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Oct 1, 2014, 8:25 am
Last edit by: Jamier45
Date Confirmed: 5th-7th December
Location: Aberdeen/RAF Lossiemouth/Findhorn
Confirmed & Flights booked:
Jamier45
Tobias-UK
Lady Tobias-UK
MNManInKen
Karfa
Teledude
Mrs Teledude
EI147
Peter01
Fransknorge
Malioil
rapidex
skipcool3 (+1)
Papabear
Cymro
Possible:
Stewie Mac + Mrs + 2 kids
holmedown
MsCapricorn
chris1979
Flights:
Most people are booked to travel from LHR on BA, there is also options available from the other London airports, other airports are available with the likes of, Flybe, Easyjet, Eastern Airways.
Hotels:
Majority of people are booked into this hotel:
Hilton Garden Inn. It is centrally located and easy to access.
http://hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com/en/hotels/united-kingdom/hilton-garden-inn-aberdeen-city-centre-ABZACGI/index.html
Other hotels are available.
Activities:
All timings given are Local and only approximate.
Friday 5th December:
Arrive, meet up and have some pub food and drinks. No 'real' activities planned for Friday.
Saturday 6th December:
IMPORTANT INFORMATION - PHOTO ID MUST BE PRODUCED TO GAIN ACCESS TO RAF LOSSIEMOUTH - DRIVING LICENSE OR PASSPORT REQUIRED FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN. NO ID NO ENTRY. THIS IS NON-NEGOTIABLE
1000 - 1300ish Tour of 1(F) Squadrons Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 Aircraft. Plus a brief talk on the history of the Squadron.
Cancelled!
Attendees:
Jamier45
KARFA
Fransknorge
MNManInKen
Teledude
Mrs Teledude
EI147
Malioil
rapidex
Skipcool 3 ((+1))
Papabear
Cymro
1300-1400ish Lunch at Findhorn or somewhere close.
Cancelled!
Attendees:
Jamier45
KARFA
Fransknorge
MNManInKen
Teledude
Mrs Teledude
EI147
Malioil
rapidex
Skipcool 3 (+1)
Papabear
Cymro
1400-1600 Tour of a distillery (hopefully)
Attendees:
Jamier45
KARFA
Fransknorge
MNManInKen
Teledude
Mrs Teledude
EI147
Malioil
rapidex
Skipcool 3 (+1) (?)
Papabear
Cymro
1900-2100 Dinner at a restaurant in Aberdeen. (Location not yet decided)
Attendees:
Jamier45
KARFA
Fransknorge
MNManInKen
Teledude
Mrs Teledude
EI147
Tobias-UK
Mrs Tobias-UK
Peter01
Malioil
rapidex
Papabear
Cymro
2100-Late Fun, drinks and debauchery!!!
Attendees:
Jamier45
KARFA
Fransknorge
MNManInKen
Teledude
Mrs Teledude
EI147
Tobias-UK
Mrs Tobias-UK
Peter01
Malioil
Papabear
Cymro
Sunday 7th December:
All Day - Lunch in Aberdeen then say goodbye to everyone hopefully having had a good weekend.
Location: Aberdeen/RAF Lossiemouth/Findhorn
Confirmed & Flights booked:
Jamier45
Tobias-UK
Lady Tobias-UK
MNManInKen
Karfa
Teledude
Mrs Teledude
EI147
Peter01
Fransknorge
Malioil
rapidex
skipcool3 (+1)
Papabear
Cymro
Possible:
Stewie Mac + Mrs + 2 kids
holmedown
MsCapricorn
chris1979
Flights:
Most people are booked to travel from LHR on BA, there is also options available from the other London airports, other airports are available with the likes of, Flybe, Easyjet, Eastern Airways.
Hotels:
Majority of people are booked into this hotel:
Hilton Garden Inn. It is centrally located and easy to access.
http://hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com/en/hotels/united-kingdom/hilton-garden-inn-aberdeen-city-centre-ABZACGI/index.html
Other hotels are available.
Activities:
All timings given are Local and only approximate.
Friday 5th December:
Arrive, meet up and have some pub food and drinks. No 'real' activities planned for Friday.
Saturday 6th December:
IMPORTANT INFORMATION - PHOTO ID MUST BE PRODUCED TO GAIN ACCESS TO RAF LOSSIEMOUTH - DRIVING LICENSE OR PASSPORT REQUIRED FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN. NO ID NO ENTRY. THIS IS NON-NEGOTIABLE
1000 - 1300ish Tour of 1(F) Squadrons Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 Aircraft. Plus a brief talk on the history of the Squadron.
Cancelled!
Attendees:
Jamier45
KARFA
Fransknorge
MNManInKen
Teledude
Mrs Teledude
EI147
Malioil
rapidex
Skipcool 3 ((+1))
Papabear
Cymro
1300-1400ish Lunch at Findhorn or somewhere close.
Cancelled!
Attendees:
Jamier45
KARFA
Fransknorge
MNManInKen
Teledude
Mrs Teledude
EI147
Malioil
rapidex
Skipcool 3 (+1)
Papabear
Cymro
1400-1600 Tour of a distillery (hopefully)
Attendees:
Jamier45
KARFA
Fransknorge
MNManInKen
Teledude
Mrs Teledude
EI147
Malioil
rapidex
Skipcool 3 (+1) (?)
