Events and Shows with The Historic Army Aircraft Flight

Imagine a world where the roar of vintage aircraft engines mingles with excited gasps from the crowd. Imagine many faces, young through to old, thrilled with the nostalgia of bygone times, captivated by the sights and smells of vintage engineering, all packaged up in distinctive historic helicopters and aircraft. Imagine being part of a team that has the unique privilege…

The DHC-2 Beaver: From Bush Plane to British Army Workhorse

The De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is a legend in the aviation world. Renowned for its ruggedness and versatility, this iconic single-engined aircraft has carved its place in history, serving both civilian and military purposes. Today, we take a closer look at the Beaver's story, focusing on its service with the British Army and its current role with the Historic…

Formation flypast practice

This year on Sunday 12th November, HAAF had planned to conduct a Remembrance Day flypast at Middle Wallop and over several local villages. Unfortunately, due to the weather conditions being poor and below our minimums for the flight, the Auster and Scout pair’s flight was cancelled. As an aspiring pilot, I figured I would share what it was like to…

WE HAVE (ELECTRICAL) POWER

Angle brackets, hinged clasp assembly, battery and assorted rubber strips ready for mocking up the fit. First mock-up Paint and rubber pads applied Hinged cover attached and the over-centre clasp installed. Next step, having made two battery mounting kits, was to pass the bits onto our resident Fixed-Wing-Aircraft Avionic-Systems-Installation and Modification Team (FWAASIMT) – Guy Musgrove.  Guy is constructing and…

SPAR-ING PARTNERS

With apologies (again) for a terrible pun-title, behold the latest update from the Auster maintenance team regarding progress on the reconditioning of our 1942 Auster Mk1. With the mantra “There shall be no play in the control system”, the team have been inspecting every aspect of the Auster’s flying controls – including the horizontal flying trim system. This trim control…