Oban/Glenforsa News - Page 9

Scottishflyer182 · 5th July 2008, 00:22

Hi CF,

Sounds good to me also. Be a nice fly-in Oban then Glenforsa light nights so now is the time. I'll see who else I can bring along from Perth.

Just give me some notice so i can get the beast warmed up

.

I can walk the walk and talk the talk but can I fly

the skies.

Cheers

SF.

connel flyer · 5th July 2008, 14:34

SF182

Thats great we should plan a day for August sometime
and bring as many folk as possible look forward to it

PH-UKU

That also sounds like a good plan. See guys this is prune bonding. lol
I am hopeful there will be some more people coming as well because i know theres more than 3 of us that post on here lol

Happy landings may it be water or tar

CF

Stelladog · 5th July 2008, 16:29

Count me in!

fisbangwollop · 5th July 2008, 21:27

Does anyone know if you can be accepted via the radio if you have a change of plans enroute, ie: a request put through via Scottish Info.

No problems, just ask my comrades at arms at "Scottish info" 119.875 and we will do our best to arrange late notice PPR and even fuel from PK.

fisbangwollop · 5th July 2008, 21:29

G-PIMP.......we spoke the other day 119.875....we were wondering what your day job is???????

flybymike · 6th July 2008, 15:07

I notice the helicopter is all coated in black rubber....

dont overfil · 6th July 2008, 17:14

Stella as well!
DO.

PH-UKU · 6th July 2008, 19:04

Quote:

I notice the helicopter is all coated in black rubber....

Shouldn't it be G-GIMP ?

Stelladog · 10th July 2008, 17:30

So what happened?

Stelladog

NorthSouth · 24th July 2008, 14:06

Gelande Strasse:

Quote:

It will be interesting to see what the take up on seats will be. I wonder if that sort of data will be published

First stats have just been published here - 19 pax carried between Oban and Tiree (both ways) in the last two weeks of June. Strangely, no stats for Coll or Colonsay, which I would expect to be higher than 19 because Tiree already had an air service whereas Coll/Colonsay didn't.
NS

Pudnucker · 29th July 2008, 20:08

Did Glenforsa and Oban a couple of weeks ago on a round trip of Scotland. As usual Paul @ TLC and Brendan at the Glenforsa Hotel were a huge help, source of much piss taking of myself and it was great to spend some time with them.. Cheers chaps!

Deffo worth the fuel to get there!

The Original GF · 1st August 2008, 13:59

I have been informed by a visitor to Glenforsa that Peter R Jackson has surfaced back at Coventry Airport.

Can anyone from those parts confirm this?

TOGF

cvt person · 1st August 2008, 18:05

Certainly has!

BRL · 1st August 2008, 18:42

And so be it. No more about Mr Jackson on this thread. Your posts will be deleted. Lets keep it Oban/Glenforsa based please.

NorthSouth · 7th August 2008, 08:19

hambleoldboy:

Quote:

there is no gravel or any other area for aircraft to be parked outside the circular apron at both airfields. At Colonsay there is a small fenced off area on the grass with large concrete tie down blocks for the Laird's aircraft

I was there on Tuesday and found that there is a perfectly acceptable area of grass adjoining the circular tarmac apron - on the east side of it - which can be used for parking. We pushed back on to it, luckily far enough to be out of the way of the laird's 206 since it took off an hour later. I'd say there's room for two aircraft on that grass area and still enable the Islander to taxi in and turn round to get out again. But no doubt the council will have other views.
NS

Capt Whisky Whisky · 15th August 2008, 12:03

WW

connel flyer · 15th August 2008, 17:58

WW

Hi ww were u not at the massive open day yesterday? it was meant to be a hoot 50 fat men wandering about in suits and one special one with a white linen one. The apron was full of planes you missed yourself.

CF

Capt Whisky Whisky · 16th August 2008, 03:22

Hi CFI think my invite must have got lost in the post.I understand no one from TLC or the Argyll Flying Club were invited either.WW

dan design · 21st August 2008, 10:30

Provisonal figures as of 19 August on CAA website - 62 pax Oban/Tiree in July - by my calcs thats about 19% capacity based on 10 [possible]flight days, 4 flights/day and 8 seats available.

No info about Coll or Colonsay numbers though, anecdotally, the uptake to both those islands appears to be lower.

Gelande Strasse · 22nd August 2008, 02:55

Quote:

19% capacity based on 10 [possible]flight days, 4 flights/day and 8 seats available

..........yet the newspeak from the Council Leader (OT 21/8/08) tells us that 'the uptake has been encouraging'

and 'as the service grows, capacity will increase'.

Even that wealder of the silver scalpal McCaig tell us that had we been present at the opening last week (was it advertised?) we would have seen 'just how busy the airport had become since it was licensed and traffic grows by the day'.

Is 19% encouraging? As for Colonsay, how are we to tell when the figures aren't published? Anecdotally indeed DD, with previous examples, G-SEIL didn't go yesterday morning. No passengers?

GS

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