DHC-6 Routes

[blanston12]

In my current researching on routes I looked to see if I could find some routes for the DHC-6 and DHC-7 aircraft we currently have in the 'Pending Refurbishment' fleet and discovered that there is still the airline 'Isles of Scilly Skybus' is using the DHC-6. Looking at their schedule it looks like there aircraft start in the morning at Lands End, fly out to St. Marys and then shuttle back Land's End, Exeter and Newquay before returning to Lands end in the evening. So I have created a route structure that matches that along with a training route from Land end out to St Marys and back. Two of the DHC-6's have been moved to the Non British Turbo fleet and transferred to Lands End. The remaining DHC-6's (11) are now part of the mothball fleet.

The most likely model for some DHC-7 routes looks like Brymon Airways and am looking for some route information on them.

[simondix]

The DH-6 routes up in Scotland are Glasgow Barra. I believe Glasgow- Tiree and Glasgow-Macrahanish. A few years ago they used to do Barra- Benbecula and I am not sure if they went on from there to Stornoway. All flights were return of course.

[adysmith]

The DH-6 was also used on Glasgow Islay (EGPI)

[blanston12]

The DH-6 routes up in Scotland are Glasgow Barra. I believe Glasgow- Tiree and Glasgow-Macrahanish. A few years ago they used to do Barra- Benbecula and I am not sure if they went on from there to Stornoway. All flights were return of course.

The DH-6 was also used on Glasgow Islay (EGPI)

Do you remember the Airline(s) who flew these.

[adysmith]

Loganair, which was subsequently subsumed into BA I believe

[TSR2]

Still Loganair. They’re a BA code share partner, but still an independent airline.

https://www.loganair.co.uk/our-story/our-heritage/

[Vc Ten]

Does anyone have the Aerosoft DHC 6 ?? It looks quite good
Dale

[TSR2]

Not yet, but I do fancy it. Not sure whether to go DHC6 or Islander first though

[blanston12]

I found this Loganair TT on timetable images that shows there 2008 Orkney inter-island routes, it does not say what equipment was used but we could use it as a basis for more DHC-6 routes. They still operate one DHC-6-310 (According to Wikipedia) and from the TT it looks like one aircraft would be all you would need for these routes.

http://www.timetableimages.com/i-kl/lc0803i.jpg

[adysmith]

The routes within the Orkney islands were flown by BN2 or occasionally BN3.

Westray to Papa Westray is officially the worlds shortest scheduled flight, timetable is for a 90 second flight but it has been completed in about 50 seconds in the right conditions, if you get above 400 feet then you are too high to get down again!