11th August 2009 – Rutland Group, who manage Dunsfold Park invited us to showcase our team display at their press launch of the 2009 Wings and Wheels show, and also to look round a Topgear filming session.

Team members Jon Gowdy, Peter Wells and Guy Westgate flew a compact 6 minute slot together with Team Guinot and a Hawk from RAF Valley for an exclusive presentation to the press.

Mike Newman assisted Senior Gliding Instructor Julian Hitchcock in flying some guests at Dunsfold in a DG1000 two seater, including show Sponsors from Shephard Neame and reporters Saffron da Silva from 96.4 Eagle radio and Surrey Ad’s Rebecca Younger.

The show at the end of the month is not only aircraft, but cars too and Brooklands museum had many of their beautiful collection on show for the press.

Reports of the day can be found here:

http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2055862_driving_and_gliding_our_way_to_wings__wheels

and

http://www.964eagle.co.uk/