Global Stars team practice 18th May 2021

By this time of year pre-pandemic we would have done 2 international air shows, India and China typically to be ready for the UK display season….. The world wide pandemic has negated all international shows in China for 2 years (I fear) We actually flew the last international air show in the world 2 days […]

Wings India 2020 Begumpet airport, Hyderabad

Wings India, Hyderabad 2020 Blog Friday the 13th to Sunday the 15th of March 2020. In a few weeks from now we’ll probably realise just how lucky we’ve been for any flying to have taken place at all. A pattern is starting to emerge where we arrive at the airfield a little after 0900, plan […]

BIAS 2018 with the Global Stars

The Bahrain International Airshow took place on 14-17th November.  5 of the Global Stars team departing the UK on the Gulf Air GF07 out of LHR on the 8th November. Arrival in the evening and to the hotel. 9th Morning, containers dropped near the temporary hangar and work starts assembling 3 of the 4 aircraft. […]

Shuttleworth Collection Wings & Wheels

Wings & Wheels Airshow Sunday 27 July Once a year I’m invited to fly at the Shuttleworth collection. This year I’m flying the GOFF petroleum Extra 330LX.  (Flight order below) The Shuttleworth Collection is delighted to welcome classic car owners and classic car groups to our airshow. Coupled with all our own historic vehicles on […]

Bahrain Air Show Blog – updated

BIAS 2014 Updated with the following video filmed during BIAS 2014 Mark Jefferies at BIAS 2014 from Mark Jefferies on Vimeo. BIAS 2016 21st – 23rd January The below published 22nd January 2014 The story starts as I drive away from Sakhir Air Base for the last time in 2012: banners announce the dates of […]

EDLD to EGMJ at 175 kts in the EXTRA 330LT

Dinslaken to Gransden at 175 kts flying the Extra 330LT It has to be said the first impression of any new Extra is the finish, its absolutely perfect and 100% faultless inside and out. Honestly no other company produces such a perfect finish to their aircraft. This is my first flight in the 330LT with […]

History of the Extra 330SC

The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale organized its first World Aerobatic Championships at Bratislava, Czechoslovakia in 1960. Ever since then national teams and individuals have been competing against each other by performing complex aerobatic sequences inside a designated cubic ‘box’ of sky (each side is 1000 metres long, with a safety margin of 500 metres on each […]

Bahrain BIAS 2014

 International display pilot Mark Jefferies strips his aircraft for shipping to Bahrain International Air Show 2014 ,which takes place between the 16th and 18th January. Preparations for the show started 15th months previously. The Extra 330sc can be disassembled and put into pre made shipping frames by two people within 16 hours worth of work. During […]

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