Originally Posted by
obnoxio f*ckwit
Aberdeen-Magnus-Aberdeen direct both ways loses its appeal very quickly!
Used to do Aberdeen-Bruce and Bruce-Aberdeen regularly, so I can tell you that being stuck in the back of a SP for nearly 2 hours dressed up like the Michelin man is not much fun either. I would hate to do the round trip in one go, so you have my sympathies.
We sometimes used to call in at Longside on the way out for a top up of fuel, but that seemed to have stopped before I left. Is Longside still used as a fuel top-up or diversion airfield?
On the visibility issue, I worked in the North Sea for about 30 years, and it was a rare occasion that we were delayed due to weather.