Perth, Dundee & Montrose Air Museum, 28th -30th May 2022.

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PERTH/SCONE, Scottish Aero Club Fly-in, Saturday 28th May 2022

					
G-BBLS	AA-5 Traveler		                        G-GCFE	PA-28-161 Warrior II	     ACS (all white)
G-BGLG	Cessna 152	           ACS	                G-HAMR	PA-28-161 Warrior II	     ACS
G-BIID	PA-18 Super Cub 95		                G-IDAY	Skyfox CA-25N Gazelle	
G-BKAZ	Cessna 152	           ACS	                G-IDOL	EV-97 Eurostar 	
G-BMWF	ARV 1 Super 2		                        G-IMOK	Hoffman HK-36R Super Dimona	
G-BNJH	Cessna 152 II	           ACS, white	        G-KINZ	Autogyro MTO Sport	     resident. An autogyro
G-BPFH	PA-28-161 Warrior II	   ACS	                G-LESZ	Denny Kitfox 5	
G-BSDO	Cessna 152 II	           ACS	                G-NGCC	Bristell NG5 Speedwing	
G-BSYH	Luscombe 8A Silvaire		                G-OJHL	Shaw Europa	
G-BWVT	DH.82A Tiger Moth		                G-PPLG	Rotorsport UK MT-03	     resident. An autogyro
G-BXCC	PA-28-201T Turbo Dakota    resident	        G-PUPY	Shaw Europa XS	
G-BYBY	Thorp T.18c Tiger		                G-RTFM	Jabiru J.400	
G-CCCO	EV-97A Eurostar		                        G-RVEM	Van's RV-7A	
G-CCNS	Skyranger 912 	           resident	        G-RVIO	Van's RV-10	
G-CDAL	Zenair Ch.601UL Zodiac		                G-RVSE	Van's RV-6	
G-CDUK	Ikarus C.42FB UK		                G-SACO	PA-28-161 Warrior II	
G-CENW	EV-97A Eurostar		                        G-SCAA	Eurocopter EC.135 T2	     Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance
G-CGOS	PA-28-161 Archer III	   resident	        G-SELA	Cessna 152	             ACS
G-CGYO/55  Van's RV-6A		                        G-SPMM	Skyranger Swift 912S	
G-CLWT	TLAC Sherwood Scout		                G-VOAR	PA-28-181 Archer II	     Carlisle Flight Training
G-DNKS	Ikarus C.42FB 80		                G-VXXY	Aeroprakt A-32 Vixen	
G-DTAR	P&M Aviation Quik GT400    Flexiwing microlight	G-WWZZ	CZAW Sportcruiser	
G-EJRS	PA-28-161 Cadet	           Carlisle Flight Trng G-XILM	TL-3000 Sirius	
G-EPTR	PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow  resident	        G-ZGAB	Bristell NGS Speedwing	
G-FINA	Cessna F150L		                        330244/46-C Piper J-3c-65 Super Cub  (G-AJES) USAAC WWII period scheme		
G-FLYJ	EV-97 Eurostar SL	   resident	        Plus two abandoned airframes outside hangar, Cessna 310 and a MS Rallye.		
G-FOXF	Denny Kitfox 4

I arrived a little later than intended, so missed the hangar tours and a few early visitors had departed. A strong wind was blowing across the airfield, straight
into the faces of the dozen or so 'spotters/aviation photographers' present. Freshly arrived from Southern Spain, I was chilled solid - the locals thought it a reasonable day! At least we could agree it was a clear, dry afternoon!

I do love photography at Perth/Scone as the undeveloped nature of the land around it, the airfield 'hump' and the highland beyond make for picturesque images with none of the usual fences, lamp posts, vehicles, buildings etc that blight many small airfield shots.



G-BBLS AA-5 Traveler



G-RTFM Jabiru J400



G-PUPY Shaw Europa



G-LESZ Denny Kitfox 5



G-VOAR PA-28-181 Archer II, Carlisle Flight Training. Another of their aircraft in a similar scheme was G-EJRS.



