[jhb] Re: Glassonby Airfield
- From: "Fossil" <fossil@xxxxxxx>
- To: <jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 19:01:12 -0000
Slazenger operated from Powerscourt in the 1970's and was a frequent visitor
to the island in those days. I can't recall what he flew but I think it was
a sporty type like the Laverda Falco F8L or a Siai Marchetti SF260. By 1993
the airfield had shut so I am puzzled why it still gets mentioned.
It's the same with quite a few other airfields so I really need to check
whether they still exist or not. My suspicions are that quite a few on my
list are no more.
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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