INVERNESS, HIGHLAND – Piper PA-46-350P N7119L [4636751]
arrived from Keflavik on 15th May and departed to Warsaw.KINLOSS, MORAY – Morayvia has taken delivery of Skeeter AOP.12
G-BKSC/XN351 (cancelled by CAA 11th October 2000), previously with
a private collector in the Norwich area and should also have received
Merlin HM.1 ZH821 from RAF Shawbury by the time you read this.KIRKWALL, ORKNEY – Former based AA-5 Traveler G-AZVG, last noted
at Solent with a CofA which expired in December, was cancelled by the
CAA on 19th June. Possibly a change of owner down there as G-INFO
shows an open case for restoration to the Register.NAIRN, HIGHLAND – The fuselage of a Messerschmitt Bf109 full scale
model has been discovered in a lean-to garage in Nairn owned by Greg
Kerr. No further details are known of its provenance or future
intentions for it.OBAN, ARGYLL – Further to JUN.983, Europa G-CLAV did not remain
here following the change of owner and has moved to the airstrip at
Thankerton. Still here is Jodel D18 G-CBRD, which now has a current
Permit although it still shows as having an owner in North Yorkshire on
G-INFO.
Several of the based flexwings haven’t been reported for a while
and are probably stored at their owners’ homes – Mainair Rapier
G-BZUF (Loch Fyne, Permit expired 28th July 2016), Mainair Scorcher
G-MNRE (Spean Bridge, SSDR microlight, no Permit required), Pegasus
XL-Q G-MTXK (Lanark, Permit expired 23rd November 2016), Mainair
Rapier G-MZKI (North Connel, Permit expired 7th June 2016). Others
still in Permit but not seen recently are Pegasus XL-Q G-MWMO
(possibly trailered in to fly from the address in Lochgilphead), CFM
Shadow G-MYIP (Lanark owner), Pegasus Quantum 15 G-MYRZ (Forfar).
Cessna 172S P2-MFA [172S9018], used as a promotional exhibit
touring Scotland with the Mission Aviation Fellowship, had a repaint
here over the winter to tidy it up and make it more presentable. Sadly
it has now lost its exotic registration, has been re-lined with larger MAF
logos and is now marked SCO-75, whatever that means. It was on
display in Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh over the weekend of
18th & 19th May. It isn’t yet clear if the wings, which are from Cessna
150C G-BTIN (cancelled as PWFU 10th May 2001), have had those
registration letters removed.PERTH, PERTH & KINROSS – SOCATA TB-10 G-GBHI, previously at
Dundee and sold a dealer at Earls Colne in mid April, has returned to
Scotland very quickly having been bought by Des Hart who is basing it
here; it has been registered to Cavendish Aviation UK Ltd. Des Hart has
also bought Pitts S-1C G-BRAA, which arrived from Haverfordwest on
8th June. This aircraft used to be a Scottish resident with Gavin HunterOn the 14th Daher TBM-930 N930AD [1272] arrived from Tarbes-
Lourdes, night stopped and continued on to Keflavik en route to
Groton, CT.
GLASGOW PRESTWICK, S. AYRSHIRE – Sportcruiser G-DVOY, owned
locally by J Devoy, has returned after a spell at AT Aviation Sales at
Dunkeswell where it did not sell so has been brought back. Also from
AT Aviation Sales is Piper PA-32-300 G-BXWP, which has been
registered to Main Event Travel.Com Ltd, but also seems to spend a lot
of time at Cumbernauld, so despite the local address in Ayr we aren’t
100% certain yet on which is the actual base. Former resident AA-5A
Cheetah G-BGVV may have returned as it has been restored to the UK
Register with the previous owner JM Currie after five years on the
Australian Register. His new address is in Edinburgh but this seems the
most logical place for it to live again. Another of the based AA-5As,
G-BFIN, which is registered to Aircraft Engineers but was operated by
Prestwick Flight Centre has been out of CofA (expired 20th August
2018) for almost a year so is presumably now stored.
Easterton based Boeing N2S-3 G-OBEE (marked as 3397/174)
arrived around 14th May for work by Aircraft Engineers Ltd. It was still
present at the month end.
Deliveries noted during June were:
2 DHC-8-300 C-GIXF [613] n/s (f Dublin t Keflavik en route to
Toronto-Pearson)
5 Pilatus PC-12 HB-FSJ [1879] f/v (westbound f Stans-Buochs
t Reykjavik en route to Denver-Rocky Mountain Metropolitan, CO)
18 Pilatus PC-12 HB-FSL [1881] f/v (westbound f Stans-Buochs
t Reykjavik en route to Denver-Rocky Mountain Metropolitan, CO);
Daher TBM-940 N2901S [1276] (westbound f Tarbes-Lourdes n/s
t Reykjavik en route to San Antonio, TX)
21 Piper PA-31T1 N520CS (eastbound f Reykjavik t Altenrhein,
Switzerland)
24 Daher TBM-940 N940DE [1286] f/v (westbound f Tarbes-Lourdes
t Reykjavik en route to Pompano Beach, FL)
25 Pilatus PC-12 HB-FSO [1884] f/v (westbound f Stans-Buochs
t Reykjavik en route to Denver-Rocky Mountain Metropolitan, CO).
Five TBM series aircraft also passed through today: C-GWMF,
N551MA, N850NJ, N870CA & N930J, but they have been visiting
various locations in Europe, rather than being on delivery.
26 Pilatus PC-24 HB-VUP [141] f/v (westbound f Stans-Buochs
t Reykjavik en route to Denver-Rocky Mountain Metropolitan, CO)
27 Pilatus PC-12 N882AF [1882] f/v (westbound f Stans-Buochs
t Reykjavik en route to Portsmouth, NH)
GLENFORSA, ISLE OF MULL, ARGYLL – Boeing PT-13D N4596N has
returned after spending the winter hangared at Easter Poldar Farm,
Thornhill.
Embraer EMB-135ER G-SAJB (145473) of Loganair at Edinburgh on 1st June 2019. [Brian Worthington]