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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Jan 2024, 13:28
Replies: 36
Views: 4,915
Posted By toscana24

Took many British Midland flights from LHR to BHX...

Took many British Midland flights from LHR to BHX or EMA in the early 1990s in either an ATP or a Dash 7. Flight times around 30 mins unless a few circuits in the hold on the return leg. Once it was...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Feb 2022, 13:42
Replies: 1,727
Views: 596,944
Posted By toscana24

Try archive-main-munu (lhr-lgw.co.uk)...

Try archive-main-munu (lhr-lgw.co.uk) (http://www.lhr-lgw.co.uk/archive-main-munu.html) : has selected movements on selected dates in 1981.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Apr 2021, 17:11
Replies: 37
Views: 8,331
Posted By toscana24

An equally worthy home, thanks for making sure...

An equally worthy home, thanks for making sure the photos survive!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Apr 2021, 18:06
Replies: 37
Views: 8,331
Posted By toscana24

Brooklands museum?

Brooklands museum?
Forum: African Aviation
8th Dec 2020, 17:51
Replies: 2
Views: 825
Posted By toscana24

I am pretty sure they had some Cessna 404s then,...

I am pretty sure they had some Cessna 404s then, mainly freight but one? pax (which might have had 10 seats). They also had EMB 110s (15/18 seats) in the 80s. Try posting on AVCOM.CO.ZA and you may...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Oct 2020, 08:15
Replies: 32
Views: 9,141
Posted By toscana24

Air Alderney-2

We are certainly in strange times. Covid-19 has led to Aurigny abandoning the SOU/ACI route and there is much talk on the island that it will never resume. One reason for being pessimistic is that in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Jan 2020, 07:28
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,998,162
Posted By toscana24

Air passenger duty is paid by passengers in...

Air passenger duty is paid by passengers in advance - i.e. when they buy their tickets - the amounts collected should be remitted to the Govt via a monthly return. That actually helps the cash flow...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jan 2020, 07:10
Replies: 63
Views: 40,221
Posted By toscana24

Local media on Alderney confirm that Air Alderney...

Local media on Alderney confirm that Air Alderney needs to reapply to the States of Alderney for the route licences (they were issued before for 2 years and that period has expired).

Although...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Dec 2019, 04:32
Replies: 63
Views: 40,221
Posted By toscana24

Yes , of course you are right. Daily pax in...

Yes , of course you are right. Daily pax in summer on the SOU/ACI route must be some 100/140 pax sectors a day (3 or 4 flights each way each with 18/19 seats), ACI/GCI similar. In winter far less,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Dec 2019, 19:18
Replies: 63
Views: 40,221
Posted By toscana24

I have a house on Alderney and fly there...

I have a house on Alderney and fly there regularly from Southampton on Aurigny. In summer the flights are invariably full but in winter on each of my last 4 flights there have only been between 5 and...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
24th Sep 2019, 17:12
Replies: 10
Views: 1,760
Posted By toscana24

I think that the only solution that is feasible...

I think that the only solution that is feasible for anyone with many 10s of thousands of digital pix (I have nearly 150k) is to use external hard drives (my latest ones (four) are each of 4TBs). My...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Feb 2019, 06:49
Replies: 410
Views: 118,859
Posted By toscana24

Re GCI/LHR/GCI - a good development (if Flybe...

Re GCI/LHR/GCI - a good development (if Flybe actually still exist then etc) but the timing is a problem. Arrival time at LHR for an evening connection is excellent but the return leg is hopeless for...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Feb 2018, 08:31
Replies: 10
Views: 1,959
Posted By toscana24

Have a look at Airline Timetable Images - List of...

Have a look at Airline Timetable Images - List of Complete Timetables (http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/complete.htm#Europe)


The 1947 BOAC timetable maybe contains the info you...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Jan 2018, 07:37
Replies: 9
Views: 3,595
Posted By toscana24

You can add Alderney to Bournemouth in the summer...

You can add Alderney to Bournemouth in the summer of 1991. GR421 Fri/Sat/Sun/Mon (+ Wed in peak times) ACI 11.40, BOU 12.15; and GR422 BOU 12.30; ACI 13.05


I have a few 1990s timetables - let me...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Jan 2018, 07:30
Replies: 20
Views: 14,715
Posted By toscana24

You may be right as regards some (older) long...

You may be right as regards some (older) long haul aircraft but the newer A330s are quite good as are their A320s. I have flown with SAA on regional flights a dozen times in the last year - all...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
3rd Nov 2017, 18:09
Replies: 8
Views: 2,350
Posted By toscana24

Flew into and out of George two weeks back. Small...

Flew into and out of George two weeks back. Small regional airport with about 8 check in desks and half a dozen departure gates (from which you walk to the plane). It should be quiet at that time of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Oct 2017, 16:02
Replies: 63
Views: 40,221
Posted By toscana24

Thanks Harry Sounds like a good idea - leave...

Thanks Harry
Sounds like a good idea - leave kids on beach at Lee; fetch them when plane is about to depart. 40 mins to ACI and then 5 min drive to the beach there. 1 hour beach to beach!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Oct 2017, 12:54
Replies: 63
Views: 40,221
Posted By toscana24

Harry W Time will prove you right or wrong but...

