twochai,
Bill Bryce didn't do it with a DHC7 because, for a grass short field, there was some element of risk and there were higher yield routes, London, Channel Islands, for the DHC7 to be utilised on.
Brymon's routes to ISC would be 'W' pattern rotations, i.e. PLH/ISC/NQY/ISC/PLH or PLH/ISC/EXT/ISC/PLH and, even after day(s) of ISC fog it would be non commercial for a DHC7 to go touring the airports to pick up a handful of pax at each one.
How about a Boeing Jetfoil, circa 50mph across the top of the water!
The success of the chopper service from/to Penzance is that Penzance has the railway station for passengers to connect from/to all over UK, move the operation to a grass airfield near to St. Just then, not only would the chopper be competing with a (ex Brymon G-BIHO) Twotter operation but no railway connection however St. Mawgan would remain the airport with operations to ISC with a railway connection in Newquay.
Operate a Jetfoil from/to Penzance harbour which is a few minutes walk from/to the train station!
What's happening to the heliport, is it closing, are B&Q extending their garden centre?
Last edited by Phileas Fogg; 5th Oct 2010 at 21:45.