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Old 23rd May 2004, 20:31
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Ambulance 'Charlie Alpha'
 
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Used to fly ambulance tasks in a BN2 onto a 500m strip on the Isle of Bute (Scotland) in the dark. This strip of grass is fully lit and has approach PAPIs set to 5 degrees so as to avoid the trees just short of the threshold! That was fun, especially on a standard Scottish winter night. We had to do initial circuits by day and then three at night with an instructor before we could go alone with the paramedic. Does that count as STOL?

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