A slow tour of Scotland
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Here's a useful free tool to use for planning etc. will also give you details of airfields, weather, controlled airspace etc etc.
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SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts
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I'm aware that I'm best not to plan a certain time to go, and to allow myself to be dictated to by the weather.
As for fuel, I know it'll need careful planning, especially with a range of 3.2 hours and a speed of 85mph...
As for fuel, I know it'll need careful planning, especially with a range of 3.2 hours and a speed of 85mph...
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Get the second tank installed 
I have 6 1/2 hours and it's perfect .
85mph is pretty quick, you must have the shorter wings and a fancy prop!
Piperboy, I want to land my cubby on your strip, how long?
Inverness is a bit of a pain in the arse for GA as there is only one way out and the security folks are not used to having strangers around. They insist on a passport and a pilot's licence to get through the gate and hangar space can be a pain to get if you need it but that said I'm sure there will be space found for you somewhere. It's useful as a base to stretch out to Kirkwall and to the west, definitely carry a jerry can.
Good luck, I'm sure you'll love it, proper cub flying up this way!
I have 6 1/2 hours and it's perfect .85mph is pretty quick, you must have the shorter wings and a fancy prop!
Piperboy, I want to land my cubby on your strip, how long?
Inverness is a bit of a pain in the arse for GA as there is only one way out and the security folks are not used to having strangers around. They insist on a passport and a pilot's licence to get through the gate and hangar space can be a pain to get if you need it but that said I'm sure there will be space found for you somewhere. It's useful as a base to stretch out to Kirkwall and to the west, definitely carry a jerry can
.Good luck, I'm sure you'll love it, proper cub flying up this way!
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As for fuel, I know it'll need careful planning, especially with a range of 3.2 hours and a speed of 85mph...
Great trip to be planned, best of luck
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Piperboy, I want to land my cubby on your strip, how long?
You will want to avoid Inverness like the plague. Stalag 47
Inverness is a bit of a pain in the arse for GA as there is only one way out and the security folks are not used to having strangers around. They insist on a passport and a pilot's licence to get through the gate
And there's fuel at Inverness, and a very frequent bus service.
and a speed of85mph...In June that can be the headwind component in the Western Isles..
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A slow tour of Scotland
Been in to Inverness for my breakfast a few times, never had a problem, landing fee based on the honour system fill out a form with your cc number and you get a receipt in the mail a few weeks later , field re entry simply walking up to the gate showing pilots licence and some ID then get buzzed thru the gate follow the yellow brick road back to your plane. Decent sort of folks in the tower also. It's all good
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The weather tends to be most reliable on the west coast in May. I lived up there for 15 years, and always make my return trips in May. The one time it slipped into June - rain and fog. 
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Inverness like Stalag 47? Eh? Some folk have been at the meths I think. There's lots of GA activity there and it's worth a visit.
If you want the Stalag 47 treatment go to Edinburgh. Absolute bloody nightmare there now.
Kirkwall's recommended too... very interesting place to visit especially if you're into history, plenty nice places to stay and eat too.
Edit: Forgot to mention Stornoway as well - nice part of the world.
Smithy
If you want the Stalag 47 treatment go to Edinburgh. Absolute bloody nightmare there now.
Kirkwall's recommended too... very interesting place to visit especially if you're into history, plenty nice places to stay and eat too.
Edit: Forgot to mention Stornoway as well - nice part of the world.
Smithy
Last edited by Captain Smithy; 14th Mar 2014 at 19:24. Reason: Typical Smithy Brain Fart
