Loch Lomond – Sea Planes

This is also on a few other forums, and I feel it has to be made as widely available as possible.

Some of you may be aware that the Loch Lomond National Park is trying to ban seaplanes. They have started a public consultation to seek views on the matter.

The Seaplane Association has a website which gives full details on how to participate in this public consultation. It also outlines the sheer hypocrisy and discrimination of the National Park. Please please go to

http://www.seaplaneassociation.org.uk

for more details.

Please please take the time and put in a submission.

Priorities? There are 4 seaplanes in the whole of Scotland, yet there are over 5400 boats on Loch Lomond. Many of the boat engines discharge diesel directly into the loch, and many of the boats dump sewerage into the loch. Seaplanes leave no trace of their visit and are used worldwide by environmental agencies for that exact reason. The National Park are picking on aviation as an easy target.

How long until the vocal anti-seaplane mob turn their sights on anyone flying over or through the National Park ? Make no mistake, this is the thin end of a very thick wedge, and if we don’t fight and defeat this first attempt, then every flyer may well have a bigger battle to fight in the future.

We look forward to hearing from you and gaining your support.

campaign@seaplaneassociation.org.uk

I regularly fly over Loch Lomond and it offers excellent views at all times of the year.

The commercial operation from Loch Lomond, given time, will offer a real interest for tourists and locals wishing to take a short flight, land on the banks and have a nice lunch etc etc.

I’d appreciate, if you feel for us flyers, to register your thoughts. If they stop Sea Planes – they may well decide to stop us General Aviation flyers from going over the park 😡

Note to Moderator; is it possible to duplicate this in General Aviation as well?

Regards

DME