Freight DogsFinally a forum for those midnight prowler types who utilise the unglamorous parts of airports that many of us never get to see. Freight Dogs is for pilots and crew who operate mostly without SLF.
Glad to hear that things are still going according to your plans.
I'm still puzzled, though, at your reluctance to carry out ad hoc charters. I know that things can go a little quiet in the summer but, for example, there were at least four ad hoc charters through SEN yesterday by aircraft with under 6 tonnes payload, including two German F27s. Ford traffic is always there to some extent and a quick call to their brokers (used to be Artac in my day) would let them know you were available.
Currently having an aircraft sitting idle on an H24 airfield in the south-east of UK is surely going to be of interest to the brokers and it would establish you as being back on the scene and operational.
Yes as you have seen we have moved the aircraft to Liverpool. We also conducted some refresher training at Southend yesterday (that woke them up!). The decision was made, as the aircraft had been sitting for a while, was to get it flying and fully operational so that we will be in a position to start operations. We decided to move it to Liverpool as the majority of the crews are local for ad-hoc charters.
The problems with the training are getting resolved and we should shortly be in position to start running training courses.
Commercially, we are beavering away and hope to had some good news shortly.
It was great to hear the Darts again at LPL as it taxied in off R27 high speed exit. Currently parked on the 'south side' remote stands, next to the Electra. The aircraft looks good and clean in its new colour scheme. Just a hydraulic/oil smear on the outer right-main gear door. Gags in place with pole dangling from the tail and the props straight. Nice to see it back.
One day, on the island of Sodor, the people were all upset! Timmy the Tug Boat had a stomach ache and couldn't delivery the newspapers (full of exciting offers for things could didn't need). Yesterday Ivan the Vodka Burner had delivered the newspapers from Nemoland, with his nephew Sammy the Saab, but had been sooo noisy he had frightened all the people.
But wait, help is at hand!. Sitting patiently in Peel Harbours is faithful old (but still trusty and reliable, not worn-out and knackered as some people had unkindly said), Budgie, the Cargo Plane!
With a top up of fuel and some of his special mixture, Budgie soon loaded the newspapers and was eager to be off! But no, the Island of Sodor was under a thick blanket of evil Fog, which was holding everybody up, including that shiny new Eduardo the Embraer from those nice people in Exeterland.
As time passed by Budgie was certain that all the nice people in Sodor were getting more upset, not being able to read about Posh & Becks etc. So with a song in his heart, he soared into the air from Peel Harbours (I did say it was a story) and when the saw the fog stopping him from landing at Sodor International Galactic Spaceport, with a mighty breath he cleared the sky of all the nasty fog and made an impressively smooth landing (I did say......), to cheering from the massed rank of the Sodor spotters club.
Great to hear the 748 is back where it belongs.......in the air. Superb airplane! Are you just operating the two or are there plans for more? Good luck to you....
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