The Capetonian WOE Thread

[om15]

No, the aircraft on the left is a four engined turbo prop cargo aircraft, the vertical stab in the middle is a DC4 and the third aircraft is a Dak. All cargo aircraft.

Highest temperature recorded at this airport was 32 degree C and lowest was -51 degrees C.

[FD2]

Barrow?

[4mastacker]

Yonago Airport, Japan?

[om15]

Not warm.

[FD2]

Yellowknife then, if Buffalo Airways fly there.

[om15]

Yes it is Yellowknife, the home of Buffalo Airways, they bought the last UK registered Electra in 2013, (G-LOFC) from Atlantic Airways at Coventry. I worked for Channel Express who operated 5 Electras, well liked aircraft that did the job, but not without some adventures

Channel Express Flight 6526 departed Köln/Bonn Airport (CGN) at 03:00 hours and routed directly to Dublin, where, after more than one hours delay due to the late arrival of a freight truck, the aircraft departed for Shannon Airport at 08:16. The total freight on board was 14,000 lb (6350 kg), less than half the 33,000 lb (14970 kg) maximum amount permissible. Shannon Approach vectored the aircraft on an approach to runway 24. Due to the weather forecast for Shannon the crew decided to conduct the landing with 78% flaps set, rather than the standard 100% flap normally set for landing. Slowing the aircraft to Vma (Maximum Manoeuvering Airspeed) the crew did not carry out the "before landing" checks. Whilst over the runway threshold the gear warning horn sounded and five seconds later the crew heard a scraping sound and felt severe aircraft vibrations. Realising that the gear was not down the captain called for a go-around. The First Officer continued to fly the aircraft and was cleared to 3000 feet by ATC. During the climb out the propeller assembly and part of No. 3 engine fell to the ground. Electrical power was lost and the only serviceable flight instruments available to the crew was the standby artificial horizon and wet compass. The First Officer relinquished control of the aircraft to the captain who had great difficulty in maintaining directional control and it took the combined efforts of both pilots
to control the excessive yaw through the rudder pedals. In addition, there was insufficient power available to climb to 3000 feet. In fact, less than 2000 feet was
attained, as the aircraft commenced a slow difficult turn in a North Easterly direction and towards the high ground west of Limerick city. It was only by further manipulation of the throttles and feathering No. 4 engine that sufficient directional control was recovered. The aircraft was now flying with only no. 1 engine fully operative and No. 2 engine producing only half power and much vibration. The Radar operator vectored the aircraft again to approach runway 24. They selected "gear down" and while only 2 of the 3 green landing lights illuminated, the captain elected to proceed with the landing, with the flaps again set at 78%. This landing was successful, with all the landing gear deploying correctly.

If you are interested, here is the view from engineering,




I digress hugely, well done FD2, your sector.

[FD2]

Thanks om15 - that reads like a high scoring brown trouser flight.

This one's not quite as cold as Yellowknife:

[CharlieOneSix]

That looks like Stornoway with the black hangar being where the SAR helicopters are based.

OH please if confirmed.

[FD2]

Should have known you would recognise it C16! I'll try and find somewhere you don't know!!


Two weeks detachment for Jez trials with 814 in 1976 in that very hangar, in the wind and drizzle, while Cornwall turned brown in the heatwave.

You have control.

[CharlieOneSix]

OH please

[Opsboi]

Yes it is Yellowknife, the home of Buffalo Airways, they bought the last UK registered Electra in 2013, (G-LOFC) from Atlantic Airways at Coventry. I worked for Channel Express who operated 5 Electras, well liked aircraft that did the job, but not without some adventures

Did Channel Express fly freesias out of GCI?

[FD2]

OH it is then.

[om15]

We used to do two or three triangles a day, general freight from Bournemouth to Jersey, empty with some crew training, engine out, over to Guernsey, we loaded with freesias, tomatoes and other flowers back to Bournemouth.
We operated 2 Heralds, at Easter and on Mothers day we chartered in the BAF Freightmaster Viscount and sometimes G-ANAF Dak from Atlantique. At night the aircraft flew night mail and UPS contracts. The fleet built up from two Heralds to operating up to nine Heralds, eight F27, 5 Electras and 5 A300B4, CEX ceased operating in about 2005 when it became Jet2 and became a passenger operator.
The A300 were formerly Continental aircraft converted at Filton and Dresden to freight roles, this is G-CEXI based in Sharjah.

[om15]

Just to keep us going, a favorite of Lily's.

Screenshot 2021-11-20 212150.png (388.44 KiB) Viewed 316 times

[FD2]

I've trawled through hundreds of white lighthouses with no luck. Is that an Islamic theme under the platform at the top?

[om15]

It is in an Islamic country, however you can still buy a beer there.

Restored by a French architect in 1916, it is equipped with a 2nd order Fresnel lens and the lighting apparatus has 6 panels of 0.70 m, rotating on mercury. With an intensity equivalent to 2.1 million candelas, the lighthouse has a luminous range of 30 nautical miles (about 55 kilometers). It emits three grouped flashes every 15 seconds

[1DC]

Damietta, Egypt ??

[om15]

Other end of the Med

[Smeagol]

El Ank (or Hank) lighthouse, Casablanca, Morocco

[om15]

It is.
Smeagol to light up the game