Ramsman <nospam@nowhere.com> wrote in
news:8Huzv.107327$bJ7.98402@fx11.fr7:
> On 22/07/2014 15:23, Savageduck wrote:
>> On 2014-07-22 13:11:14 +0000, Andrew Chaplin
>> <ab.chaplin@yourfinger.rogers.com> said:
>>
>>> PilotJedi <PilotJedi.e1411d0@aviationbanter.com> wrote in
>>> news:PilotJedi.e1411d0@aviationbanter.com:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Berra Airport in Scotland is one of the most spectacular and
>>>> beautiful airports in the world, it's also one of it's kind. What
>>>> makes this airport so unique is that planes land simply on the
>>>> beach. During low-tide there are three runways. Marked with wooden
>>>> poles at each end and at night car lights and reflective strips laid
>>>> on to the beach help the pilots land. The Traigh Mhor or the bay
>>>> where the airport is was famous for its cockles until aircraft
>>>> started to use the beach on 14 June 1933. Even today the beach is
>>>> open for public, only a windsock indicates weather an aircraft is
>>>> coming and the beach should be cleared out. But don't be fooled
>>>> Berra Airports has the same regulations as any airport in the world
>>>> has, and safety is as important there as in any airport.
>>>>
>>>> [image: http://i.imgur.com/CVglY3dl.jpg]
>>>>
>>>> [image: http://i.imgur.com/GBLFk24l.jpg]
>>>>
>>>> Full Album here : http://tinyurl.com/ng8shom
>>>
>>> You need to get these things right, it is "Barra," not "Berra."
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barra#Transport
>>
>> Yogi would be disappointed. ;-)
:)
> Perhaps that's where he had in mind when he said "If you don't know
> where you are going, you might wind up someplace else."
My apologies to PilotJedi for the tone of my first reply, but my point is
that, if you do not want to appear an ignoramus, you need to do a little
research before posting.
--
Andrew Chaplin
SIT MIHI GLADIUS SICUT SANCTO MARTINO
(If you're going to e-mail me, you'll have to get "yourfinger." out.)
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