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Exploring Scotland: online VFR-tour
EHM-2387 Eric-Jan:
An impression of my PPL progress we were talking about on Mumble:
http://ericje.blogspot.com
[EDIT]: published the English translation at http://ericjesppl.blogspot.com
And attached: my flown route for leg 2 of this marvelously scenic tour :D
EHM-2758 Peter:
From Prestwick to Tiree we flew last evening, David, Trevor, Eric-Jan and me and although we started with rain - an 'exception' in Scotland -, along the way the weather cleared and gave us the opportunity to look around a lot and to enjoy the beautiful landscape.
Hopefully we fly leg03 next week under the same, or better circumstances. We fly from Tiree to Stornoway, a 146nm distance, hopping from one island to another. With an average speed of 110kts, it would take us 1h and 20 min., but there are some challenges along the way.
Barra Airport (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Bharraigh) (IATA: BRR, ICAO: EGPR) (also known as Barra Eoligarry Airport) is a short-runway airport (or STOLport) situated in the wide shallow bay of Traigh Mhòr at the north tip of the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The airport is unique, being the only one in the world where scheduled flights use a beach as the runway. The airport is operated by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited, which owns most of the regional airports in mainland Scotland and the outlying islands. Barra Airport opened in 1936.
Watch this to get an idea:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=STqmbc8k9rU
We're making a touch and go on this one, like we also do at Benbecula Airport (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Bheinn na Faoghla) (IATA: BEB, ICAO: EGPL), located on the island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, off the West Coast of Scotland. It is a small rural airport owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited.
The link for the Scotland201403.rar-file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4grkhocvz1yasbw/Scotland201403.rar?dl=0
The link for Doodle: http://doodle.com/635ckdqx54kiiwiz
Hope to meet you all next week on Mumble!,
Peter
EHM-2758 Peter:
Next Wednesday the 15th of October at 19:00 h Z is scheduled for leg 03: EGPU (Tiree) to EGPO ( Stornoway).
Meet you all on Mumble!
Peter
EHM-2387 Eric-Jan:
Wiil sure try to be there again, this time. No guarantees, though ...
If I can't fly, then I'll try to at least break in on Mumble for a bit ;)
EHM-2387 Eric-Jan:
Sorry I had to bail on you guys without saying goodbye. My entire PC froze up so I just called it a day at that point.
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