Hi Guys,

I fly at Thorney Island on the UK south coast near Portsmouth.

This is a quote from an MOD website:

"Thorney Island was first used by the Royal Air Force in 1935 and was a fighter station and base for Coastal Command during the Second World War. In 1984, it was taken over by the Army and it is now the home base for an Artillery Regiment."

It is a big flying site, probably one of the biggest paved sites in the south. The only down side is that we can only fly at weekends as the Army use it during the week.

There are usually only about 15 there, which means you can usually get in as many flights as you like. The wind often comes in from the south and so you take off right over the sea, which is great until your engine cuts and there's no height to turn. Luckily this hasn't happened to me yet, but it has to others.