The default venue for the strut meeting (first Wednesday of the month)  is now The Longshore, Brighton Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5LD, starting at 7:30pm.

Planned Events

Southern Strut organised events in bold.

The Royal Aero Club has a very comprehensive list of events in the UK and worldwide on their website at: events.royalaeroclub.org/eventuk.htm

2026

• • 1 April – Strut Meeting at the Longshore

• • 26 April – World Pilot’s Day

• • 2-3 May – Popham Airfield Microlight Trade Fair  

• • 6 May – Strut Meeting at the Longshore

• • 23 May – Strut Fly-out to Great Oakley to see Mike Biddulph’s Proctor in restoration

• • 24 May – Aviation Maintenance Technician Day (USA)

• • 31 May – International Flight Attendant Day

• • 3 June – Strut Meeting at the Longshore

• • 13 June – Chilsfold Farm Fly-in

• • 20 June – Farway Common Airfield fly in organised by the Devon Strut
    
    

    

     

• • 27-28 June – Headcorn International Airshow

• • 1 July – Strut Meeting at the Longshore – Talk from Paul Smiddy, author of  Moonlight Crusaders

• • 5 July – Lundy Sunday fly-in  26th Anniversary supported by the Devon Strut

• • 1 August – Palmersfarm fly-in

• • 5 August – Strut Meeting at the Longshore

• • 13-16 August – Eastbourne Airbourne

• • 2 September – Strut Meeting at the Longshore

• • 4-6 September – LAA Rally 2026 at Leicestershire Aero Club
    

    

• • 12-13 September – Hampshire Air Festival at Thruxton Aerodrome

• • 7 October – Strut Meeting at the Longshore

• • 20 October – International Day of the Air Traffic Controller

• • 4 November – Strut Meeting at the Longshore

• • 2 December Strut Christmas Dinner

• • 7 December – International Civil Aviation Day