Whilst we have a soap box on this, I may as well get one other issue aired.
My understanding is that D.W. and his seaplane venture tried his damndest to provide a perfect service from Glasgow City Centre to Oban.
All he got was a bucketfull of HASTLE from ABC, MOR'd constantly for all manner of minor 'infringements'. Infringements of free and fresh air, I might add.
With a bit of common sense applied, a seaplane service, would have been the perfect solution. for ALL of the islands, not just Coll and Colonsay, who both got their 500 mts of tarmac. Any subsidy for a service like this would have been wholly appreciated as providing something tangible, to all of the community.
And I am aware of all the issues surrounding single engine IFR, but the Islander is VFR only, so no issue with a seaplane service.