Tuesday was a different day to that expected, a cold front went through followed by unstable air but with superb visibility at times, the Farne Islands and Longstone Lighthouse (Grace Darling) were a sight to see. Then on to Berwick on Tweed, St Abs Head and the Firth of Forth to Edinburgh and its bridges. At this stage we were checking fuel and a stop at Dundee was on the cards but with a following wind, carrying on to Kintore was the right decision. Aberdeen airspace with international flights and offshore activities was very busy but did not stop the controller from personalising his calls to us with a “cheery
” if you can’t find it just call us. During the day the views on dozens of different quality golf courses were trumped by the famed courses of St Andrews and Carnoustie … a magnificent sight. Before arriving at Kintore we were impressed by Dunnottar castle, late 14th and 15th century castle with a horrendous history where 167 religious dissenters were locked in a dungeon for two months. At Kintore, another fairly tight landing area, we met Hugh from PDG Helicopters who refuelled the helicopter and the crew with coffee and words of encouragement.
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