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Flight planning on the kitchen
table. It takes 4 VFR Jeppesen maps to go from Toussus to Oban.
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| The cat is helping with the
heading settings |
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| Take off from Toussus, weather
ain't too nice till Blackpool where the BKN030 and 8000 sound like
CAVOK.London Info and Manchester Radar were especially helpful to
sort us out VFR/IFR and to avoid zones. |
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| Final in Blackpool where we
are going to clear customs, refuel and get some kind of weather
briefing before heading to Scotland. |
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Charlie Mike is quite proud
to be parked along big brothers with two props.
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Over Solvay Firth at 1200ft.
Can't fly over the mountains, will have to follow the coast
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Abeam Prestwick, the sun, at
long last
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Let's look for the Firth of
Lorn, where the Oban airfield is hiding
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Sky and water.
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"Welcome Charlie Mike !"
Downwind runway 20
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Final in Oban
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Here we go ! First landing in
Scotland after a 5h30 flight
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Today is Wednesday, no traffic,
we have plenty of time to discuss of planes and pilot with Paul
Keegan, the airport manager
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View from the bed and breakfast
in Oban, where from the ferries leave for the islands
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Thursday morning, let's pick
up fuel. The local paper says so : Flyer has nominated Oban best
GA airfield of the year, thanks to all Paul's hard work in getting
fuel for the planes and helis, cookies & tea for pilots and
on top of it a big, friendly scottish smile
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Taking off from Oban for the
sandy field of Barra.
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