History of the BMPA

1995 Spring Meeting, March 4-5, Birmingham

The Holiday Inn accommodated 33 members and guests, Harry Holden being the only one to fly in. Tony Segal spoke on parachute systems for light aircraft and gliders, Mike Bagshaw recounted the history of British Airways medical services, David Reader showed a video on disorientation and President Ray Outwin recalled his "Auster Memories".

1995 Autumn Meeting, September 1-3, Scarborough

Aircraft factories in the UK are about as common as hen's teeth, so to find two within a coach ride of each other in Kirby Moorside, Yorkshire, was great value! Slingsby's were assembling S67 Fireflies (with clientelle including Arabian royalty) whilst Ivan Shaw's "Europa" is despatched in kit form from a warehouse not far away. Ivan demonstrated the prototype of the tricycle version of the Europa. Steam buffs were in their element on the Sunday morning in the North Yorks Railway.

For a report of this meeting please see the Winter 1995/96 newsletter.

1995 Lectures

• Parachutes for light aircraft (Segal)
• History of British Airways medical services (Bagshaw)
• Disorientation (Video: Reader)
• Auster memories (Outwin)