Cholmondeley Pageant of Power

AirCovers’ John and Sasha Pattinson ran the aviation side of the Cholmondeley Pageant of Power. As John says, “about 74 helicopters registered to come in … although because of bad weather, particularly in the south, this was reduced to about 30 a day. Nonetheless it was a brilliant weekend, the fireworks were great and the aviation displays and the racing well worth watching.”

Cholmondeley was launched in 2008, as a county show, bike, car, water and aviation rally. Last year’s success convinced the Marquess and his team that the show would go on. This year, the second, looks to have been as successful and spectacular as 2008.

On the racing track, the quickest times were posted during Saturday’s less showery conditions, when Justin Law set the pace (68.40s around a 1.2-mile course) in a Lister Jaguar GT Prototype...