
welcome to gbuys flying group
Private Pilot Flights
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Francis Spear...our founder
1931-2020

The aim of the group is to provide a practical, well equipped aircraft, suitable for local flying and longer touring flights.
All members share equally the ownership of the aircraft and it's associated equipment and expenses. The membership at 2025 stands at 10.
The Robin DR400/180 has proved to be the ideal aircraft for this mission, having fixed undercarriage and fixed pitch propeller which keeps maintenance to reasonable levels.
We are based at Nuthampstead airstrip which is 6nm south of Duxford (EGSU). We have the convenience of the BKY vor being situated at the extended threshold of runway 05, so no excuse for getting lost! We sit under the Stanstead CTA the base of which starts at 2500ft AGL. There are 7 aircraft based here and we use the common frequency 0f 135.480.
The rules and regulation of the group as now constituted, dates back to 2003 when our founder Francis Spear decided to give up flying due to health reasons. So the group was formed from remaining members and has carried on successfully with additions and changes along the way.


Aerial view of Nuthampstead



Group contact numbers:
Secretary: +44-7494-131494
Trustee: +44-7979-878962
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PPR: +44-7980-269767 initial contact---or
+44-1763-271267 if no answer
Last light
Gibraltar
Never in the history of this group, has so little flying been done by so many!
Other equipment
Avionics fitted
Garmin GNC 255 Nav/Com (8.33)
King KX 155 Nav/Com
King ADF
King DME
SKYECHO ADS-B
Full 6 pack/flight instruments
Outside air temperature gauge
Four Life jackets
Four man life raft (Annual lease from SEMS)
Picketing Kit/Tie down away from base
Spare headset.
Fuel strainer
Cockpit Fuselage cover
Wing Covers
Engine
The original engine was changed in 2015 at approx 2155 hrs due to high oil consumption. A newly refurbished unit was fitted by Norvik and has done approx 796 hrs (June 2025)

Range from Nuthampstead at 200 nm & 400 nm