Flying out to the Scillies & Aran Islands

From Compton Abbas to Toussus, except that the front was waiting for us on the Channel. 
Let's divert into  Bournemouth


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But the front was waiting for us, on the Solent. The ceiling is going down, going down, the ceiling is going down, my fair lady ! And we are going along. 
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The cliffs of the Isle of Wight
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There will be no VMC crossing on this side of the Channel, we are going in for a weather diversion into Bournemouth
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Here it looks great but it's going towards the Atlantic !
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The front forgot some low hanging clouds on the coast. It's beautiful, except that pilots are crying out for help on the frequency
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not having chosen to make a u-turn in time. We are transferred to the tower and will not listen to those scary exchanges on the approach frequency
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ILS in Bournemouth. Above the airfield it's loud and clear.
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Now we are still Frenchies, with no high visibility jackets, having to get a serious weather briefing, refill a flight plan, not pay the tax because we are weather diverting (had to pull the Pooley's out for that )...
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and guess what ? Going to the pilot briefing room we run into our 'friends' from Special Branch again, and they don't look happy at all to see us again.
Taking off from Bournemouth, it looks like a 747 is stuck on the other runway. That's why it is closed !


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