Here are a couple of shots of Loch Lomond Seaplanes’ Ce208, G-MDJE, making a nice low approach to land on the Clyde from the North West on the Oban to Glasgow service. Taken yesterday.
First, one of it passing the new destroyer HMS Daring.
…. and passing the rest of Braehead.
By: Manston Airport - 4th October 2007 at 14:49
No. it’s two. I’m sure you go to sleep sometimes M.A.!:D
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=73421&highlight=Loch+Lomond
Doh I even posted to it that aswel I guess I was alseep 😀
James
By: widmeister - 4th October 2007 at 09:08
I should think so!:D
Nice pics of the seaplane there…any idea how well it is going for them in terms of pax figures at all?!
Don’t know exact figures but it has been doing well. The price is not bad when you think of it. Only £149 return between Glasgow and Oban. It’s an ideal gift or competition prize. They are hoping to run until end of November then start again in February.
By: cloud_9 - 3rd October 2007 at 17:20
…does that class them as an official airport vehicle and worthy of a photo here?
I should think so!:D
Nice pics of the seaplane there…any idea how well it is going for them in terms of pax figures at all?!
By: Ren Frew - 2nd October 2007 at 18:06
Would that be the St Mungo then – the midden boat ? So, if they are in charge of clearing the runway … does that class them as an official airport vehicle and worthy of a photo here ?
That’s the chappies !
By: widmeister - 2nd October 2007 at 12:31
I was doing some filming last week, on the river on the city council’s refuse collection boat. They were towing a barge full of bits of tree trunk and debris that they’d scooped out of the water. :p
As the Cessna approached and their radio crackled to life, the boat guys told me they were now in charge of ‘clearing the runway’ since the seaplane service had started.
Would that be the St Mungo then – the midden boat ? So, if they are in charge of clearing the runway … does that class them as an official airport vehicle and worthy of a photo here ?
By: Ren Frew - 2nd October 2007 at 11:28
I was doing some filming last week, on the river on the city council’s refuse collection boat. They were towing a barge full of bits of tree trunk and debris that they’d scooped out of the water. :p
As the Cessna approached and their radio crackled to life, the boat guys told me they were now in charge of ‘clearing the runway’ since the seaplane service had started, and I was thinking I wouldn’t like to land in that thing whilst a great big chunk of tree was bobbing just beneath the surface !!!:eek:
They issued an ‘all clear’ and down she came…;)
By: widmeister - 2nd October 2007 at 10:59
Nice one Woody, I don’t think it lands from that direction very often.
It hasn’t, but the winds have generally been westerly since the service started. If the winds dictate it will land that way. Also, if the wind is calm it is advantageous to land this way and depart north westerly.
By: Newforest - 1st October 2007 at 23:26
Nice shots there is it only one float plane that flys or is there more?
James
No. it’s two. I’m sure you go to sleep sometimes M.A.!:D
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=73421&highlight=Loch+Lomond
By: Manston Airport - 1st October 2007 at 23:10
Nice shots there is it only one float plane that flys or is there more?
James
By: DJ17 - 1st October 2007 at 20:43
Nice one Woody, I don’t think it lands from that direction very often.
Sign In
October 1, 2007 at 5:18 pm