Grass strip at Forfar in Angus
 

Hi all, I,m Duncan that has the strip at Forfar, I was wondering if any of the visitors to the strip today (Sunday 25th) noticed if a red MTOSport Gyrocopter call sign G-CFUW landed during your visit, I,d appreciate if anyone did see it there to let me know approximately what time it landed/departed.

Thanks Duncan

Hi Duncan,
I believe 'HL landed. Identical to 'UW. Returned to Perth 17.00.
D.O.

Hi Pete , I figured the Perth based red one landed but i think UW may have landed also.

Hi Duncan,

Gyro HL probably did a low pass at 1430/1500(ish) then but then headed off to Strathallan direction cause the grass was long.

Myself (G-RS) and 2 mates (another flex and a 3 axis) came in at just after HL would have been there. We went to the cafe and phoned HL who then came back and landed at about 16.15. We all left at about 16.30 (I was last to go due to taking pics of the others taking off) and HL hovered around till I was off the ground. Myself and HL landed back at Perth about 5 mins after Pete on the tower put his feet up for the day ;)

Thanks Renmure,

Let HL know a fancy new (too me) Hayter 324 mower getting delivered tomorrow, I am overseas for a month, so providing the the GF or one the kids manage to master the controls the strip should look like a well manicured bowling green in a jiffy according to the salesman:8

Re: Time Pete put his feet up/and the end of his shift, those two actions may not necessarily be concurrent events !! :D, (sorry couldn,t resist)

It wasn't that long.
Gyro pilots are just wusses ;)

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Hi Duncan,
Where can I find info on the strip?
I'd be interested in going, but of course need to check dimensions and availability (not just hours/days but permission) first.
Thanks

Hi Duncan, your strip is also unknown to me, and I couldn't find it in my database. Do you want to add the info to wikiairports.com?

Biglugs

2miles east o' Forfar, E/W layout, about 1650 ft, left traffic,use safetycom, plenty wide,cafe about 200m S of 27 threshold over the fence and along the path. Watch for birds on final and some of the ones working in the cafe !!!

Thanks Duncs :p
Just turn up or PPR?
Any noise sensitive areas?
Will need a wee breeze for me to avoid brown trousers on the take-off roll, but hope to visit in the near future. Cheers :ok:

Turn up fine, try avoid overflying village to the NW,

What u flying?

Zodiac HDS (100hp). Would require several things to come together- headwind, firm ground, light fuel load, no pax, short grass and a good study of the performance figures to ensure no embarrassment or pucker factor (not in any particular order!).

grounds always firm as the strip was build on a old sand quarry which provides good drainage,

I looked at the specs for you plane at
Super ZODIAC CH 601 HDS

its got slightly better TO/land capabilities than my aircraft and i generally never use more than 1/3 to a 1/2 the distance available even when heavy so don't think you will have a problem

:confused:Hullo, I was brought up at Burnside, justwondering where exactly your strip is. I see a possibility just north of Rescobie, but the nearest village to the NW is aberlemno, a good bit away. I have a Jodel 120a, and hope to get up there sometime. I live in the midlands now, and at 71 its a wee while since I was in the area!

If my calculator is correct, that's about 500 mts.

Ryanair would be looking to park a 738 in there, if they knew about it:rolleyes:

Lat and Long would be a help..........

Is the cafe the Trumperton Forge Tearoom?

They don't do metric in Forfar.

a metric Forfar bridie

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It just would nae be right.

One for three shillings, or ten for thruppence:confused:

:ouch::eek:Mad Jock, whatever they were they are not Forfar bridies. To be Forfar bridies they have to be made by McLarens or the baker in East High St, the pastry looks totally different.

This is true its been years in fact back in the days of me driving lorrys since the day I had a true Forfar Bridie which we all know is superior to the Cornish imitation.