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Tiger_mate 6th Dec 2008 07:17

Aquaba, Jordan?

Duckbutt 6th Dec 2008 12:44

Neither of those although aviate is a bit closer than Tiger_Mate.

twochai 6th Dec 2008 14:23


Neither of those although aviate is a bit closer than Tiger_Mate
In which case, I would suggest Tamanrasset? If true, its been polished up a little since I last transited through there twenty five years ago, not surprisingly.

Duckbutt 6th Dec 2008 15:03

Sorry twochai, not Tamanrasset. Aviate was a BIT closer but still a long way away.

Duckbutt 7th Dec 2008 10:02

If you flew to here from aviate1138's suggestion in Warmtoast's hypothetical aircraft a few posts above, this complete nonprofessional calculates that having refuelled to the brim once on the way, you would land with your tanks around 30% full.

Looking at my original photo, just out of shot to the right is a terminal which looks like this from the land side:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...r/Terminal.jpg

The Real Slim Shady 7th Dec 2008 16:50

Tangiers? Only ever been in the dark so it really is a stab :O:O

Duckbutt 8th Dec 2008 08:19

Its not in Africa. The airport serves a city which is, according to different sources, the second or third oldest in the country. The local population doubles in their summer with visitors attracted by the natural facilities - I wouldn't mind being there now to give my chillblains a chance to heal up!

The national airline has four scheduled flights each day to the capital city in its Local Area Network.

AfgAirOps 8th Dec 2008 13:08

La Florida, Chile?

Rgds
AAO

Duckbutt 8th Dec 2008 13:23

That's the one AAO, over to you!

AfgAirOps 8th Dec 2008 14:01

It was the LAN clue that did it..... :}

The next one;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...baaaaaaaaa.jpg

Rgds
AAO

twochai 8th Dec 2008 14:44

Llamas in abundance, Ford Trimotor, arid semi-desert terrain, volcano in the background.

Looks like it could be Arequipa, Peru?

AfgAirOps 8th Dec 2008 15:27

Next time I must look a bit harder..... try & find something that'll last longer than 43 minutes! :}

twochai, well done & over to you :ok:

Rgds
AAO

twochai 8th Dec 2008 16:07


Next time I must look a bit harder..... try & find something that'll last longer than 43 minutes!
You must admit, AAO, you left a long trail of clues for those with a dull memory, and Arequipa is indeed a memorable airport site.:ok:

A little remembered feature of the Ford Trimotor was its 'Johnson bar' hydraulic braking control system - a long pole sprouting out of the floor which one pulled aft through a two or three foot arc for symmetric braking, while continuing to use the rudder pedals for directional brake control! Like the contemporary British pneumatic brake control (with the press-to-brake lever between the 'spectacles') but not as intuitive. That was probably a Faucett Airlines Trimotor; a great little airline in its day, at least while still in operation in the early seventies with BAC 1-11-475's and B727-100's.

Sorry, nothing worth contributing comes immediately to hand, so:

OPEN HOUSE

evansb 8th Dec 2008 20:12

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r.../WAD081208.jpg

AfgAirOps 9th Dec 2008 03:48

Very wild guess..... Livingstone?

Rgds
AAO

evansb 9th Dec 2008 04:15

Sorry, not Livingstone. Not a bad guess.

AfgAirOps 9th Dec 2008 05:02

Another wild guess at Vic Falls then?

Rgds
AAO

evansb 9th Dec 2008 05:15

Sorry, not Victoria Falls. Not in Africa.

John Hill 9th Dec 2008 06:38

How about South America? Chile maybe?

evansb 9th Dec 2008 14:49

Sorry, John. not in South America.


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