Hover-in at the Helicopter Museum in Weston super Mare on Saturday 27th June 2026.
The event is free to enter and intended to be a relaxed social event with plenty of opportunity to operate your craft on the flat grass of the old Weston airfield and take part in a low speed untimed manoeuvring competition round the cones. Aimed at being a fun day out with other enthusiasts and an opportunity to kick skirts and talk hovercraft.
The Helicopter museum are offering free entry for two people per craft and there is a café with facilities on site. There is a campsite close to the Museum where you can make your own arrangements to stay overnight. There are hotels and fast food outlets nearby.
We hope to involve the local BARB hovercraft rescue team and will also be inviting the Fire Service to display their craft together with the Coastguard and RNLI.
On Sunday we will try to arrange a cruise for a small number of craft but this is not guaranteed at this stage and will also be dependent on the weather. This will be for suitably equipped craft and pilots with 4 st engines and acceptable noise levels.
All craft MUST be insured for public liability and will need to show their current cover note to the Museum staff before being permitted to operate. This is a requirement of the Museum and there can be no exceptions.
With good weather it should be an interesting and fun weekend !