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Finally, I managed at long last to photograph an aircraft here. Not only did I get this Jetstream I also go a Cirrus SR22 on its delivery flight to Germany.
Shot through the glass inside the terminal building.
G-MAJB Jetstream 41, Eastern Airways, Wick by wwshack, on Flickr
Kirkwall, Orkney first
Conditions were not very good for photography.
I managed after a long walk to get around to the far side of the airport.
Kirkwall Airport by wwshack, on Flickr
A Loganair SAAB, shot through the glass from inside the terminal building
G-LGNM SAAB 340, Kirkwall by wwshack, on Flickr
This twin Comanche is based and caught me on the hop by landing on the cross runway.
N4297A Twin Commanche. Kirkwall by wwshack, on Flickr
A Loganair SAAB backtracking down the main runway
Arriving at Kirkwall by wwshack, on Flickr
A multiple exposure of a departing SAAB. If you look closely you can see the aircraft develop a yaw on rotation and its correction.
A departing SAAB, Kirkwall by wwshack, on Flickr
Off next on this SAAB 340 for the short flight to Sumburgh on the Shetland Isles. (Shot through the glass from inside the Sumburgh terminal.) We made an orbit over Fair isle and guess who did not have his camera handy?
G-LGNB SAAB 340, Sumburgh by wwshack, on Flickr
Mean and moody, shot through the glass from inside the terminal.
G-LGNK SAAB 340, Sumburgh by wwshack, on Flickr
The based Coastguard S-92
G-SARC S-92 Coastguard by wwshack, on Flickr
Sumburgh is a huge airport, it's heyday came during the construction of the Sullom Voe oil terminal, now almost all of the stands are empty
Sumburgh Airport by wwshack, on Flickr
Tingwall next, a small airport run by Shetlands Council for their inter island services. This islander was will depart to Fair isle in an hour's time.
G-SICB Islander, Tingwall by wwshack, on Flickr
The airport and its single runway
Tingwall Airport by wwshack, on Flickr
Scatsta, now used for oil related flights. the Sullon Voe Oil terminal is in the background.
Scatsta Airport by wwshack, on Flickr
Construction of the new tower and airport buildings.
Scatsta Airport by wwshack, on Flickr
Shetland can only be described as a bipolar island. the weather on the Saturday was perfect, blue skies for most of the day, Sunday was a different matter. The view down on the of the runways at Sumburgh, taken about two hours before our flight back to Kirkwall. A 45 kt wind and horizontal rain made for an interesting take off.
Sumburgh Airport by wwshack, on Flickr
