Hmmm... 'planespotting' is known to be a particularly British pastime - seems Andy is more into his Navaids - so are these photos from your personal collection?
I have always wanted to know what a VOR looked like close up after seeing pictures of them in books and flying over Compton (CPT) a couple of times.
You might think that I'm sad, but Last October I took my wife away for a week in Torquay, and as usual, I took my airband scanner and my bag of PPL study material along.
Whilst we were out sightseeing, It occurred to me that we couldn't be that far away from the Berryhead VOR (BHD), so after persuading my patient wife how important it was to me to see what a VOR looked like, we set out on a mission to find it.
We drove for about 12 miles until we came to a little fishing village called Brixham and decided to stop and view the Torbay harbour before asking a couple of the locals if they knew where we could find this VOR. Luckily, one of them knew exactly what I was talking about and directed me towards the Berryhead Fort where it was tucked away in the bushes. Still not satisfied with the placard that they erected, explaining to visitors what the structure was, we went through the bushes and stood right inside it.
When I do get a chance, and if you are interested, I will post a couple pictures that I captured on my digital camcorder.
I told you I was sad.
