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Stripping For Summer A tour of England's farm strips |
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Swanborough Farm |
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 Swanborough
Farm N5051.00 W00000.00 (i.e. on the Greenwich Meridian) Location 2nm south of Lewes and 5nm NE of Brighton Marina Elevation 10ft amsl Runways Grass 24 / 06 520 M x 25 M Upslope at Western end. Circuits 800' AGL Avoid villages. Windsock To the south side of the 24 threshold There is a large lake to the East. Fly due S of Lewes Castle. |
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Clipgate Farm |
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Gate Farm N5111.00 W00110.00Location 2 miles SW of Aylesham and 5 miles 145 deg from Canterbury Elevation 400ft amsl Runways Grass 03 / 21 460 M x 305 M Circuits 800' AGL Avoid villages and the area to the SE. Windsock Half way along the runway on the NW side. There are two motocross tracks 1/2 miles NNW, visible on the hillside |
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Boones Farm |
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 Boones
Farm N5154.00 E00035.00Location 3 miles SW of Halstead and 2 miles NE of Braintree. Elevation 270ft amsl Runways Grass 04 / 22 738 M x46 M (New runway, dip in centre). Wild deer occasionally. Power lines 460m from threshold 22 Circuits At 1000' to the SE. Never circuit to the NW, due to 305' Radio Mast Do not overfly houses adjacent to both approaches. Avoid village to NW. Windsock On North side of the strip. Strip is East of the small village, next to a small wood. |
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| Pictures: Tim Arnot, Tony Driver | |||
| Page updated 29/01/08 | |||