On Monday 8th June, I flew to Newquay from my base at Biggin Hill airport in India Zulu. The 240 mile trip is my furthest yet, and was most pleasurable.
I chose to fly via Guildford, Goodwood, Ryde, Christchurch, Swanage, Dorchester, Exmouth, Torquay, Plymouth, and Looe.
The Route Flown
We departed from Biggin Hill’s runway 03, and steered west. Leaving Goodwood, Solent Radar gave me clearance to enter controlled airspace (without asking) which meant I didn’t need to descend below 1900ft over the Isle of Wight. The other side, we spoke to Bournemouth LARS, Plymouth Military, Exeter Radar, Yeovil Radar and finally onto Newquay.
The Landing at Newquay wasn’t pretty, as the crosswinds were near mine and the aircraft’s demonstrated limits. To go-around/press on, that is the question. I pressed on this time, and landed hard, but all under control.
Jon Hunt Landing at Newquay. Picture courtesy Stephen Rendle.
Picture Gallery
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- Jon in the cockpit at Newquay Airport
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- India Zulu parked at Newquay Airport
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- Landing onto runway 30 at Newquay Airport
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- Jon at the controls during departure from Biggin Hill
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- Jon taking off from runway 03 at Biggin Hill
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- Looe, Cornwall
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- Torquay and Torbay in the distance
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- The Solent, heading towards Ryde
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- Guildford
We had a fab time in Newquay, even took a jet-ski north along the Cornish coastline. Fantastic weather, fantastic company, fantastic beaches.
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Video highlights of the trip