GAPAN Display Flying Seminar a Success
Congratulations to the Guild of Air Pilots and Navigators and to HAA President Cliff Spink on a highly successful DISPLAY FLYING SEMINAR on Monday 19 April. Over 50 display pilots, ranging from some of...
HAA Behind the Scenes Event – Derby – Thursday 4th March
A DAY OUT WITH ‘BLACK MAGIC’ Derby Aerodrome, Thursday 4th March. From 11am. atch up on the restoration of a lesser-known record breaker! We follow on from our highly successful members ‘behind the scenes’...
Annual Meeting and Flying Forum takes shape
The HAA Annual Meeting and Flying Forum 2010 will return to the Shuttleworth Trust, Old Warden on Sunday 21st March. The event, which runs from 10am to 4pm, includes an informal tour of Trust...
CAA Safety Evenings
The CAA GA Safety Evening programme for the rest of the winter and Spring has been completed, and is included here. Any changes or last minute additions will appear on the CAA web site...
Howard Cook, LATEST NEWS
One of the most welcome sights of the 2009 HAA Symposium was when, just a few months after his crash in Canada, HAA member Howard Cook walked into the RAF Museum at Hendon. Howard’s...
" Biggles Biplane" Open House, Sywell, Friday 27th November
‘BIGGLES BIPLANE’ OPEN HOUSE Sywell Aerodrome, Northampton. Friday 27th November Already the HAA Winter ‘Behind the Scenes’ tours are underway. Held approximately monthly, these get members ‘up close’ to aeroplanes and restoration projects that...
2009 HAA SYMPOSIUM A SELL-OUT SUCCESS
WIth over 170 attendees, the Historic Aircraft Association 2009 Symposium on Sunday 15th November, took the lecture theatre of the RAF Museum at Hendon close to its capacity. Through the day the guest speakers...
HAA SYMPOSIUM – RAF MUSEUM HENDON. 15th NOVEMBER 2009.
The Historic Aircraft Association 2009 Symposium at the RAF Museum, Hendon on Sunday 15th November, once again offers historic aircraft enthusiasts, pilots and engineers a chance to meet and enjoy a day of fascinating...
Tuesday 15 Sept. BATTLE OF BRITAIN 40th Anniversary charity screening
A special ‘heads up’ to all Historic Aircraft Association members and friends was given in September to mark the 40th Anniversary of the first screening of the film ‘Battle of Britain’. The film-makers massing...
Captain John Fairey DL, Vice President, Historic Aircraft Association
We sadly have to record that Captain John Fairey DL, Vice President of the HAA, lost his life in a flying accident on Wednesday 8th July 2009. He had been returning from RAF Waddington,...
Classic Flight Club Open Day.
DUE TO A last minute change in airshow commitments the Classic Flight Club hosted a ‘spur of the moment’ Open Day at its Coventry Airport base on Saturday June 27th this year. They were...
Alex Henshaw Remembered
ALEX HENSHAW REMEMBERED. One former friend and acquaintance of the legendary record-breaker and test pilot summed it up perfectly. "One couldn’t have had a better way of celebrating Alex’s achievements. I’m sure he would...
Guy Black and Retrotec Ltd Awarded Prestigious 2009 HAA Conrod Trophy
Aircraft restorer Guy Black and his company Retrotec Limited have been presented with the Historic Aircraft Association’s prestigious Conrod Trophy for year 2008/09. The award was made in recognition of their outstanding efforts in...
REPORT ON THE ANNUAL MEETING AND FLYING FORUM HELD 14 MARCH 2009
AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND FLYING FORUM – SHUTTLEWORTH TRUST, OLD WARDEN, BEDFORDSHIRE. SATURDAY 14TH MARCH 2009 THE CHAIRMAN, WALLY EPTON PRESENTED THE FOLLOWING REPORT TO THE MEMBERS Last year I announced at this...
SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS – 2010
THE FOLLOWING IS THE SCHEDULE FOR MEETINGS SLATED FOR 2010: ANNUAL MEETING AND FLYING FORUM 2010 21TH MARCH 2010 TO BE HELD AT SHUTTLEWORTH TRUST – DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED 09:30 for 10:00 Start...
PETER VACHER PRESENTED WITH PRESTIGOUS HAA “CONROD TROPHY”
Aircraft restorer Peter Vacher was presented with the Historic Aircraft Association’s prestigious Conrod Trophy at the Annual Meeting and Forum at the Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon on Saturday 15th March. Peter was presented...
HAA CHAIRMAN STRESSES NEED FOR EFLEVA
In his annual report to the Historic Aircraft Association members at their AGM last Saturday 15th March, the Chairman, Wally Epton emphasized the need to support the newly formed European Federation of Light, Experimental...
ICAS convention – Las Vegas – 10/13 December 2007
I attended the impressive ICAS convention in December and was again astonished at the scope of the North American airshow industry. ICAS was fabulous after a break of some 18 years. I was made...
EFLEVA launch in the UK
There have been a number of opportunities to introduce the new pan-European body to the UK vintage aircraft fraternity. The first was the DeHMC symposium at Cambridge on 27th Ocober where over 100 members...
HAA address to inaugural meeting of EFLEVA in Prague
The President, Chairman and Council of the Historic Aircraft Association – UK extend their fraternal greetings to all the delegates from so many EU countries assembled here. We wish to express the hope that...