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Euan Buchan

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Post by Euan Buchan » Mon Jul 30, 2018 9:12 pm

Hi there Thought I'd join this site I was obsessed with Planes when I was younger my Grandpa would take me to a gate near the Airport and we watched Planes land and take off Edinburgh Airport used to have a balcony you could go to even though you weren't flying and watch planes there so went there a few times would go to Airshows as well I also have a huge interest in Birding It's ny main passion but I still like Planes I still look at planes when one flies by and when I'm at the airport I like looking out at the runway to see what's going on. After my Grandpa died in November I recently visited the path he and I used to go plane watching so mostly I see a plane I think of him.

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andygolfer
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Re: Hi There

Post by andygolfer » Tue Jul 31, 2018 6:32 am

welcome Euan, hope you enjoy the forum.
I think a lot of us have memories of those days when there were good viewing facilities at almost every airport - how times have changed!

I'm into a bit of birding myself - there are some of my pics in the general photography section

Andy
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Re: Hi There

Post by Mike » Tue Jul 31, 2018 4:57 pm

Welcome to CA Euan, it's good to have another member from "Embra" on the forum, I worked at the airport from 1974 to 1981 and remember the viewing balconies in both the old terminal and the new one very well. Things have changed a lot since then, of course!

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Re: Hi There

Post by jakdaw » Wed Aug 01, 2018 6:24 am

Welcome to the group hope you enjoy. I too have fond memories of my grandparents taking me to airfields as a kid and I am also a birder (though very amateur, I can tell he difference for the easy species but panic when I come across a warbler (I believe its all about there song)). :D

Euan Buchan

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Post by Euan Buchan » Thu Aug 02, 2018 9:36 am

Thanks everyone great to be bere

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