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A few from the air

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 4:58 pm
by Highlandsniper
Cessna F406 G-TWIG
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Ardersier rig construction yard (E. of Inverness Airport)
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The Beatrice Oil Field
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The Cromarty Firth (Oil Rig maintainance etc.
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Approach to Kirkwall
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Orkney - Scapa Flow
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Sumburgh Head lighthouse
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Approach to Sumburgh Rwy 27
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Tarbet Ness Lighthouse
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On Approach to Sumburgh Rwy 33
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Jetstream 31 G-JURA
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Approach to Inverness Rwy 23
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Re: A few from the air

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 5:04 pm
by phoenixegmh
Some very nice shots there!

Re: A few from the air

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 5:19 pm
by MikeB
Very interesting photos, thanks for posting!

Re: A few from the air

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 6:57 pm
by Mike
Great shots,I hope you did a go-around for runway 33 at Sumburgh ??? :Wow:

Re: A few from the air

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 7:16 pm
by Highlandsniper
Certainly did - both approaches at Sumburgh are interesting to put it mildly. The ones to 33 were in the J.31 and flown purely as a photographic observer, but I flew two approaches to 27 myself in the F406. I wouldn't want to land there with brake problems or have to abort a take-off a la Dan-Air 748.

I've got a CD of aerial shots of the Western Isles including Stornoway and Benbecula from Highland Airways inaugural Inverness-Stornoway-Benbecula service, I'll post those when I can locate it.

Re: A few from the air

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 7:20 pm
by Mike
O 5hit,I remember the Dan-air 748 disaster,not nice

Re: A few from the air

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 8:01 pm
by Highlandsniper
Must be nearly thirty years or there abouts. I joined Customs & Excise in 1982 and it was before then.

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31 July 1979 - Dan-Air Flight 0034