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Forum: Private Flying
25th Nov 2019, 19:43
Replies: 4
Views: 1,960
Posted By quilmes

Jan, Correct - that was the jetty that Loch...

Jan,
Correct - that was the jetty that Loch Lomond Seaplanes used.
Haven't seen a float plane on the River Clyde in Glasgow for years now.
G-LAUD Ce208 as you say now operates mainly from Cameron...
Forum: Cabin Crew
4th Jun 2019, 20:52
Replies: 1
Views: 2,694
Posted By quilmes

OT: TV 'The High Life'

Evening,
The BBC I-player now has re-runs of The High Life, the Forbes Masson & Alan Cumming sitcom about cabin crew on fictional Air Scotia [from the mid-1990s].
It's kind of music hall, but stick...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Jul 2017, 18:08
Replies: 20
Views: 3,324
Posted By quilmes

Just to puzzle them some more. If you do get...

Just to puzzle them some more.

If you do get to land, and to mark your trip's success , maybe
give the clubhouse staff some nice commercial tea bags plus a
stout pack of decent biscuits...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Jul 2017, 13:01
Replies: 2
Views: 1,359
Posted By quilmes

Forced landing near Kinlochleven

Please see BBC story regarding Friday last:

Probe after plane lands near Kinlochleven - BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-40703724)
Forum: Private Flying
14th Dec 2016, 20:30
Replies: 14
Views: 2,815
Posted By quilmes

Oh dear. £113m Cross Tay Link Road route...

Oh dear.

£113m Cross Tay Link Road route approved - BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-38308089)

Flat ground (with some utilities) ripe for development approx. 5...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Jul 2016, 22:28
Replies: 70
Views: 17,455
Posted By quilmes

Hopefully at a slight distance it's OK to be...

Hopefully at a slight distance it's OK to be flippant ?



Does you log book show the flight destination along the lines of;

Sharny Dubs
Troubled Dykes
Guise of Tough
by Muir of Fowlis
Forum: Private Flying
18th Jan 2016, 21:16
Replies: 73
Views: 29,336
Posted By quilmes

The 8nm West features in these previous incidents...

The 8nm West features in these previous incidents

ASN Aircraft accident 11-NOV-1983 Cessna 310Q G-AZYI (http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=156444)
Forum: Private Flying
11th Dec 2015, 22:30
Replies: 28
Views: 5,551
Posted By quilmes

Know exactly what you mean about missed...

Know exactly what you mean about missed opportunity for easy access to Edinburgh Airport. Should've been a station at Turnhouse from the 60s like Teeside Airport had.
However, bodge job coming...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Sep 2015, 21:27
Replies: 13
Views: 4,659
Posted By quilmes

Bold !

Grtz,

Brave Wealthy Guy ?

Noticed that a pocket rocket VLJ
bizjet visited EGPG this afternoon !

Normally found at Kemble, N531EA
an Eclipse Aviation 500 twin jet visited
the famous...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th May 2015, 22:15
Replies: 10
Views: 2,537
Posted By quilmes

Some footage of an Islander on the BBC the other...

Some footage of an Islander on the BBC the other day;

Argyll islands could lose air service - BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-32575745)
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Jan 2014, 21:55
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,848,713
Posted By quilmes

. Evening, Apologies to change mood,...

.


Evening,

Apologies to change mood, but just silly stuff
since it's Friday - ?

Shamelessly lifted from the HiddenGlasgow forum, a
clip from a promotion about Cumbernauld New Town
Forum: Private Flying
16th Sep 2013, 20:22
Replies: 4
Views: 2,491
Posted By quilmes

Hmm, Would've thought the local boss guy patron...

Hmm,
Would've thought the local boss guy patron who trousered £45M about five years ago for a <purpose unclear> pile o' bricks near Cumnock could chip in a few pounds to pay for the up keep?
Just...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Mar 2013, 00:41
Replies: 10
Views: 2,475
Posted By quilmes

Cigarettes & Chocolate

Coming from Bearsden, I've noticed that anytime I go somewhere stupid those static bus conductors ([frontier] gov't employee; blue shirt, epaulettes & most likely a moustache) are looking for a...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Sep 2012, 22:53
Replies: 151
Views: 23,210
Posted By quilmes

What type of aircarft is used for para-dropping...

What type of aircarft is used for para-dropping at Errol?
Forum: Private Flying
6th Aug 2010, 19:17
Replies: 51
Views: 35,838
Posted By quilmes

SFERMA Marquis

Be58 with turbines, may be a Be55 would do?

About 50 years ago the French fitted Astazou turbines to Beech Barons; called the SFERMA 60 Marquis, F-BLLR of Air Lorient (?) comes to mind.
Not sure...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Jan 2010, 21:45
Replies: 19
Views: 3,401
Posted By quilmes

Going off topic a bit.

Some other Scottish weather web cams cover;
Portmoak (http://www.scottishglidingcentre.com/weather/new_weathercam.html)
Cumbernauld (http://www.egpgmet.net/html/webcams.html)
Strathaven...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Dec 2009, 23:17
Replies: 28
Views: 33,768
Posted By quilmes

One of Glenrothes's more extreme residents, now departed finally.

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B,

Wow - that's news for sure.

