EAA TAILDRAGGERS AT WARMBATHS 2023

On Saturday 1 July Charlie and Fiona Hugo accompanied Christine and I on the nearly two-hour drive to the Warmbaths airfield to attend the annual EAA Taildraggers fly-in. Under clear blue skies with almost no wind more than 100 aircraft and helicopters arrived through the day.

- ATHOL FRANZ

I was told that on the Friday somewhere in the region of .30 aircraft had already arrived, several of the enthusiasts camped over in the cold weather. On arrival we found several aircraft had been tied down for the night and they sported layers of ice due the overnight freezing temperatures. I felt for those pilots and participants that had elected to camp on the airfield when clearly the night temperature had dropped well below freezing point. This was also time for the organisers to start preparing for the events scheduled for the day. Fortunately, throughout the day the wind was light and variable, favouring the northern runway 03, which is closest to the clubhouse and all the activity for the spectators and many pilots that flew to Warmbaths to enjoy the company of their fellow aviators.