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Woodvale gliding.
Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2024 9:58 pm
by TrickyD
632 VGS has temporarily moved to RAF Woodvale to operate their Viking gliders on weekends. Spotted today was ZE629 and another was pictured in the hangar but identity unknown.
www.facebook.com/632SqnVGS
Re: Woodvale gliding.
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2024 10:00 am
by zero_gravity
43C98F was pinging for about five hours from the site using the callsign "WOODVALE" yesterday , I wondered why , now I know.
Thanks for updating us.
Regards
ZG
Re: Woodvale gliding.
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2024 11:40 am
by TrickyD
zero_gravity wrote: ↑Sun Jan 28, 2024 10:00 am
43C98F was pinging for about five hours from the site using the callsign "WOODVALE" yesterday , I wondered why , now I know.
Thanks for updating us.
Regards
ZG
A friend shared a photo with me that showed ZE626/XQ at Woodvale as well so could be either of these.
Re: Woodvale gliding.
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2024 12:39 pm
by matts134
zero_gravity wrote: ↑Sun Jan 28, 2024 10:00 am
43C98F was pinging for about five hours from the site using the callsign "WOODVALE" yesterday , I wondered why , now I know.
43C98F - ZE626
ZE629 was also active yesterday, I believe only these 2 are at Woodvale
Re: Woodvale gliding.
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 5:00 pm
by DAMO77
What were the frequencies if known please, thanks
Re: Woodvale gliding.
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2024 10:06 am
by TrickyD
DAMO77 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 5:00 pm
What were the frequencies if known please, thanks
There's a NOTAM for the gliding which just says:
121.000 Woodvale Information
119.750 Woodvale Tower
I'd guess 121.000 as being your best bet
Re: Woodvale gliding.
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:33 am
by DAMO77
Thank you TrickyD
Re: Woodvale gliding.
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2024 2:44 pm
by TrickyD
I went passed on the train on Saturday and they are operating from the disused runway 16 threshold area with the caravan, gliders and winch all there. Would make a great photo from the path West of the railway line, but sadly I didn't have time.
Re: Woodvale gliding.
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:53 pm
by TrickyD
I dropped into Woodvale yesterday but no gliders were active and just Tutor UAM42 G-BYVI operating.
There is a lot of work being done on the airfield however with grass runways being prepared presumably for the gliders and work to the taxiway to the runway 21 threshold. The notam for works is
AD WIDE WIP.
CONSTRUCTION OF GRASS RUNWAYS PARALLEL TO RWY 21/03, RWY 26/08
AND DISUSED RWY 16/34.
CONSTRUCTION EXTENDS TO FLUSH WITH PAVED RUNWAYS.
RWY 21/03 AND RWY 26/08 REMAIN OPEN AS USUAL.
FROM: 17 Apr 2024 12:53 GMT (13:53 BST) TO: 30 Jun 2024 16:45 GMT (17:45 BST)/quote]
Re: Woodvale gliding.
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2024 11:48 am
by TrickyD
The Viking gliders are visible on the runway 26 threshold on Google maps satellite view now. Also the grass runways can be seen running parallel to the asphalt runways
