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Gloster Strut

Date of Next Meeting


Meeting Date 09-04-2024

Doors open 19:00
The Victory Club
Burlington House
Lypiatt Road
Cheltenham, GL50 2SY

Next month we have Ernie Hoblyn on rebuilding / flying the Sopwith Triplane .

As usual, please feel free to bring a friend.

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New outings 23/03/2024
Two outings arranged ( to include in March 12th newsletter )

Jet Age Museum / Kids Day / March 23rd . Saturday
Arrive 10am at the Museum
Cockpit time in the jets for the kids !! (1m tall minimum ).
( book with Mike ) info@carouselgolfing.com
RAF Cosford Museum / April 11th Thursday
Coach from Staverton 9am / return 5pm .
Many new exhibits to view / restorations .
Reserve your place on the coach
return : £20
( book with Mike by April 1st ) info@carouselgolfing.com


March Meeting 12/03/2024
In spite of a slight delay caused by a missing cable, David Beale managed a wonderful presentation about building and displaying his Mew Gull G-HEKL

February meeting 13/02/2024
Kath Burnham who is a type rated instructor on Dakotas was our speaker for the evening and gave a fascinating talk about her life as a pilot of these iconic aircraft, plenty of amusing anecdotes kept the audience enthralled from start to finish.

January 2024 meeting 09/01/2024
It was the clubs AGM, which came and went in about 3 minutes. Some said it dragged on a bit. Afterwards, we were entertained by Richard Goodwin talking about his aerobatic flying, and his jet powered Pitts aircraft. One or two Europa fliers went away with some interesting ideas for their own aircraft.

December 2023 meeting 12/12/2023
A slide show of aircraft photographs was presented by Dave Haines and Steve Smith with a quiz element thrown in to check whether the audience had been been paying attention! Dave and Steve have attended the Rallies for many years and scour the airfields around to get photos of unusual and interesting light aircraft, and a very entertaining evening was had by all. The first part of the quiz was an identification game with members scoring from very high to very low! The second half was a challenge to name all of the aircraft types used by the military - who knew there were so many! Being the last meeting before Christmas, a glass of wine and a mince pie were served to all.

Glos Strut
Who are we?

The Strut is the local branch of The Light Aircraft Association.

We run monthly meetings for those interested in all aspects of light aircraft, be they pilots, builders, owners or just aviation enthusiasts.

Our meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month, starting at 7.30 pm.

From September to April we meet at the Victory Club, Lypiatt Road , Cheltenham , GL50 2SJ.

In May, June, July and August we meet at a venue to allow outdoor events.

We also have a flying programme which includes an annual tutored jaunt across to Le Touquet for Channel Virgins and anyone else who enjoys a pleasant day out with an excellent lunch.

We enjoy occasional social events and visits to places of interest to members.

We have over 100 members and we’re a friendly bunch, so if you think we might have what you’re looking for do come to one of our meetings to 'try before you buy'. Joining the club is just £10 per year for Full membership.

Contact Us
You can easily get in touch with us, either send an email to our Membership Secretary
Harry Hopkins (membership@glosterstrut.co.uk)

Or use our Contact Us Page
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