[Iceman]

Oban is the local place for fuel which is a 10 - 15 minute flight from Glenforsa.

Iceman

[Pete L]

On our last trip back, Oban was socked in and Prestwick wasn't (if you didn't mind 400' over the sea...). I try to fill up at one of Carlisle or Prestwick *and* Oban before landing at GF. Just in case.

I don't think I've ever arrived at GF and left on the planned day ...

[Dave W]

An informative Flyer Weather brief from Garry Nicholson.

Suck it and see early Saturday, as Pete says, I think.

[AerBabe]

We're pulling out.

If it were just us, we would definitely give it a go. But elderly dog doesn't like flying and needs dropping off... a two hour drive away. If we canned it in the morning, we would then have another lengthy drive to go and collect her again... The dogistics are too complicated to make it worth the risk.

For info, I called the hotel and spoke to Alison (I assume!). Their cancellation policy for flyers is you just lose the 25% deposit.

[Pete L]

Not cancelling yet. Forecasts still very inconsistent, and for home base I have two almost opposing views. Met Office most positive, then Weatherweb, then BBC then Meteo - both the later have Carlisle being persistently drenched. (Has the BBC switched their provider yet or are they still Met Office).

[Iceman]

The TAFs for London, Manchester and Glasgow indicate a relatively easy transit tomorrow. See you in the bar .

Iceman

[Pete L]

May stick out a hopeful thumb. Which a/c are you in?

[Dave W]

Not cancelling yet...

[Iceman]

Pete L, I'm in the TB20. You'd be welcome but I leave tomorrow morning some time. It looks good this evening.



Iceman

[joe-fbs]

Good luck everybody and all being well have fun. I wanted to be there but my personal time management has gone to pot, blame having the biggest flying machine in the world to play with!

[Pete L]

Poor test flight scheduling if you ask me.

[Dave W]

Ah, this is why I'm convinced Woody was a flight test engineer in another Universe.

If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.

(Or maybe Woody was the test pilot, and Isaac Bashevis Singer was the anonymous fte whose data and conclusions he fronted to Management. )

[Iceman]

Looking good this morning. Wine gums at the ready.



Iceman

[The Westmorland Flyer]

Unofficial METAR for the tWF VRP, just south of Penrith:

210810Z 10008G17KT 9999 -RA SCT010 BKN015 OVC030 14/12 Q1003

Looks a bit better further north.

http://westmorlandaviation.co.uk/weather.html

[johnm]

Sorry we couldn't join you, three possible commitments this weekend and can only do one

Pat Stella dog for me