What’s happening this month
UK & IRELAND
Until May Fresh Air – a New Perspective on Aviation Art RAF Museum, Hendon, London NW9 5LL. Free entry. rafmuseum.org.uk
2 Flying Club Fly-In Compton Abbas, Wiltshire. comptonabbasairfield.co.uk
2 Indoor Aeroboot Table Top Sale Newark Air Museum, Nottinghamshire. 01636 707170. newarkairmuseum.org
3 Vintage Sunday Fly-In Old Sarum, Wiltshire. PPR essential. Free landings for pre-1965 aircraft. oldsarumairfield.co.uk
3 Goodwood Breakfast Club Tax-Free Sunday Goodwood Aerodrome, West Sussex. Gathering of pre-1975 classic cars and modern eco-friendly vehicles, and celebration of sixty years of the Chevrolet Corvette and fifty years of the Mini Cooper S and Lotus Cortina. 0800-1200. goodwood.com/breakfastclub
7 GASCo/CAA General Aviation Safety Evening Cambridge Gliding Centre, Little Gransden, Bedfordshire. Tel: 07801 398714. Email: crs@plextek.com
9 DH Moth Club Moth Forum Camp Theatre, RAF Henlow, Bedfordshire. Registration essential on tel: 01442 862077 or at dhmothclub.co.uk
10 Helicopter Museum Open Cockpit Day The Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Tel: 01934 635227. helicoptermuseum.co.uk
10 Café Debut Drop-In Breighton, Selby, Yorkshire. realaero.com
13 The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight London Society of Air-Britain lecture by Sqn Ldr Stuart Reid, retired BBMF Lancaster captain. Victory Services Club, 63-79 Seymour Street, London W2. Doors open 7pm. Email: james.dale@tesco.net air-britain.com
14 GASCo/CAA General Aviation Safety Evening Devon LAA Strut, The Ley Arms, Kenn, Exeter, Devon. Tel: 07776 075996. Email: sb.robson@tiscali.co.uk
16 British Aerobatic Association Judging School White Waltham, Berkshire. aerobatics.org.uk/events-info.htm
16 Luton Aircraft Enthusiasts’ Fair Vauxhall Recreation Club, Gipsy Lane, Luton, Bedfordshire. aircraftenthusiastfair.co.uk
16 Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre Special Access Photography Event East Kirkby, Lincolnshire. lincsaviation.co.uk
17 Vintage Aircraft Club Spring Rally Turweston, Northamptonshire. PPR via mobile on the day 07731 991545. vintageaircraftclub.org.uk
17 The Shuttleworth Collection Scale Models Exhibition Day Old Warden, Bedfordshire. PPR essential on 01767 627927. shuttleworth.org
17 Light Aircraft Association and Homebuilt Spring Extravaganza Old Buckenham, Norfolk. oldbuck.com
18 GASCo/CAA General Aviation Safety Evening Glasgow Flying Club, Walkinshaw Road, Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland. Tel: 0141 889 4565 or 07887 970636. Email: rupertblack@btinternet.com
19 GASCo/CAA General Aviation Safety Evening Tipsy Nipper Restaurant, Fife Airport, Glenrothes, Scotland. Tel: 01592 610436. Email: julia.grant@fifeairport.co.uk
19-21 Business Airport World Expo Farnborough, Hampshire. Tel: 01306 743744. businessairportworldexpo.com
20 GASCo/CAA General Aviation Safety Evening Scottish Flying Club, Bowfield Hotel and Country Club, Howwood, Renfrewshire. Tel: 01505 705264 or 07712 866413. Email: fergusmccann@yahoo.com
21 GASCo/CAA General Aviation Safety Evening Café St Angelo, Enniskellen Airport, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Tel: 028 6632 9000 or 07712 618485. Email: noel@enniskillen-airport.co.uk
23 British Aerobatic Association Icicle Trophy Competition Sandtoft, Yorkshire. aerobatics.org.uk/events-info.htm
23-24 British Aerobatic Association Dan Smith Trophy Competition London Gliding Club, Dunstable, Bedfordshire aerobatics.org.uk/events-info.htm
28 Test Flying the EH101 Merlin Helicopter. Society of Friends of the Fleet Air Arm Museum Lecture by Cdr Colin Hague, OBE, RN Ret’d FAAM Auditorium, RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset. Starts 7.30 p.m. Tel: 01935 822143.
29 Classic Air Force Collection Opening Day St Mawgan, Cornwall. classicairforce.com
30 General Fly-In, Spotters & Children’s Open Day Fenland, Lincolnshire. fenlandairfield.co.uk
30-1 April Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre Cockpit Day 2013 East Kirkby, Lincolnshire. lincsaviation.co.uk
31 Helicopter Museum Open Cockpit Day The Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Tel: 01934 635227. helicoptermuseum.co.uk
31 The Shuttleworth Collection Classic Vehicle Show and Autojumble Old Warden, Bedfordshire. PPR essential on 01767 627927. shuttleworth.org
31-1 April Easter Wings & Wheels Fly-In, Enginefest and Aerojumble Wolverhampton (Halfpenny Green) Airport. wolverhamptonairport.co.uk
OVERSEAS
3 Fundación Infante de Orleans Flying Day Cuatro Vientos, Madrid, Spain. fio.es
4-7 Heli-Expo 2013 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. rotor.com
5-7 Abu Dhabi Air Expo General Aviation Exhibition Al Bateen Executive Airport, Abu Dhabi. adairexpo.com
9 MCAS Yuma Airshow Yuma, California, USA. yumaairshow.com
14-16 24th Annual Women in Aviation Conference Gaylord Opryland Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. wai.org/13conference
16 NAF El Centro Air Show El Centro, California, USA. navylifesw.com/elcentroairshow/
16-17 Thunder in the Valley Air Show Columbus Airport, Georgia, USA. thunderinthevalleyairshow.com
19-12 Asian Aerospace 2013 Hong Kong. reedexpo.com
22-24 TICO 2013 Valiant Air Command Warbirds Airshow Titusville, Florida, USA. vacwarbirds.org
23-24 Florida International Air Show Punta Gorda Airport, Florida, USA. floridaairshow.com
26-30 LIMA ‘13 International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition Langkawi, Malaysia. lima.com.my
29-31 Classic Fighters Airshow Blenheim-Omaka, Marlborough, New Zealand. classicfighters.co.nz
