I'm quite familiar with Dundee having studied at College there for 2 years in my youth and more recently did some flight training there.
Long final for 27 would be the norm if coming in the from the north / north east. Route via Broughty Castle VRP (5nm to the east of 27) and then just south of the shoreline past the docks (with oil rig), road bridge (2nm east of 27) and rail bridge (1nm east 27). This avoids overflying the city.
Vince's tree is about 2.5nm north east of the 27 threshold. This would appear to suggest he was approaching from the north and advised to route via Broughty Castle for a long final to 27.
However if he did do a go around as has been suggested then I cant imagine why he would have ended up where he did. A LH circuit to the south over the Tay would have been the norm.
Last edited by 140KIAS; 18th Aug 2009 at 12:42.
Reason: cant tell my right from left either