Doesn't go well with DCS though :yuk:

Lossie puts a hell of a lot of eggs in one basket.

Like Brize, Waddo, Etc, etc...:sad:

Pies! Of course, that explains why Harry Gows' is opening a new bakery in Inverness! :E (Must have been a Spetznatz raid that burnt it down a few days ago! :eek:)

Maybe it's time to open up a few more etcs. No Lossie, then no FJ's in the north of UK, nothing to protect the fleet and it could be due to nothing more than a bloody good snow storm. All sounds a bit iffy

And can be recycled like old Nimrod aircrew. They may not have been old when planted overseas but they are now.

Remember one trip back from Iceland. The snow swept in, ISK went black so we went around, extended for Lossie which went black. Round again for ISK which had gone white before going red and black. Lossie too so we set off for our diversion, Leeming, and spent the night at Aberdeen.

Good weather factor on the Moray coast, except when too windy or it snows.

That's why I suggested re-open Kinloss rather than station the P8s at Lossie.

This would make available a further operational runway locally.

It would please the the local communities no-end and dis-embarrass the Army of a facility they really don't want.

Kinloss should be able to be re-activated at minimal cost (keep the bean counters happy) and demonstrate a firm commitment to the future of the RAF in Scotland. - Everybody wins, but I guess it will never happen...

If wee Krankie gets her way Kinloss/Lossie will probably be hosting Tu-95s instead of P-8s.

Once again you show you don't know what you are talking about. As TOFO said earlier, research before posting :ugh:

The runway IS still operational, as a relief landing field for Lossie and it is used as the base for the local military flying club.

Surely due to the proximity of Kinloss to Lossiemouth if it was weather causing an issue both would likely be shut?

I know in the local press it was announced in the last year or two that Inverness was to be used as a diversion for Lossiemouth, with the agreement that armed Typhoons would be allowed to land in addition to previously only unarmed. This was of course met with stories of horror in the local press, the world is going to end. Up until that point I believe they were still using Leuchars as a diversion.

As far as civvy sites how would Wick fair (on the few reasonable days) as an option since the recent upgrades were completed?

Thank you, but I can do without the condescending tone.

A runway being available for RLG and flying club use is a world apart from having a fully operational airfield. My original post stands.

However, a shorter runway with serious bird issues sounds like a less than great place to operate a twin jet at max AUW year round.

Short runway with bird issues, you say?

http://www.pc-6.com/history/936-gceci06.jpg

Not condescending, just that, like TOFO, I am fed up with people that don't know about the subject they are posting 'factually' on - that was your second post in a row in this thread where you got your facts wrong.

Also, you didn't say "fully operational airfield", you said "a further operational runway", exactly what Kinloss has already :ugh:

If you'd bothered to read the post I was replying to you'd have noticed the reference to 10 & 11.