Edinample
EDINAMPLE: Private airstrip
Location: Alongside and just SE of LOCH EARNHEAD seaplane base, SW end of Loch Earn
Period of operation: Mid 1990s to 2004 only?
NOTES: This is really just a field suitable for occasional use mainly by seaplanes based at LOCH EARN which have been converted back to landplane use and based elsewhere for the winter season, or arriving back after the winter to be placed back on floats. Typical of so many such ‘airstrips’ it doesn’t have an official name but is referred to as such by some pilots in their log books to differentiate between using the water or grass at this location.
This area was subject to a serious landslide in the autumn of 2004 pretty much rendering it inoperable. However, in December 2004 a sort of strip about 150 metres long and involving a 20º dog-leg was used to enable the Cessna 172 Reims Rocket G-DRAM to depart on wheels, having spent several years on floats at LOCH EARNHEAD. It flew to PERTH initially and then onto PRESTWICK, for a major refurbishment and to be converted as an amphibian. Probably the first ever Cessna 172 amphibian to be operated in the UK?
I few years ago somebody I met at Loch Earn sent me this video which I think is without any doubt the most exciting example of how a Cessna 172 can be flown - albiet the Reims Rocket does have 210hp compared to the normal 150 or 160hp of most 172s of that vintage. It should load up immediately on most systems, but, even if it takes a couple of minutes to load up, I would highly recommend waiting to see the video of G-DRAM flying out of this location on a freezing winters day.
janine and Laurie
This comment was written on: 2015-07-23 20:58:53Okay-that IS impressive!
Reply from Dick Flute:
Glad you agree, Dick
matt
This comment was written on: 2015-07-26 22:05:38We still can't work out who this guy is. We know the aeroplane well but all else is a mystery. Care to enlighten?
Reply from Dick Flute:
The video was sent to me by somebody I had met and made friends with when flying out of Loch Earn. I have added it to the web-site simply because it is a most extraordinary display of consummate piloting. Amongst the best I have ever seen - and I have seen a lot over the years. Best regards, Dick
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