I was on Colonsay for two weeks during August and the airfield was 'very quiet' all round.
Here are some pictures of the HA service departing, which I captured from the front seat of my trusty bike early one morning. I don't think anybody got on board (bar the crew). More fire crew available for the Islander than for Citation or King Air departures from Gamston.
**Nice pics but they are way to big. If you put them on Photobucket first it will resize them for you to a more pleasing size..**
In contrast Islay was positively heaving and the airport manager & team should be congratulated on the pristine nature of the airfield (although watch out for the 'snakes in the terminal' (
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On the one occasion I landed on the airfield at Colonsay, there was a chap walking his dogs on the runway. The dogs, at least, were unphased even if the pilot was not ....