Your Toastmasters: Fun Fly, BBQ & the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight

This has been a busy week for Your Toastmasters. We have been organising, finalising and running a special event at T.G. Aviation at Manston Airport. Mark & Sue Girdler the owners of T.G hold an annual fun fly for the members of Thanet Flying Club. Part of the evening is dedicated to challenging the members flying skills in a variety of ways. The first is to drop a flour bomb from the plane and hit a target and the second was to land on a dedicated spot on the runway. Those in the air rose to the occasion in order to win the coveted trophies of Top Bomber and Spot Landing along with a bottle of champagne! Those on the ground were delighted by the spectacle of the flour bombs splitting open on impact - most landed near the target but some a bit wayward!

The members and their guests were enthralled by 3 spectacular air displays by Sue Girdler in the Boeing Stearman, Les Wallen in his Super Decathlon and Sam Whatmough also in the Boeing Stearman. They also had the opportunity to watch the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster, land from a fantastic vantage point of less than 300 meters!

Jonathan watching the Lancaster land at Manston

Once the proceedings in the air had come to an end all were satiated by a fantastic BBQ of quality steak and sausages from our local butcher (Dadds Family Butcher) as well as salads, puddings and cheese.

We have been really pleased with all the feedback we have received from members and visitors alike and look forward to the next event! If you would like to find out more about future events at T.G. or want to book a trial flight or indeed become a member please contact T.G. Aviation on 01843 823520.

Today Your Toastmasters were very privileged to be invited to have a look at some very special planes and would like to thank the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight crew for taking the time to show them round the Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane.