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is this true?
Posted: 13 Dec 2006, 01:59
by mayagrafix
Shot on the island of Barra, which boasts Britain's most unique airport - the runway is the beach.
as per movie trivia, but wondering if this location exists
Posted: 13 Dec 2006, 02:20
by d0mokun
Posted: 13 Dec 2006, 03:06
by Garry Russell
Yes all services subject to tidal conditions
According to a Loganair timtable I once had
Garry
Posted: 13 Dec 2006, 03:11
by DaveB
It's even in flightsim!! Most disconcerting when you try and find the runway for the first time so thank goodness FS9 doesn't have tides!
ATB
DaveB :tab:
Posted: 13 Dec 2006, 03:21
by Garry Russell
On my FS its and airport of sorts
A famous aviation historian/writer who traveled thousand of hours commented on Barra
The aircraft after landing taxied to the terminal and was parked into wind
He climbed aboard a Trislander and experienced a first.....the engines were started and they took off without taxing
Garry
Posted: 13 Dec 2006, 08:22
by Effoh
Course it's true laddie - saves us spending oor hard earned cash on a runway AND we get it washed twice a day for free
Rgds,
Colin
Posted: 13 Dec 2006, 09:26
by Garry Russell
Effoh wrote:Course it's true laddie - saves us spending oor hard earned cash on a runway AND we get it washed twice a day for free
Rgds,
Colin
Who ever said thats Scotsmen were tight!............of course not :tuttut:
Garry
Posted: 13 Dec 2006, 12:19
by Effoh
Who ever said thats Scotsmen were tight!............of course not
Rumours that copper wire was invented by two Scots fighting over a penny are entirely without fact.
Rgds,
Colin
Posted: 13 Dec 2006, 12:34
by DaveB
Nice one Colin
ATB
DaveB :tab:
Posted: 13 Dec 2006, 12:48
by ajb
Hmmm! Copper wire frae a penny indeed :tuttut: We're nae that wealthy aroond these parts.
Seriously though, anyone with the Visual Flight "Scotflight" scenery will have a very reasonable interpretation of Barra "airport" (EGPR) unlike the absolute traversty that Microsoft included. And if you fancy trying out the only scheduled air services that land on a beach in the western world (so I'm told) then go to Barra soon as they are discussing installing a hard runway replacement within a few years. Mind you, I haven't a clue where they'll put it - look at an Ordnance Survey map of the island and you'll see why.
Regards from a very gale-swept Hebridean island,
Andy
