Post by leylandspurr on Oct 9, 2006 14:10:03 GMT -5
Here's a little challenging fun for our new East Fortune scenery.
A cold misty morning mission to fly over to Crail airfield on the north shore of the Firth of Forth and see if any of the other recon patrols are already there.
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Once airborne we fly about 12 nm on a course of 032 at a rather bumpy 1500'and look for the Isle of May which is roughly half a mile long and a quarter wide.
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When we spot the island through the morning murk we steer slightly left (about northerly) and Crail comes up a couple of minutes later, being about 5 nm from May.
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When we arrive there, the blokes from a couple of a BE2c and a Brisfit were scrounging bacon butties (smell that bacon!) and tea off the ground crews whose enthusiasm is enhanced by the coins changing hands, just the job to warm us up ready for the next leg to Edinburgh. At Crail you may see other recon aircraft and blimps fly by as well, on their outward and inward leg from East Fortune, and maybe the sun will burn off this grey gloom before we reach Edinburgh."
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Airborn again and this leg will take twenty to thirty minutes depending on the wind, course about 240 and keep the coast on the right and in view if the murk keeps up.
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It's clearing a little as we spot the Forth Bridge, it's famous 'red-lead' paint showing through the mist. The Rosyth Naval yard is just beyond the bridge on the northern shore.
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Underneath us are some warships of Beatty's Battle Cruiser Fleet with sailors waving as we drop our height and waggle our wings in response.
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Now we turn back along the south side of the Forth with Edinburgh sitting in a pall of smoke (hence the title of Auld Reekie) to our right as we make our heading 090 and follow the coast back towards East Fortune and a spot of lunch.
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Have a nice flight!
Froggy and Leyland
NB If you want to see WW1 ships in various parts of Scotland (including the Firth of Forth. as above), go get Bortdafarm's 'Scapa Flow' scenery, available at SOH, and give yourself even more ambience!
A cold misty morning mission to fly over to Crail airfield on the north shore of the Firth of Forth and see if any of the other recon patrols are already there.
Once airborne we fly about 12 nm on a course of 032 at a rather bumpy 1500'and look for the Isle of May which is roughly half a mile long and a quarter wide.
When we spot the island through the morning murk we steer slightly left (about northerly) and Crail comes up a couple of minutes later, being about 5 nm from May.
When we arrive there, the blokes from a couple of a BE2c and a Brisfit were scrounging bacon butties (smell that bacon!) and tea off the ground crews whose enthusiasm is enhanced by the coins changing hands, just the job to warm us up ready for the next leg to Edinburgh. At Crail you may see other recon aircraft and blimps fly by as well, on their outward and inward leg from East Fortune, and maybe the sun will burn off this grey gloom before we reach Edinburgh."
Airborn again and this leg will take twenty to thirty minutes depending on the wind, course about 240 and keep the coast on the right and in view if the murk keeps up.
It's clearing a little as we spot the Forth Bridge, it's famous 'red-lead' paint showing through the mist. The Rosyth Naval yard is just beyond the bridge on the northern shore.
Underneath us are some warships of Beatty's Battle Cruiser Fleet with sailors waving as we drop our height and waggle our wings in response.
Now we turn back along the south side of the Forth with Edinburgh sitting in a pall of smoke (hence the title of Auld Reekie) to our right as we make our heading 090 and follow the coast back towards East Fortune and a spot of lunch.
Have a nice flight!
Froggy and Leyland
NB If you want to see WW1 ships in various parts of Scotland (including the Firth of Forth. as above), go get Bortdafarm's 'Scapa Flow' scenery, available at SOH, and give yourself even more ambience!
