A “simple” flight this week…. You are delivering BBC Corporate Executives to a “
Spot the Nessie” away-day. They are SOOOOO important, that for insurance purposes, they must not travel together on a cheap package air ticket. We will thus ALL be chartered for collecting & carrying three passengers in our Manx tax-efficient VIP craft – collecting one passenger from each of the three en-route stops.
It needs to be an early morning dawn departure, with fair weather, but increasingly cloudy, which should require some skilful VERY low-level slow flying, northbound, up Loch Ness and an (essential) IMC arrival into Inverness.
Winds ‘slight’ from 090, but ‘changeable’. QNH will remain 1013.
Information ALPHA. Tower opens for rapid off blocks from EGNS at 05:30 hrs (1930 r/wt)
EGNS – Isle of Man: Assemble @ S/W apron (gates 1-11)
Active runway 08 via Alpha/Bravo
EGPK – Prestwick: Active is Rwy 13. ILS frequency
110.30, joining Right base
EGPF – Glasgow: Active is Rwy 05. ILS frequency
110.10, straight-in.
EGPH - Edinburgh: Active Rwy 06. ILS frequency
108.90, straight-in.
Beware of some (reasonably) high mountains (~3,500ft) en-route to Fort Augustus, but plan for rapid descent on turning to 045 for traversing length of Loch Ness.
Call your position inbound at mid Loch.
If busy or congested, then expect to be given a “Hold” overhead
Dores VRP or
Loch Ashie, prior to being called forward for IMC arrival (Vectors) at….
EGPE – Inverness: Active Rwy 05 with ILS Arrival on
108.50 or NDB on
109.20.
Enjoy the flight.
B.
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Jan 16, 2009
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