Pilot reviews of Bruntingthorpe Airfield

Flew in from Biggin via OCK-CPT-DTY for the Cold War jets event. Spoke on-route with Farnborough West, Brize Norton and East Midlands LARS.

Staightforward to find. Using 06 grass, which is further from the hard runway than it appears on airfield guides. Look for the B&W marker boards.

Although busy with arrivals ATC sequenced us in with few go-arounds.

Displays interesting and different.

Cold War Jets Day - August 2014 was well attended and approximately 30 GA aircraft flew in. Runway in use 06 hard. Long taxi to parking spot but much better than in previous years when it was so far away from the crowd line. ATC on the way in was good but on departure many aircraft got lost trying to navigate their way around the airfield whilst following the ATC instructions. Landing fee same as entry fee by car.

BBMF Spitfire & Hurricane overflew as did a Boeing 737 returning to its owners. Vulcan 558 seen in the distance. Food purchases of the burger & chips variety.

Many former airliners and ex RAF tanker aircraft (VC10 & Tristars)on site now. Soon to be broken up no doubt by the resident dismantlers. At least 1 VC10 appears to have been kept for fast taxi runs as it did on the day. Impressive.