[jhb] Re: Glassonby Airfield
- From: "Paul Reynolds" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2011 19:25:13 +0100
Seen this?
http://www.flyingin ireland.com/news/VFRFlightGuideIreland.pdf
Puul
-----Original Message-----
From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Fossil
Sent: 21 August 2011 18:20
To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jhb] Re: Glassonby Airfield
I'll be updating the Irish page shortly.
A lot has changed but I am only up to C on the listing and there's a lot
more to do. Even with only 26 out of 85 airfields updated there is a marked
increase in closed airfields. Eight airfields which I thought were still
active are now gone - seemingly they didn't survive the early depression.
New to the list but not of much use for you are a bunch of RN and USN
airship and balloon stations. Lots appeared around 1918 and further sites
were selected for serious development but this all fell apart in 1921. Oddly
enough we (obviously) had to leave Ireland but it surprises me that all US
work stopped at the same time.
Once I have the location of all the airfields as accurate as possible I will
also upload a KML file for Google Earth.
bones
bones@xxxxxxx
http://woodair.net
-----Original Message-----
From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Gerry Winskill
Sent: 20 August 2011 18:04
To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jhb] Re: Glassonby Airfield
I've just come across this site.
http://uk.ask.com/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Ireland
I was cross checking on Powerscourt, that I'd managed to locate in GE
and in the FSX Ireland photoscenery. Despite being a grass strip, with
no evidence of hangars, it was the basis of an advert for private jet
travel. Perhaps not surprisingly, it was closed down a few years ago,
after a GA double fatality.
Stranger yet, it was owned by Mr Slazenger, of sports goods fame. After
he and his wife were held up by an armed gang, in the drive, returning
from a "social evening", they decided it was safer in the IOM and moved
to Ramsey. They died around 2000 and are interred back at Powerscourt.
Funny old world, innit!
Just for FSX use I may reopen the strip.
Gerry Winskill
On 20/08/2011 03:30, Fossil wrote:
> I've now combined the X8-- range to encompass all Irish airports and
> provisionally added codes for the airfields on the Irish page. I have
> also added a link to the page from my UK Catalogue but have stressed
> the work
is
> embryonic.
>
> Apart from the airfields published by the IAA (only licensed sites)
> and
for
> which position data is accurate I have categorised the rest as C for
> now.
As
> I trawl through the maps and photos here I will fine tune locations so
> all should eventually have full Lat/Long values.
>
> Note the absence of private strips in the listing. I hope to start
> adding these when I get the historical data more complete.
>
> bones
>
> bones@xxxxxxx
> http://woodair.net
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Gerry Winskill
> Sent: 19 August 2011 21:12
> To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [jhb] Re: Glassonby Airfield
>
> Right. Saved the link and I'll try to find a few on GE, in the
> morning.
>
> Gerry Winskill
>
>
>
> On 19/08/2011 21:18, Fossil wrote:
>> Here's the beginning of an Irish page.
>>
>
http://www.homepages.mcb.net/bones/UK_Airfield_Catalogue/Airfields_Ireland.h
>> tm
>>
>> There is more historical stuff on the page than current data but I
>> should
> be
>> able to add to it over the next few days.
>>
>> I may have to give the non ICAO airfields a pseudo code again so I
>> will
> use
>> the X8-- series currently set aside for Northern Ireland as there
>> will be plenty of spares in this block.
>>
>> bones
>>
>> bones@xxxxxxx
>> http://woodair.net
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf
>> Of Gerry Winskill
>> Sent: 18 August 2011 19:07
>> To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [jhb] Re: Glassonby Airfield
>>
>> Via the link I've just given I've unearthed 45 grass strips. Next
>> comes a trip to GE, to see how many still exist.
>>
>> Gerry Winskill
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
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