A tale of two cities...
I visited Oban not so long ago. Fuelling service couldn't have been more helpful or more hospitable. Excellent coffee and biscuits - nothing was too much trouble. Airport management and the tower on the other hand - a complete bunch of dour jobsworths. Rules is rules mentality. Having to call for start clearance is a joke and entirely unnecessary. I know fields with 10 times as many movements which operate perfectly safely without this type of restriction. Why the hell it's PPR as well is beyond me. I've been there a few times (out of necessity rather than desire) and have never yet seen anything like the volume of traffic that might justify this. What a waste of a delightful location which ought to be a pleasure to visit....