Landing on a beach

Shorts 360s do it as well.

Originally posted by Moondance
Barra is far less of a problem than many of the Scottish airfields with (short) concrete ruways (Unst, Tingwall etc). Its just like a big grass airfield (if slightly wetter, but NOT soggier, the sand is very firm), land/take-off into wind using the longest ‘runway’ length available.

Ohh rite, so there is no risk of sinking?

Originally posted by grahamcarr
I belive the RAF land the C-130s on a beach in Wales, I think it was south Wales, saw it on a program all about RAF Lyneham.

They do beach landings at Llanelli bay, Llanrhidian Sands and Cefn Sidan Sands. All of which are part of the same area when the tide goes out

Originally posted by brenmcc1
Sound fun, but yet challenging

Barra is far less of a problem than many of the Scottish airfields with (short) concrete ruways (Unst, Tingwall etc). Its just like a big grass airfield (if slightly wetter, but NOT soggier, the sand is very firm), land/take-off into wind using the longest ‘runway’ length available.

I belive the RAF land the C-130s on a beach in Wales, I think it was south Wales, saw it on a program all about RAF Lyneham.

Sound fun, but yet challenging

Barra Airport (already mentioned) had a Fly In for light aircraft last year and I believe it is planned again. This URL links the airports info site.
http://hial.co.uk/barra-airport.html
RAF Hercules do land on beaches (in Wales) and refuel helios while there. There was a TV doc. last year on Lynham which showed practice landings until the tide came in too far!
mmitch.

Originally posted by Dazza
The RAF land C-130s(!) on beaches.

-Dazza:)

The amazing thing is, I think, that they also do it at night, totally blacked out
with night vision goggles.

From the book “Jo, du kan”, Nicolai Moltke-Leth (“You can do it!, Danish Ranger”)

RAF C-130 and Puma, Danish beach.
Photo copyright B.S.Christiansen.

The really wet part of the beach were the tide has gone out is used and is surprisingly firm when compressed by the weight of the Herc, I don’t fancy the job of washing all that salty gunk from the airframe after a session at the seaside though!:)

-Dazza

Wow! Doesn’t the C130 sink into the wet sand? Yes, I know they don’t land on the dry, soft sand, but still!

The RAF land C-130s(!) on beaches.

-Dazza:)

befor jersey international airport was built they landed in st hellier bay

Well i told u Mark bout the £90 day return i found in the middle of October, gone by now of course

Quite a good illustrative pic here:

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/413997/L/

The only problem with doing the flight is that Loganair don’t do cheap day returns. To get the chespest flights you have to stay at the destination for over 7 days. Day returns booked in advance average about £250 🙁

There was a guy who used to operate a small single engine aircraft off the beach at Southport, that’s the only time of aircraft using beaches that I’ve heard of recently.

Barra in the Outer Hebrides on a Loganair Twin Otter. One of my colleagues did it last week and is sending me pictures which I’ll post.