'Biggles' did not do a go-around at Dundee - the closest he got was the tree 3nm from the airfield. Some have said he did do a go around, others say not. So which is it?
A friend i spoke to over the weekend says he certainly didnt do a go around at Dundee. Aparently turned away from the field at the Castle, with a couple of thousand feet to spare. Last thing they heard was Mayday, Mayday, now out of fuel! No further transmissions were heard!!!
I do have to admit to being of the non flying community but i have had a fair few flights out of Dundee. I do however feel that i can pick out the wheat fae the chaff as it were and all i can say is, good luck in keeping this story up Vince! I hope, along with others i have spoken to, that the AAIB will take a very good look at this tale!
I just wonder though, when you had the engine failure Vince, why didnt you turn towards the airport?
And why did you not like the look of the 200-300ft oil rigs and transmitter you would have flown in between? The Dundee joining traffic manages to miss them all the time! And as Timothy will confirm, Dundee Airport has a very useful Hovercraft if things get that wrong over the water!!!