Harry W
Time will prove you right or wrong but I personally do not think Lee on Solent is a bad idea at all. Living in both SW London and on Alderney I know that getting to the departure airfield is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Oct 2017, 05:48
Replies: 63
Views: 40,221
Posted By toscana24

I had this e mail from them a week ago.... ...

I had this e mail from them a week ago....


Thank you for your enquiry and please may we apologise for the delay in responding to you.

We are working hard towards progressing with the start of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Aug 2017, 17:46
Replies: 659
Views: 332,012
Posted By toscana24

Napoleon was here :O?

Napoleon was here :O?
Forum: African Aviation
9th May 2017, 04:28
Replies: 6
Views: 2,027
Posted By toscana24

The vehicle/pax ferry across to Kissi is a true...

The vehicle/pax ferry across to Kissi is a true "African" experience - it is cheap, noisy, full and even with a "VIP" seat just a wooden bench. On arrival across the estuary you then have a slow...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Apr 2017, 17:06
Replies: 1,534
Views: 702,457
Posted By toscana24

The days of having a Trislander (or a Dornier) on...

The days of having a Trislander (or a Dornier) on call / on the ground at ACI 24/7 have long passed. One Aurigny aircraft certainly stays at ACI overnight and is available for ambulance flights but...
Forum: African Aviation
13th Mar 2017, 16:02
Replies: 6
Views: 2,527
Posted By toscana24

AVCOM forum reports 4 German Tornado are at...

AVCOM forum reports 4 German Tornado are at Overberg test ranges (again) this week.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Jan 2017, 15:32
Replies: 1,534
Views: 702,457
Posted By toscana24

Yes exactly. Only the weekly boat for food etc....

Yes exactly. Only the weekly boat for food etc. Aurigny is the way in (and out) for people, mail (including parcels) and newspapers. Bumblebee has increasingly come into play for mail/parcels when...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Jan 2017, 13:31
Replies: 1,534
Views: 702,457
Posted By toscana24

There is a (very good) cargo ship (MV Valiant)...

There is a (very good) cargo ship (MV Valiant) that runs Poole-Alderney-Guernsey-Jersey and vice versa once a week; and the small bumblebee passenger boat that runs regularly in the summer season...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Oct 2016, 19:25
Replies: 1,534
Views: 702,457
Posted By toscana24

At least the other 3 Trislanders are still going...

At least the other 3 Trislanders are still going strong. The Do228 NG flew GCI/ACI this evening - first Dornier service for a week. I hope it enjoyed its week off - G-SAYE is still on its extended...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd May 2016, 07:01
Replies: 17
Views: 3,577
Posted By toscana24

The Graham White Aircraft Factory (a hundred or...

The Graham White Aircraft Factory (a hundred or so yards South of the main museum entrances but within the museum site) is rather special : WW1 and earlier aviation.
Forum: African Aviation
20th Feb 2016, 11:11
Replies: 15
Views: 4,517
Posted By toscana24

Now at Waterkloof

Aircraft landed at Waterkloof (Pretoria) this morning.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Dec 2015, 14:51
Replies: 9
Views: 2,927
Posted By toscana24

Skeleton Coast Book

Herod : I hope you enjoy the book over Xmas. It is a tale of incredible bravery on the part of both those marooned on the coast and of the rescuers.


I have been to Namibia many times and flown...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Dec 2015, 14:39
Replies: 332
Views: 346,015
Posted By toscana24

Indeed never forgotten

A story! Many years ago (late 60s) Ray used to frequent the Tiger Club at Redhill - flying Luton Betas with another ex Red Arrow and also a (Adrian Squire's) Spitfire.


One day after landing...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Nov 2015, 17:26
Replies: 9
Views: 2,927
Posted By toscana24

The book is "Skeleton Coast" by John H Marsh :...

The book is "Skeleton Coast" by John H Marsh : the shipwreck was the Dunedin Star followed by a tug and then the aircraft (a Ventura) going down.


Gripping stuff and true!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Jun 2015, 07:11
Replies: 1,534
Views: 702,457
Posted By toscana24

I am on Alderney at present and for the second...

I am on Alderney at present and for the second time in a week all I can see is thick fog. Whilst some delays are undoubtedly aircraft tech related many (most?) are inevitably weather related.

...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Mar 2015, 19:43
Replies: 1,534
Views: 702,457
Posted By toscana24

Thanks Pete.

Thanks Pete.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Mar 2015, 14:14
Replies: 1,534
Views: 702,457
Posted By toscana24

Dornier(s)?

Has anyone any inside info on how the Dornier is doing? The lion's share of the ACI/SOU flights seem to have been the preserve of the Trislanders for several weeks now.
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
13th Jan 2014, 08:46
Replies: 35
Views: 13,799
Posted By toscana24

Like Latefinals I have had many (over 100)...

Like Latefinals I have had many (over 100) flights on the Aurigny Trislanders to/from ACI (ex SOU) in the last 25 years. On a fine day with light winds landing and getting off the 880m asphalt...
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