500 metre strip = almost only aircraft is Islander = circa 60 years old = piston = doesn't fly on one... Ok, to avoid the arguement, we'll say doesn't fly very well on one = loves ice = VFR operation = avgas = price of avgas = demise of avgas
With nothing new in terms of twin engine coming along I smile (fondly) at the thought of the future with the 80-100 year old Islanders flying the flag for remote community support and Scottish Tourism. Buffalo Joe will have a bit of competition.
Let's not get into a discussion about how good the Islander is/was - an incredible machine in many ways - that's not the issue.