Would imagine that getting an aircraft on the AOC is made easier when it is at least in-country.

Realistically for a 30 minute round trip flight is the 109SP with 2 crew able to comfortably take a payload of 6 pax + up to 120kg of luggage ?

Well I hope they get it sorted, I've booked tickets in May!

Dont worry crab, apparently there is a replacement bus service. :-)

Phew, that's a relief:)

Planning a busman’s holiday Crab? 😉

I've flown past the Scillies on a few jobs before but never actually stopped there - it was in Culdrose's patch rather than Chivenor's.

'er indoors has been pestering me to take here there for years.......

Locals are up in arms ,pitchforks an everything.. I mean an s92 is taking the pe
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/an...oisier-4484190

Chickens scurrying. Can’t have that.. :E

Slight tangent but why is the AW139 coming from China?

Apollo, it's not new and it's leased. I guess the old lessee and first customer in China didn't want it anymore so the leasing company needed a new home for it.

It’s not, any more.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...n__=%2As%2As-R

Ekranoplan anyone?

https://www.pprune.org/military-avia...lane-move.html

The 109 is very comfortable though, came back from the Scillies a few weeks ago in it.

The biggest problem with the service is the battle with the SW weather.

I wouldn't worry too much - S92 serviceability will take care of noise complaints ;-)

139 in service now ...https://penzancehelicopters.co.uk/ne...scilly-service

That paint scheme is from Heliconia in Morocco.

On a dry lease from Heliconia i believe.

We have therefore made the difficult decision temporarily to suspend helicopter services until early spring.

Helicopter flights between Penzance, Tresco and St Mary’s will resume on 10th March 2021.

Where did you get this from? Are they not contracted to provide a daily service? It has been a convenient excuse for many organisations to provide poor service 'due to Coronavirus'.