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Old 13th Jul 2002, 15:31
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distaff_beancounter
 
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My all time favourite has got to be Fair Isle in the Shetlands.

I have only been there once, as a pasenger, but I managed to grab the front right hand seat, in the Islander, as no one else wanted to be up front with the pilot.

The runway is 486m x 22m of GRAVEL!

Per Pooleys:- Runway is banked above surrounding land & is subject to turbulance with Westerly winds. Ground falls away very steeply approx 30m from each runway end. Runway surface prone to moss growth & may be slippery in patches, particularly when wet.

I was the most thrilling landing that I have have sat through, I was very glad that the pilot was a skilful, ex Royal Navy carrier pilot.

And during the walk from the Fair Isle "Airport" the Arctic Skuas dive bomb all the passengers.
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