EGDP(Portland UK)...Have a look...

Try to land your Howard 500 there and see if you can make it alive 😂

Well dear Agus , the only think i manage with the Bonanza V35 was a Touch And Go...If i try it with the H-500 i think that i need floats just in case... 😂

😂 Do the tower controllers not mind a quick paddle in the morning to get to their control tower??

😉

99jolegg wrote:

😂 Do the tower controllers not mind a quick paddle in the morning to get to their control tower??

😉

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MS has a history of misplacing things. If you know where to look, you can find an airport with a VOR tower in the middle of a taxiway.

but how come the lights on the extension are in the sea???

to_coolguys wrote:

but how come the lights on the extension are in the sea???

Its like that at EGNS. There is only just enough room there for the runway so they have the lights over the sea.
They are on about extending the runway by building an extension over the sea so that jets can land there, at the minute its mainly just prop planes.

In the default scenery, EGDP has lights and tower on land. Man, that's a short runway. CHALLENGE: Land the default C-172 there, No wind and don't let your gear touch before the runway. Of course, don't go off the far end of the runway. 🙂 I did it. 😎

i bet i could land the new airbus a380 there, i might need a tad of reverse thrust though!

deanos63 wrote:

i bet i could land the new airbus a380 there, i might need a tad of reverse thrust though!

I'll take that bet. 🙄

CrashGordon wrote:

MS has a history of misplacing things. If you know where to look, you can find an airport with a VOR tower in the middle of a taxiway.

LATI (Tirana - Albania) 😂 😉

I also managed to try it It was night time .The runway was just looking like a dot in the black.But with just two months of aviation i think i made a good landing.Only I touched down on the mid of the extension...But I was indeed happy as i did make good progress with landings...I also have made a video of the landing since this landing is quite dear to me ...

Thanks for these interesting AP's. 😂

MS has a history of misplacing things.

Hate to break it to ya, but Portland is actually a Heliport.

If you search wikipedia ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNAS_Portland ), you will learn that:

RNAS Portland was an air station of the Royal Navy, built in 1917 as HMS Serepta, within the confines of Portland Harbour. Seaplanes were originally operated from the base's slipways. In 1919, 241 Squadron was disbanded and aviation operations ceased.

In 1946, Hoverfly R-4Bs moved in and the base's playing fields were taken over as a landing ground and became the site of the modern heliport. 815 Squadron flew its 12 Whirlwinds in from RNAS Eglinton on 14 Apr 1959 and the station was formally commissioned as HMS Osprey on 24 Apr 1959.

The base was gradually improved over the years, with the addition of a (short) main runway and landing spots. It has been the home of the small ships' flight Wasp, Wessex and Lynx fleet and at one point, the slipway was used by hovercraft.

As the base wound down, Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) moved to Plymouth (HMS Drake). The Royal Navy closed HMS Osprey on 31 Mar 1999.

well the warthog has no problems taking off there

the only plane i took off and landed there on was the an-14, but that's not much of a surprise is it 😂

cheekytrolly wrote:

MS has a history of misplacing things.

Hate to break it to ya, but Portland is actually a Heliport.

If you search wikipedia ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNAS_Portland ), you will learn that:

RNAS Portland was an air station of the Royal Navy, built in 1917 as HMS Serepta, within the confines of Portland Harbour. Seaplanes were originally operated from the base's slipways. In 1919, 241 Squadron was disbanded and aviation operations ceased.

In 1946, Hoverfly R-4Bs moved in and the base's playing fields were taken over as a landing ground and became the site of the modern heliport. 815 Squadron flew its 12 Whirlwinds in from RNAS Eglinton on 14 Apr 1959 and the station was formally commissioned as HMS Osprey on 24 Apr 1959.

The base was gradually improved over the years, with the addition of a (short) main runway and landing spots. It has been the home of the small ships' flight Wasp, Wessex and Lynx fleet and at one point, the slipway was used by hovercraft.

As the base wound down, Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) moved to Plymouth (HMS Drake). The Royal Navy closed HMS Osprey on 31 Mar 1999.

I was thinking of it dear Cheeky and thanks for let us know that its truth.