10 STUNNING grass strips ANYONE can visit.
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
- NEED SOME INSPIRATION FOR THIS SEASONS FLYING DESTINATIONS? Look no further here you will find my comprehensive list of some of the most outstanding grass strips here in southern England.
Just because my channel name is Short Field doesn't mean I don't visit longer strips and this time I've got 10 stunning hidden gems for you and being that bit longer anyone can and MUST visit this year.
With full airstrip details and approach videos you can get a feel for the area and strip layout before you visit.
This time we visit:
2:17 Ranksborough Farm
4:02 Blooms Farm
5:45 West Tisted
6:48 Ringstead
8:21 Shackelwell
9:41 Draycot
11:24 The Firs Farm
12:39 Brimpton
13:55 Farway Common
15:55 Saltby
Also if you are into Microsoft flight simulator they're all on there (even if not listed) and it's great fun trying to land on them in the sim, so, why not give them a go?
My name is Terry Kent and I am a General Aviation PPL private pilot operating out of North Weald EGSX about 12 miles to the north east of London in the UK. Short Field is my channel focused on the lighter side of General Aviation including flight and airfield reviews, equipment unboxing and review plus all things private pilot related. I use various cameras to record my videos including GoPro and Insta 360 and stills and edit them in Adobe Premiere Pro, I am an animator as well and often use animations to describe situations more clearly I use Blender and Adobe After Effects for these. I always attempt to post my videos in the highest possible quality, normally 4k.
I fly a 2011 Pipersport two seat single engine aircraft that is also known as the PS28 or SportCruiser in the USA (America) it is know under the FAA as an LSA or Light Sport Aircraft and can be flown on a very basic license. In the UK it is a Part 21 airplane which requires a full licence but it's generally cheap to run, affordable maintenance and great value for money. It cruises at 100 to 105 knots and has superb short take off and landing or STOL capabilities. I visit farm strips, back country and short airfields, some of them dangerous and I try not to crash :-), as well as international airports and try to learn something new every time I fly.
#backcountryflying #generalaviation #pilotlife
I fly VFR and IFR as well as visual and instrument approaches.
My videos may give helpful information to pilots but please remember these are just for entertainment, I am not an instructor nor should anything shown in my videos be used for real world aviation, also the airfields I visit may have totally changed or even closed since the making of the video so always consult the latest information for your country.
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Definitely some abbreviations we don’t use here in the video. Eg sep single engine piston?
Hey Glenn, I actually forget to include the abbreviations at the beginning so really sorry, SEP you are correct, Single Engine Piston, PPR is Prior Permission Required most of the airfields in the UK require you to call up first and we use PPR to indicate that. MATZ is Military Military Aerodrome Traffic Zone same as ATZ or Aerodrome Traffic Zone at a civvy airfield except the dimensions are different. I think that's all there is in this video but I'll pin your comment for others. Thanks buddy.
Brilliant video. I'm a PPL student, coming to the end of my training, and these strips are really tempting. While some of your videos make me think "nah, not in this lifetime", this one gives me faith that not all farm strips are likely to result in unpleasant outcomes for an inexperienced pilot! 😂
That's brilliant, the intention with this video was to show there are plenty of longer strips around. Good luck with the training and all the very best Terry
Great videos and I like your relaxed narration style. Try Devizes Urcfont: 800 metres, smooth grass strip on the edge of Salisbury Plain ridge hill line. Lovely airstrip and farm shop within 15 minute walk. Pretty part of the world
ayyy shacklewell! nice to see it on the list, started learning to fly here! first solo too :D
Yeah, new video from Terry. Just want I needed on a grey, cold, rainy day! Thanks!
Cheers Vince.
Another great one in the south is Compton Abbas airfield. It is a small grass field on top of a hill, ~2 miles to the east of Compton Abbas. Beautiful approach, and a little café. Never really busy either.
Cool, thanks
Hi Terry - Great video .... as always. Lots of useful information... especially about the pubs 😅 Cheers fir doing it Buddy
Yes maybe I should make a proper national airfield pub guide :-)
Considered me inspired - thanks for sharing!
A really informative video - definitely worthy of consideration in 2023! Many thanks
Cheers Pat
Another great video Terry, mmm some I haven’t done here so on my list for 2023. Keep those videos coming, really enjoy them.
