Shetlander thats a good picture of Sumburgh but a bit misleading. Aircraft making an approach to 33 normally come in from a tight left base. They would normally come inside the lighthouse hill, you can see a bit of it in the far left of the picture hidden by the wing strut. The hill you have the arrow pointing at would be on your right as you make the turn for the threshold.
It is a demanding approach which can be made harder by the weather conditions. It can be interesting to watch, but so can any of the approaches during the stormy season (which only lasts about 10 months!!).
I can assure you that the Loganair pilots that fly to Sumburgh fly that approach on a regular basis and do so safely.
During poor vis or low clould it is not unusual for aircraft to fly the 09Loc approach before breaking for Rw15 once visual. Again this involves a late(ish) turn which may seem strange to someone sat down the back.
As someone who sits on their backside looking out of a goldfish bowl as these planes pass by in all sorts of weather I have the greatest of respect for the pilots that fly into Sumburgh.
