PPRuNe Forums - Which Aerodrome Mk III

Yes, it is the new airport at Riyan, Yemen. I am not sure if the tower was there when I flew from that airfield in the early 90s. I was in a Zimex Turbo Porter, which we used to do a geological tour of Wadi Hadhramaut – spectacular scenery.

On the way from Mukalla, we passed the old airfield which was littered with decoy Il-28s, a reminder of the recent Civil War.

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if that doesn't make your blood freeze nothing will

Driving around on the plateau north of Mukalla, it took me a while to get used to my driver stopping to pick up hitchhikers armed with AK-47s. As a consequence of nearly every male being armed to the teeth, the civilian Toyota pickup, belonging to the security detachment of my company, had a 0.50 BMG on a tripod on the flatbed!

sycamore has the cyclic and collective.

dook	2nd Oct 2019 19:15

sycamore called OH.

You have the cockpit thread.

India Four Two

2nd Oct 2019 19:23

dook, that was my next stop. :)

dook	3rd Oct 2019 20:38

No takers in 24 hours.

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chevvron

4th Oct 2019 11:22

Looks like a USA style aeropark or whatever they're called, where people have houses next to the runway so they can taxy to/from their own hangar.

dook	4th Oct 2019 12:59

USA indeed.

Sounds Scottish.

sycamore

4th Oct 2019 15:17

Middle,N,S E W...?

dook	4th Oct 2019 15:38

West coast.

edit: the view is to the east.

edit 2: it's a private airstrip with no ATC facilities or other services.

sycamore

4th Oct 2019 20:35

Ock Aye the Noo,Jimmy,`tis Bonny Doon there.......OH if correct

dook	4th Oct 2019 20:48

Aye wee Jimmi - Bonny Doon it is. Well found. :ok:

sycamore has called OH.

Self loading bear

5th Oct 2019 14:10

As we have an open house:
I promised to join in and take up an open slot:

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However I might not be able to answer al your queries right away.