Cheers Dave, really, I bet there wasn't many you've not been too? Talk soon mate.
Terry, as ever a great video, please don't change your personable style...I've 6 new strips to do in 2023, with a pre-brief on pubs! I notice Phil, Di and myself feature in the "friendly Draycot". Nice😀
I hope you're not going to charge me a copyright fee, maybe I should have blurred you out Pete 😄 Thank you for your really kind comment as well. Catch up soon.
@@ShortField Happy to feature😀. Yes looking forward to catching up, last couple of months weather behind us I hope?
Great episode, looking forward to the next one!
Thank you.
Great video, and very inspiring for the summer!
Thank you
Thanks Terry - Great video as usual. I’ve visited 3 of those but the others are now on my list for early 2023. Look forward to meeting up along the way this year. Cheers Trevor
Cheers Trev.
Great report.
Well done.
A couple of happy memories within your 10 selected.
Thank you
Great video as usual Terry ... I will definitely be making a point of visiting one or two of these, this year.
Cheers Chris.
Thanks Terry, good to know theres plenty of strips that accommodate sep. Need to visit some i think!!
Thank you for the watch and kind comment Robin.
Excellent well done. Keep then coming.
Thanks Peter
Lots of great places to visit there Terry, I’ve been to 4 of the 10 already, so you’ve given me ideas of some new ones to try out
Thanks Geoffrey.
Love these top ten videos Terry, thank you.👍✌️😊😊
Some of the grass strips I flew into with dad were very basic and very hairy - and that was pre internet days and some didn't even have a windsock - all very seat of the pants🤔😄😄👍✌️😳
I like the look of Rutland, my ancient ancestors held sway there for awhile😄, I wouldn't mind exploring there one day🤔✌️👍😊
I know Draycott well, dad was based there for several years and was friends with Fred (the original owner) when his boss used to fly in there (mid to late 1960s). Used to be a very basic but fun set up - a few stories to tell😄 There's a farm strip across the road too. Back in the day from Draycott to Thruxton all MATZ and "not above 1000'-1500' '' We used to fly from Lechlade too in a similar vein - Eg three or so fields from RAF (USAF) Fairford.
At Draycott there used to be a X Wind Rwy (although I've never used it). And yes that dip caught a fair few out - especially those that needed all of the rwy Eg twins etc.😳😄😄 We landed back one day to see funny marks in the crops, someone had ground looped a taildragger 😳 We landed back another time and in broad daylight a crop glyph of the Tree of Life had appeared within 1.5 hours, it was massive! ⚡😱👽🛸
As always, thank you for your kind comments. You also always have a great contribution to make with your insightful comments which are always greatly received.
@@ShortField Thanks Terry, just as long as I'm not being a boring old f@rt😳😄😄😇 I think that the last time we flew from Draycott was 1998, even that is a long time ago now🤔😕
I echo all these wonderful comments, must have taken you an age to compile all that footage. Love it! Nice to see our motor feature at West Tisted too! Thanks for sharing and look forward to the next installment!
Thanks Rich really appreciate the watch and very kind comment.
Fabulous episode. It’s made me want to visit all of these 😂! I’ve got some serious flying to do this season!
Thanks Nick appreciate the watch and comment buddy.
Great video, I love to get out and about, most of my flying is for getting to places you wouldnt normally see! Or are difficult to get to!
Thanks Gary.
I can actually say I have been to 2 of your 10 strips. I landed at Saltby in a paramotor and Farway Common just after it opened. Wonderful video as, always and good to see you in your video 😜.
Thanks Giles, it was your video that alerted me to Farway so thank you very much.
@@ShortField easier to land at Farway in a slower machine. 😊
Agree 👍👍👍
"Try stripping for the first time" - I'm in! haha! Great video Terry, and super useful, certainly going to add these to my list of places to visit
Cheers Matt well in the south it can get hot in the summer so that's always an option 🙂
Thanks for the video, I have 2 of the fields already in my logbook but none on video so I will have to revisit to add video to my channel. 🙂
Thanks Algy please do I'd love to watch the Kub or even the Fisher Youngster V trying them.
