A farm strip near Kirriemuir, Angus, which operates on a strict 28 Day Rule operation held a fly-in today and I was lucky enough to fly there in a Super Cub, which was a "new type" for me.
Here's a selection of photos, there are more in my Flickr Kirriemuir Album
The strip itself
Airfield , Kirriemuir by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr
An Emeraude
G-BDKH Emeraude , Kirriemuir by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr
A RV6 decked out in Thunderbirds colours
G-CGYO RV6 , Kirriemuir by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr
...and rotate. A Tobago departing back to Perth
G-GBHI Tobago , Kirriemuir by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr
A new-ish addition to the Tayside Aviation fleet
G-OOMA Warrior , Kirriemuir by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr
A gyro from Perth
G-PPLG MT-03 , Kirriemuir by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr
This little RV-3 has been on my photo wish list for a while and today was the day
G-RODZ RV-3 , Kirriemuir by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr
A RV6 from Oban
G-RVEM RV-6 , Kirriemuir by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr
Jim, the boss-man of Tayside Aviation came in in his beautiful Bird Dog
G-VDOG L-19 , Kirriemuir by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr
A Foxbat in a striking orange scheme
G-WIGI Foxbat , Kirriemuir by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr
Winner of the best tundra tyre competition was this Maule from Ayrshire
N141WF Maule , Kirriemuir by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr
Another Maule, this one was from nearby Forfar
N159AR Maule , Kirriemuir by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr
Another on my photo wish list is this Swedish registered, Glasgow based Arrow
SE-GVV Arrow , Kirriemuir by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr
Here is a link to view all of today's photos
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wwshack/albums/72157707056381124
Having a Ball in Kirriemuir
- lynothehammer
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Re: Having a Ball in Kirriemuir
Some fantastic photos and with a stonking backdrop and amazing weather. Nice one !