Strangely, it seems to have dropped off the
latest SCAN "Based Abroad" list, but at least
now it's resolved in a tidy fashion.
Forum: Private Flying
30th Nov 2009, 18:53
Replies: 32
Views: 6,671
Posted By quilmes

Field near Stirling

Maybe too early, but are there any photos or movie clips that can be shown of the Stirling adventure?
Forum: Private Flying
21st Oct 2009, 21:10
Replies: 17
Views: 2,643
Posted By quilmes

Rather unhelpful post

Strangely the Various Lanarkshire Councils' Marketing Teams think that the VX220 brigade are still operating......

Flight Academy Scotland | Airborne Pursuits | Things To Do...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Sep 2009, 23:29
Replies: 28
Views: 33,768
Posted By quilmes

Sad Glenrothes one in France

All in all it's a sad story but perhaps the former G-BRVH is
still impounded at Abbeville? So maybe worth making an offer
to the French Authorities to take it off their hands, as it's
been...
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Sep 2009, 20:47
Replies: 39
Views: 4,910
Posted By quilmes

Brave

.

Anorak data:

N-number : N6321W
Aircraft Serial Number : T20608823
Aircraft Manufacturer : CESSNA
Model : T206H
Engine ...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Jan 2009, 22:41
Replies: 38
Views: 4,210
Posted By quilmes

eg BGA 869 'BCU' T21 Sedbergh

Grtz,


There used to be an active Gliding Club at North Connel.

How are they doing these days?
I'd reckon that there are five other Gliding Sites in Scotland.

Sport Aviation is getting...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Oct 2008, 20:55
Replies: 10
Views: 1,051
Posted By quilmes

Midlem on a sunny day.

Greetings,
If you search Midlem at ;
Airplane-Pictures.net - Interesting Bits of Aviation World (http://www.airplane-pictures.net/)
a few Wallace Shackleton photos
of the airstrip can be seen....
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Aug 2008, 20:26
Replies: 1,533
Views: 3,409,666
Posted By quilmes

FSB seeking answers.

Grtz,
Looks the boss-guy from the UK-wide Federation of Small Businesses is starting to prod Argyll & Bute Council a bit about North Connel;


Challenge over Oban Airport upgrade costs - Press...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Feb 2008, 21:39
Replies: 39
Views: 3,875
Posted By quilmes

Whoa - calm down there - it's likely for the common weel

.

Hey,


Where is this negativity about Glasgow Airport being unfriendly coming from?
EGPF, The Car Park with Shopping & Runway attached always welcomed the light side.
Are you shaved...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Dec 2007, 22:29
Replies: 68
Views: 11,265
Posted By quilmes

Sad news indeed

Whins are gorse bushes.

By way of background on a bad day,
please see Wallace Shackelton photograph of Midlem airfield at;
http://www.airplane-pictures.net/image7113.html
Forum: Private Flying
11th Jul 2007, 20:02
Replies: 19
Views: 2,115
Posted By quilmes

island landings

Could not comment on Iona landing grounds, however some recent history......




Without copyright bursting, straight from “Scotland Scanned” 1975 edited by AR Benzies;
ISBN 0 9503891 0 2 ...
Forum: Freight Dogs
30th May 2007, 22:30
Replies: 1
Views: 952
Posted By quilmes

OT: Web, Casa 212 freighter clip

Greetz,
This may have been posted before, however one of the local Scottish Sunday Newspapers has a mini-film about ZS-PRL Casa212 freighter in the Congo area.
...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Sep 2006, 19:14
Replies: 6
Views: 3,013
Posted By quilmes

Glassford by Strathaven

The word at Strthaven airfield is that it was G-GGRH, pictured in happier times at http://tinyurl.com/zscdx (http://tinyurl.com/zscdx)
Forum: Private Flying
10th Aug 2006, 20:28
Replies: 4
Views: 740
Posted By quilmes

Cumbria or Ayrshire any use??

There’s a hotel at the end of the peri-track at Kirkbride on the South Bank of the Solway. It can get quite busy Sunday lunchtimes. http://www.kirkbrideonline.co.uk/info.htm...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Jun 2006, 22:17
Replies: 50
Views: 14,916
Posted By quilmes

cheeky dornier snaps

Greetz peeps,

Dyce photographer has posted initial pictures at;

http://www.pbase.com/gary2880/city_star_incident
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jun 2006, 22:17
Replies: 39
Views: 19,680
Posted By quilmes

cheeky dornier snaps

Greetz peeps,

Dyce photographer has posted initial pictures at;

http://www.pbase.com/gary2880/city_star_incident
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Jun 2006, 00:26
Replies: 3
Views: 901
Posted By quilmes

Web info: German tourists upset Northern locals

Greetz,

Please see BBC story about German whisks crashing around Far North Britain;

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/5073068.stm

I thought that there were about...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Jun 2006, 22:53
Replies: 547
Views: 197,312
Posted By quilmes

Re-size Strathaven

Apologies BRL,

Initial size was to permit optifying local South Lanarkshire features.

On the matter of re-size, haven't checked this out yet, but I'm told that - seemingly - one of the...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Jun 2006, 23:41
Replies: 547
Views: 197,312
Posted By quilmes

Strathaven, South Lanarkshire.

Strathaven last week, part way through the first grass cutting of the season, the fat white trailer beside the green nissen hanger is the XCAviation Elf;

Strathaven listed as a stop off on a...
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