G-FLYJ EV-97 Eurostar



G-IMOK Hoffman HK.36R Super Dimona



G-BYBY Thorp T.18C Tiger



330224/46-C (G-AJES) Piper J-3c-65 Cub in USAAC WW II scheme



G-BIID PA-18 Super Cub 95



G-BWVT DH.82A Tiger Moth



G-ZGAB BRM Aero Bristell NGS Speedwing



G-RVEM Van's RV-7A



G-CGYO/55 Van's RV-6A



G-RVSE Van's RV-6



Standing back and viewing the aircraft parking from a distance.



G-VXXY Aeroprakt A-32 Vixen



A pair of EV-97 Eurostars, G-CENW with G-CCCO 'Charlie Oscar' behind.



G-IDAY Skyfox CA.25N Gazelle

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DUNDEE RIVERSIDE, Sunday mid-afternoon, 29th May 2022

G-AVDA	Cessna 182K Skylane	parked out, engineless  	G-EGTB	PA-28-161 Warrior II	Tayside
G-BGKS	PA-28-161 Warrior II	Tayside, grey    	        G-LMRB	ATR-42-500	        Loganair, departed.
G-BGYH	PA-28-161 Warrior II	Tayside                  	G-OWAP	PA-28-161 Warrior II	Tayside
G-BHJO	PA-28-161 Warrior II	Tayside                 	G-SBOY	PA-28-181 Archer III	Tayside, grey
G-BIIT	PA-28-161 Warrior II	Tayside                 	G-TSDA	A.211 Aquila	        Tayside
G-BNOF	PA-28-161 Warrior II	Tayside                 	G-TSDB	A.211 Aquila	        Tayside, in hangar, suspended from roof
G-BNON	PA-28-161 Warrior II	Tayside                 	G-TSDC	A.211 Aquila	        Tayside, in hangar
G-BONC	PA-28R-201 Arrow IV	Tayside                  	G-TSDE	A.211 Aquila	        Tayside
G-BXOJ	PA-28-161 Warrior II	Tayside                 	G-ZOFG	PA-28-181 Archer III	Zero Oktas Flying Group
G-BYHG	Dornier Do.328-100	white, no titles, parked up 	G-WEND	PA-28R-201 Arrow IV	Tayside
					
Also noted as only partial registration as it began to rain, a PA.28 G-GSI· of Tayside.  Possible error.

An airfield with very restricted hangarage and very much dominated by the activities of the Tayside Aviation. However much of what is there is parked outside. No problem with shooting directly into a low Scottish sun on a cloudy afternoon!



G-LMRB ATR-42-500 of Loganair preparing to depart Riverside.



G-BONC PA-28R-201 Cherokee Arrow IV of Tayside Aviation



G-TSDA Aquilla A.211, one of 4 operated by Tayside Aviation



G-AVDA an engineless Cessna 182K Skylane parked at the furthest corner of the grass parking area.



All white Dornier Do.328-100 G-BYHG parked out beside the Loganair hangar. Telephoto shot across an otherwise deserted apron. No biz-jets present.

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PERTH/SCONE revisited, late afternoon, Monday 30th May 2022

A very quiet Perth without all the fly-in activity. Did not attempt access to the hangars. A fair few of the aircraft parked outside had not been
noted on Saturday afternoon. These additional aircraft marked with a ~.

					
					
G-BGLG	Cessna 152       	ACS      	G-BXCC	PA-28-201T Turbo Dakota	
G-BKAZ	Cessna 152      	ACS      	G-CIKM~	Diamond DA.42 Twin Star   op with ACS
G-BKUE~	SOCATA TB-9 Tampico	        	G-EPTR	PA-28R-200 Arrow	
G-BNJH	Cessna 152 II     	ACS, white	G-GFCE	PA-28-161 Warrior II      ACS, white
G-BOAH~	PA-28-161 Warrior II	ACS     	G-HAMR	PA-28-161 Warrior II      ACS
G-BODD~	PA-28-161 Warrior II	ACS     	G-SCAA	Eurocopter EC.135 T2      SCAA, departed
G-BPFH	PA-28-161 Warrior II	ACS     	G-SCOL~	Gippsland GA.8 Airvan     Airvan, all white
G-BSDO	Cessna 152 II    	ACS     	G-SELA	Cessna 152	          ACS
G-BSLT~	PA-28-161 Warrior II	ACS     	G-ZAZU~	Diamond DA.42 Twin Star   op with ACS
					
Plus some aircraft visible in the ACS hangar, including Diamond DA.40D Star G-LWLW, an X-Cub N··XC and a Cessna 152 in ACS scheme, possibly G-·IFE					
and a Cessna Skylane along with a few others.

