for this year. Once it's closed and before the developers get in there is the best bet. If there's an event, I'll enter it...
We've submitted a few ideas for them to consider, so we'll just wait and see if we can get the go-ahead or not.
I've tried on and off for years trying to get them to agree to something, but have always been rejected as it's a working airfield. Would be a shame not to make use of it before it gets turned into housing or what ever they now have planned for it.
I've tried on and off for years trying to get them to agree to something, but have always been rejected as it's a working airfield. Would be a shame not to make use of it before it gets turned into housing or what ever they now have planned for it.
LordBretSinclair said:
So you guys:-
a) use Filton regularly and
b) live somewhere other than a house?
If the answer is yes to both questions then I can see why you seem so upset - otherwise
The problem lies with Bradley Stoke estate, which should never have been built. Filton could/should have been the major regional airport and transport hub:a) use Filton regularly and
b) live somewhere other than a house?
If the answer is yes to both questions then I can see why you seem so upset - otherwise
1 It's literally right on a railway line.
2 It's right next to the M5 and M4.
3 It has one of the longest runways in the country.
4 Aircraft would be taking off (into the prevailing wind) over the Severn Estuary.
etc.
Instead, the local authority deemed it more sensible to develop Lulsgate which:
1 Is on top of a hill, in a location chosen for the training of pilots in landing in foggy/difficult conditions
2 Is miles away from any railway line
3 Is miles away from any motorway
4 Is miles away from Bristol
5 Cannot be extended.
Yertis said:
The problem lies with Bradley Stoke estate, which should never have been built. Filton could/should have been the major regional airport and transport hub:
1 It's literally right on a railway line.
2 It's right next to the M5 and M4.
3 It has one of the longest runways in the country.
4 Aircraft would be taking off (into the prevailing wind) over the Severn Estuary.
etc.
Instead, the local authority deemed it more sensible to develop Lulsgate which:
1 Is on top of a hill, in a location chosen for the training of pilots in landing in foggy/difficult conditions
2 Is miles away from any railway line
3 Is miles away from any motorway
4 Is miles away from Bristol
5 Cannot be extended.
Brett has a point, none of the above answers the question he posted .1 It's literally right on a railway line.
2 It's right next to the M5 and M4.
3 It has one of the longest runways in the country.
4 Aircraft would be taking off (into the prevailing wind) over the Severn Estuary.
etc.
Instead, the local authority deemed it more sensible to develop Lulsgate which:
1 Is on top of a hill, in a location chosen for the training of pilots in landing in foggy/difficult conditions
2 Is miles away from any railway line
3 Is miles away from any motorway
4 Is miles away from Bristol
5 Cannot be extended.
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