Skyvans, Islanders and Trislanders

Post by **RAF_Quantum** » 08 Oct 2006, 01:05

Hi Guys,

Routes are in place for the Skyvans and you'll find two of them at EGPF awaiting you. Islanders have been deployed to EGJJ, EGHC, EGPF and EGPA and I'll be starting to add routes for them within the next couple of days. Trislanders have also been deployed and they are at EGJJ, EGPF and EGPD. Again, I'll be adding routes for these also within the next couple of days.

Skyvan model is available through the link in the "New releases and Support" forum and a couple of nice paints are available in the Repaint forum. Hopefully these are available also at CBFiles now or in the near future.

Islander/Trislanders are Marcel Kuhnt's models. The FS2k2 repaints for the Islander fit the FS9 model ok and there are a fair few paints available. Trislander repaints are all FS9 and are mostly Aurigny/RockHopper/Blue Island plus a Lyddair. No Loganair trislander paints that I can find so I'll make a request through the repaint forum and see if anyone wishes to tackle a couple. In the meantime those nice folk at Aurigny have sent a couple of trislanders up to bonnie Scotland.

All Skyvan/Islander/Trislander fleet aircraft have an available repaint to suit the registrations.

Rgds

John

Post by **Garry Russell** » 08 Oct 2006, 01:09

Bear in mind John Aurigny is Guernsey based......not as many think, Jersey based.

All the maintence an rebuilding work is done in Guernsey.

Garry

Post by **RAF_Quantum** » 08 Oct 2006, 01:18

Hi Garry,

Thanks for reminding me. I'm sure someone not too far away can ferry them home

, as I now switch the EGJJ base to EGJB.

Rgds

John

dom1 · Post by **dom1** » 09 Oct 2006, 17:31

I've flown four short hops today between Cornwall and the Scillies in the Skybus Islander G-SBUS... A great little plane for a lovely part of the UK :dance:

I'll probably be looking at a trip to the Channel Islands next to see how the Trislander compares :think:

Post by **DaveB** » 10 Oct 2006, 17:35

John,

As a by the by.. I have flown G-XTOR and G-BEDP to Guernsey which will now be their permanent base. The remaining two aircraft can stay at Jersey for a while to give me an idea of useage. I'm not keen on buying tickets where it's not necessary so this gives pilots flying into either GUE or JER the option of picking a Trislander up without the need to transfer

ATB

DaveB :tab:

Post by **Garry Russell** » 10 Oct 2006, 18:21

Sounds a good option that one Dave

One each for Alderney or a Guerney-Jersey sector.

Garry

Post by **DaveB** » 10 Oct 2006, 19:29

Hi Garry,

There is (was) an Alderney based operator if I'm not mistaken (Rockhopper). Do you know if they were Alderney based mate?? Seems difficult to imagine them not having at least ONE aircraft on the island at any one time so we may need to buy a couple more!

ATB

DaveB :tab:

TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 10 Oct 2006, 20:52

Rockhopper, formely Le Coqs (named after an area of Alderney) is now known as "Blue Islands"

Post by **Garry Russell** » 10 Oct 2006, 20:58

Blue Islands is more Guernsey now with Jetstreams and the like

But Islanders and Trislanders in Alderney

Tobt Le Cocqs was the name of the shop (supermarket) that originally started it to help get supplies............it's a surname, not a place

Tied in with Healthspan now..routes to IoM as well now

Garry

Post by **DaveB** » 10 Oct 2006, 21:54

Thanks for that guy's.. I think :shock: :think:

ATB

DaveB