@@ShortField I don't think the Youngster will do them this year, I may get to test fly but it will happen when it's done and that will be when it's done. 🙂
Chance would be a fine thing 🤣But super useful Thanks. Have saved it to watch later to revisit as this year progresses!
Drop me a WA message, let's sort something in the spring Martin.
That's a hell of a runway length on Ranskborough Farm! Great video :)
That's why my nickname is Mr.Long :-)
@@ShortField haha I bet!
Excellent, lots of great information, hope that inspires folk to visit them - like the careful research of the pubs 🤣
Thanks Mike deffo need to do a proper airfield pub guide :-)
Great video! Have you tried Popham?
Love popping into Popham, I see the flying reporter did a great video on it as well. Thanks Pete
That’s another amazing video, Terry. Some there I’d never heard of and I’ll be looking to visit this year.
Have you ever thought of producing a book about this? 👌👍👏👏👏
You are also so supportive Kev, thank you so much. I think AFE and Pooleys have beaten me to the book deal 🙂
@@ShortField
Ah! But not with your style Terry 👌
Terry
Next do a top ‘ten tricky strips the visit’ Stoney Lane May be well up there.
Steve
It's on the list Steve.
@@ShortField
It would be quite educational to see you do the most difficult strips. Be careful though, some can bite.
Another great video Terry. Think I will take up the challenge and get the courage to have a go at least one grass strip this summer, leaving the comfort and security of Mr Tarmac behind 😊My mates written an app for calculating take off and landing distance so will come in handy. 👍
Cheers Andy, we could meet at one for a coffee?
@@ShortField defo up for that mate!! 👍👍👍
Hi love the videos, have you been to wadswick farm airstrip yet? its definitely worth a visit, it's got a challenging approach, but also a restaurant (even though its an airstrip). its becoming more and more popular due to its unique location and its restaurant
+1 for West Tisted. Just one other advisory though: there is a microlight strip 3.4 km to the NE (Colemore Common), which puts it 700m to the left of the extended centerline of 23. The Angel pub is nice and about a 1 mile walk.
Thanks for that, yes I should have mentioned that. Cheers Terry
It’s True, as a Canadian I too can visit… on MSFS!
Thanks Jeremy, I tried them all in MSFS and although some are not listed, they are fun to find there's also some dubious trees on some of them but I think that's the high tree bug (feature) in MSFS2020.
You should check out monewden airfield I personally think it should be on this list!
Yes I agree there are lots that could have made this list, I'll have to do another one. Thanks Carl.
For the sake of complete accuracy, you don't need to be talking to the controller to enter a MATZ, although it is definitely advised. You only NEED to be talking to them if you enter the ATZ.
I would always request penetration (oooh arhh) when crossing a MATZ regardless, I don't fancy my chances against a Typhoon. It may not be mandatory but it is certainly courteous and good airmanship. Thanks for the watch and comment Richard.
I fly (as a student) from Boonah Airfield in the Scenic Rim area of SE Queensland Australia. The area is stunning in beauty and topography. Due to the mountainous landscape, the air can be quite turbulent and altitude can be gained or lost in seconds. Have had the same experience in your flying?
Good luck with the training, Captain.
How do you contact Ranksborough Farm for PPR please? Can't find a number or email anywhere.
How do you find the farm strips? I'm up north but no idea how to find them!
Most are on Sky Demon there's loads 'up norf'. 🙂
Is there a contact detail for Ranksborough farm please for ppr anywhere?
I’ll dig out the number I used, can you not find anything on SkyDemon?
Thanks a lot. I don’t use sky demon! Just a half mil chart and look out the window. A bit old school I know, but for an old boy it works.
Ranksborouugh not in SD... and not much joy Googling it. Is it still open, do you have any contact info, Terry?
@@ejwaller9966 it's gone, not sure what's happened there?
Sadly draycot doesnt seem to be implemented in MS Flight Sim :(
Oh I didn't know that was not there it is a pretty new strip.
@@ShortFieldno worries i chose to land on badminton airfield instead :D its fun to fly to these strips after seeing them in the videos
Damn, too bad you guys Brexited, I would love to visit from the Continent
Please still come you are totally welcome and I don't think the entry requirements have changed?