Events History

Date	Event	Notes
December 2009	2009 Christmas Caper	The now traditional Club Christmas tour this year will feature Ireland.This beautiful and enigmatic country with the same population as London, offers a significant challenge to the VFR pilot... Full details can be found in the Briefing Document.
25th November 2009	Channel Island Hopper	A pleasant trip between the islands, or is it something more? Land at Alderney to find out... Full details can be found in the Briefing Document.
21st October 2009	Solent Round Robin	Tea and buns all round as we visit no fewer than five airfields in the Solent area Full details can be found in the Briefing Document.
15th September 2009	Push-ups for Pilots 3: Opposing Pairs	The third installment of our popular push-ups series sees us starting from different places, and meeting our team mates coming the other way... Full details can be found in the Briefing Document.
21st July 2009	Bristol & Cardiff Round Robin	We often don't realise orappreciate the flying resources and ATC opportunities that areright on our doorstep So, staying close to home this month, we areembarking on a round-robin tour of our two biggest neighbours: Bristoland Cardiff. We'll be starting off from and returning to Gloucester and, well, you can read all about it in the Briefing Document.
June 2009	Northern Lights	We so thoroughly enjoyed ourChristmas trip to Norway, that we all agreed we'd like to go back andsee more... particularly when we could see where we were going! And so,now that the days are long and the nights are short, we are going to continue from Bodo, and see just how far North we can get... For full details see the Briefing Document.
19 May 2009	Pop In to Popham	We'll be leaving the Cix hangar atGloucester and flying to Popham. A popular grass airfield situated nextto the A303 road, near Basingstoke, Popham is a field to which CIXpilots return time and again, and this will be our fourth visit en masse, although the first time we've flown in from Gloucester. This is an ideal flight for the new or beginner pilot, with some challenges for the more experienced pilot too. For full details see the Briefing Document.
17 April 2009	Push-Ups for Pilots II: Biggin Hill	How good are your flying skills? When was the last time you performed asteep turn? Or a glide approach, or a power-off stall? We will set offfrom Biggin Hill for an evening of General Handling, with a navigation exercise and some circuits thrown in for good measure. To avoidcongestion in the circuit, pilots will be assigned to squadrons, andeach squadron will have a time slot for the circuit detail (nothingmore frustrating than fifteen people all wanting to fly a glide approach at the same time!) For full details see the Briefing Document.
20 March 2009	London Loop	We're back on home soil, with a tour of London's big four Link airports -- Stansted, Luton, Gatwick and City. Starting on the apron at Stansted, we'll fly to Luton, Gatwick and LondonCity, with a stop at each to gawp at the poor tourists being subjectedto inhumane "security" checks (remember to stay airside, or you couldfind yourself in the same boat!). Tea and medals will be served in the VIP lounge at City. For full details see the Briefing Document.
11 February 2009	Cix on the Costa	Francisco GarciaGarrido hasprepared for us a tour of the Costa Del Sol and the mountainssurrounding Malaga. This is a nice easy trip, and ideal fornewcomers. Spain is a very mountainous country, giving rise to step climbs and descents. Something less usual in flights over the flat British countryside. See Francisco's Briefing Document for full details.
16 January 2009	Tokyo Tour	Mark Brown hasprepared for us a luxury tour of Tokyo and the surrounding area. Sun, Sea, Sushi and Saki abound. Kimonos optional. See Mark's Briefing Document for full details.