Argyll and Bute Council Employee Excellence and Recognition Awards
Friday, 08 December 2017
Oban Airport Fire and Rescue Service were surprised and elated to have been nominated in the recent Argyll and Bute Council Employee Excellence and Recognition Awards. At the ceremony we were delighted to collect the gold award for ‘Team of the Year’ in a well contested category. We were then further honoured to receive the overall ‘Chief Executive’s Award’ The Chief Executive, Clelland Sneddon, commented
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Colonsay Aerodrome Runway Headings
Saturday, 19 August 2017
Visiting pilots please note that the Runway designators at Colonsay Aerodrome have been changed to reflect the shift due to magnetic variation. Runway 11 is now designated Runway 10 and Runway 29 is now designated Runway 28. A permanent NOTAM has been issued to reflect until the AIP and chart are fully updated. For any further information
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Airside Safety Reminder
Friday, 23 September 2016
Following a recent Runway Incursion by a vehicle all Airport users are reminded that during operational hours ALL ground movement of aircraft and All ground movement of vehicles on the manoeuvring area are under the instruction of the duty AFISO. If no instruction and confirmation readback is received do not carry out any manoeuvre until instructed by the
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New Collision Avoidance Equipment Installed
Thursday, 16 June 2016
Collision avoidance has been enhanced around Oban Airport thanks to the installation of a FLARM receiver on site. Invented in 2004 FLARM was originally developed as a collision avoidance system for gliders and sailplanes and has further expanded into the General Aviation, light aircraft and UAV domains. There are now over 25,000 FLARM systems installed in aircraft worldwide. Iain Marshall
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