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Scottish Aero Club - Spring Fly-out

THE SAC's annual spring fly-out took 30 members across the water to St Angelo Airport at Enniskillen, in Northern Ireland earlier this summer.

Despite less than perfect weather, pilot Roger Young also managed a quick trip to Belfast City, while the others visited Castle Coole.

Among the group from the Perth-based club, six flex-wings, a Piper Colt, Cherokee and Warrior, a Sky Arrow, Europa and Maule as well as a Jodel and a Robin.

Keith Boardman said, "St Angelo is in a superb location on Lough Erne, and the downwind leg is overhead the Lough, which is scattered with small islands."
The return journey required problem solving skills, with a diversion made to avoid the front heading in from the east.

"Several crews elected to head west to enjoy a little more of Ireland and a little less poor weather; the flex-wings and a few others headed for Bute, while the heavy iron (and plastic!) aimed for the front, which they found at Prestwick."

Unfortunately that was as far as the group made it so an extra night was spent at Prestwick, with those at Bute sitting it out for another day, "with mobile phones running out of juice and wallets running out of cash!" The 18-aircraft group did all make it back eventually, with everyone agreeing that this year's trip was "extra fun".

W: www.scottishaeroclub.org.uk

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Scottish Aero Club - Spring Fly-out