On Mull there are a few who used to fly fixed wing models. Presently there is small enthusiastic heli bunch. At the last weekend in May there is a fullsize light aircraft fly-in at Glen Forsa, on a grass strip between the shore and the Glen Forsa Hotel whose owner is a flying enthusiast. Given good weather over Scotland and GB, a nice mix of aircraft from very light craft to heli's to even a Turboprop "Caravan" can fill the site. Good fun visiting this.
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Grovesner Estate ? Nope , no bells. Sorry about Kitfox, never heard about that. Nearby (ish) Islay`s police sargeant flew a very nice big scale Sea King in RAF Rescue livery. Lovely 60 size I reckon.Comment
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Bob,Glen Forsa hotel,thats the chap who owns an all black Piper Super Cub,it is at Oban at the moment wintering,I have flown into the Glen Forsa strip many times on my Flight Sim and landed on that strip,my friend brought a run down bungalow on the island and rebuilt it over several years,he moved everything from Coventry to settle in there and retire,loves it,keeps asking me to go and visit him and sample the island,trouble is I would probably not want to come back ! if I could get a cheap flight to Glen Forsa then I would probably do just that but not keen on travelling by car all that way ?Comment
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check out the www.largemodelassociation.com web site for water plane flying , they have a lake at billing northhampton.Bob,there is some interesting stuff on that site,I just love seaplanes but apart from our local canal there is very little possibility around here,I did some seaplane flying from Wyken Slough but too many trees and obstructions,you also need a buddy with a boat to avoid engine out landings that go wrong,it is just not very practicle around here,but those who have water near them have fun.There is also some full sized seaplane activity now in the Isle of Mull area,I have a friend who lives there,lucky fellow.
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having spent all my school years growing up in keswick in the lakes....and in all the years going dinghy sailing and canoeing on the lake the most worrying potential accident i encountered was in about 1987 when a jaguar and a harrier collided mid air on a low level run in the borrowdale valley, the debris was scattered far and wide even at such low altitude, bits ended up in the lake ( derwentwater) as i was sailing about half a mile away ( i should have been revising for school exams at the time but it was such a lovely day i went for a sail instead)......pilots ejected but sadly there were fatalities.......Comment
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