G-SCOL Gippsland GA.8 Airvan, all white 'Airvan' on fin.



G-BKUE SOCATA TB-9 Tampico



G-CIKM Diamond DA.42 Twin Star, one of two appearing to operate with ACS.



G-SCAA Eurocopter EC.135 T2 departing westwards. Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance.

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MONTROSE Air Station Heritage Museum, Sunday early afternoon, 29th May 2022

I've been wanting to get back to Montrose to view the progress on their Avro C.19 TX226. The fuselage frame has been moved out of the WWI aeroplane shed, back into the restoration hut. Some progress has been made on the cockpit floor and positioning the control column and other parts, which have clearly been restored first. Clearly the harsh Scottish 'lock-downs' have seriously affected their timetable, three years in to a five or six year project. The team is only working on her on weekdays when there are no public in the museum.

The Tiger Cub, small bi-plane used to show kids how aircraft controls work has been removed earlier this year. The big news is two new exhibits are to go on display very shortly. The first is a Panavia Tornado GR aircraft which has been supplied under agreement with the RAF Museum and is currently having the engines refitted and being re-assembled, shoe-horned into the WW I aeroplane shed, alongside a Hawker Hunter F.1 which has been there for several years now. Due to H&S measures, the Tornado is out of bounds to everyone except the RAFM engineers. Also a Slingsby glider is to be hung from the roof above the Hawk Major. The Hawk Trainer has had restoration work done, but the wings have yet to be reattached to enable the fuselage to be moved easily out of the way. The Slingsby glider is likely the Grasshopper that the Museum have been working on, off-site.

Aircraft on display:

"EP121"/LO:D     Spitfire V		    FSM, outside, close to the entrance	
WF825/X	         Gloster Meteor T.7	    Outside, close to the entrance	
DG590 (G-ADMW)	 Miles M.2H Hawk Major	    WW II training scheme, yellow & camouflage	
XA109	         DH.115 Sea Vampire T.22    RN, silver & day-glo	
  - - 	         H. Jet Provost (T.3 or 4)  cockpit section only	
"471" (BAPC 321) Be.2a 	                    Replica	
"B7320"/P	 (BAPC.59) Sopwith Camel    Replica	
(TX226)	         Avro C.19	            Dismantled, stripped fuselage in workshop
	

Exhibits not seen on my visit:

			
	The WW I hangar unit was not open to the public, inside were:		
WT619	        Hawker Hunter F.1	    one side sectioned to show construction	
 -??-	        Panavia Tornado GR.	    very recently arrived, in process of engine installation and re-assembly
			
	Due to return shortly and be installed in the roof over DG590 is:		
	        Slingsby glider	            (presumably WZ791 Grasshopper TX.1)	
			
Also: "missing" from its usual position was the MBA Tiger Cub 440 (G-MMLM) plaything in 'Red Baron' style WW I scheme.

Entrance sign, incorporating a former mobile radar unit.



Commemorative stone at entrance.



Spitfire V FSM marked up as 'EP121'/LO:D "Red Lichtie"



Also close to the entrance is WF825/X a Gloster Meteor T.7



Replica of a Royal Aircraft Factory Be.2a '271', the first RFC aircraft to leave Montrose for France.



Replica of a Sopwith F2 Camel 'B7320/P'



Miles Hawk Trainer DG590 fresh from restoration work with wings not yet attached to allow it to be moved out of the way when a Slingsby glider is 'hung' over it.



DH.115 Sea Vampire T.22, XA108 in standard silver and day-glo but with no service marks apart from registration.



An unmarked Jet Provost nose, cut away to permit access and only one seat installed.



One would like to assume that Montrose Air Station Museum have, after 4 years gathered more funding for the Anson restoration than this collection 'thermometer' shows.





Current state of restoration of the fuselage. Following dismantling and treatment of the metalwork, recent work has been around the cockpit floor and some installations eg the control column relocated. The tennis balls protect sharp corners.



The pair of outer wings are in exterior storage on a low loader.



The metal centre section is currently open to the elements (it is raining) in the car park beside the entrance. The engine and undercarriage on one side were removed while the aircraft was in store at Coventry and now in running order elsewhere in the UK and will need replacing.