Papabear
Cymro
1900-2100 Dinner at a restaurant in Aberdeen. (Location not yet decided)
Attendees:
Jamier45
KARFA
Fransknorge
MNManInKen
Teledude
Mrs Teledude
EI147
Tobias-UK
Mrs Tobias-UK
Peter01
Malioil
rapidex
Papabear
Cymro
2100-Late Fun, drinks and debauchery!!!
Attendees:
Jamier45
KARFA
Fransknorge
MNManInKen
Teledude
Mrs Teledude
EI147
Tobias-UK
Mrs Tobias-UK
Peter01
Malioil
Papabear
Cymro
Sunday 7th December:
All Day - Lunch in Aberdeen then say goodbye to everyone hopefully having had a good weekend.
Potential FT DO | Aberdeen/Lossiemouth/Inverness | 05-07 December
Sep 22, 2014, 3:44 am
#1
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Potential FT DO | Aberdeen/Lossiemouth/Inverness | 05-07 December
Hi everyone,
After a quick chat with KARFA about a potential DO up in the north of Scotland I've decided to trawl for names so I can go back to my management at work with plans etc
It would need to be late November 21st onwards to mid December. Flights are available from different parts of the country to Inverness/Aberdeen. We could have night in Aberdeen Friday, travel to Lossiemouth Saturday morning (by train) for a tour of 1(F) squadrons Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft and a brief overview of the history of the squadron.
Saturday night back to Aberdeen or onto Inverness or even Elgin but Elgin is very small and not a lot to do there. Sunday everyone goes home happy
So if anyone would like to go please put your name down with a preferred weekend.
Regards
Jamie R
After a quick chat with KARFA about a potential DO up in the north of Scotland I've decided to trawl for names so I can go back to my management at work with plans etc
It would need to be late November 21st onwards to mid December. Flights are available from different parts of the country to Inverness/Aberdeen. We could have night in Aberdeen Friday, travel to Lossiemouth Saturday morning (by train) for a tour of 1(F) squadrons Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft and a brief overview of the history of the squadron.
Saturday night back to Aberdeen or onto Inverness or even Elgin but Elgin is very small and not a lot to do there. Sunday everyone goes home happy
So if anyone would like to go please put your name down with a preferred weekend.
Regards
Jamie R
Last edited by Prospero; Oct 1, 2014 at 3:06 pm Reason: Update title
Sep 22, 2014, 3:57 am
#2
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Lunch at Findhorn with a visit to the Static Nimrod, at the former RAF Kinloss, (possible?)
or a visit to Fort George including Dolphin spotting between there and Chanonry point?
A stop at the Whisky shop in Elgin or a distillery visit.....
Thanks for the suggestion.."
or a visit to Fort George including Dolphin spotting between there and Chanonry point?
A stop at the Whisky shop in Elgin or a distillery visit.....
Thanks for the suggestion.."
Sep 22, 2014, 4:00 am
#3
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Posts: 1,907
Thanks for those suggestions skipcool3 a lot of the time I'm thinking of transport options for people, Kinloss *may* be possible but lunch at findhorn is definitely possible as it's just a short taxi ride away.
Once I have numbers I can go to different places and ask about visits,
Once again thanks for the suggestions,
Jamie
Once I have numbers I can go to different places and ask about visits,
Once again thanks for the suggestions,
Jamie
Sep 22, 2014, 4:33 am
#4
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Thanks for the name check - I provided some encouragement, but the credit for suggesting, promoting, and organising this one is Jamier45's.
I would certainly be up for this. Unfortunately I can't take any further holiday from work for the remainder of this year so couldn't really make a Aberdeen/Inverness night out on Friday. I think the earliest I could get up would be around 2130. I could even fly from LBA since BE and T3 (you'll have to look that one up!) fly to ABZ. Actually on checking T3 have a 1805 flight to ABZ so I could get there for 1920 at a push.
Anyway, I could definately make the Saturday and Sunday events.
There are lots of distilleries in the area, Speyside has the most distilleries of any region in Scotland. I have a friend who works for Chivas and it is possible we could get a private tour if there are enough of us.
In terms of weekends I can do any weekend from 22/23 November onwards up to Christmas.
I would certainly be up for this. Unfortunately I can't take any further holiday from work for the remainder of this year so couldn't really make a Aberdeen/Inverness night out on Friday. I think the earliest I could get up would be around 2130. I could even fly from LBA since BE and T3 (you'll have to look that one up!) fly to ABZ. Actually on checking T3 have a 1805 flight to ABZ so I could get there for 1920 at a push.
Anyway, I could definately make the Saturday and Sunday events.
There are lots of distilleries in the area, Speyside has the most distilleries of any region in Scotland. I have a friend who works for Chivas and it is possible we could get a private tour if there are enough of us.
In terms of weekends I can do any weekend from 22/23 November onwards up to Christmas.
Last edited by KARFA; Sep 22, 2014 at 4:43 am
rip SZ.
Sep 22, 2014, 5:13 am
#6
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Now im back on a laptop and not on my ipad ive done searching for flight details.
All flights will be lowest fare available and with BA will be HBO.
Weekend of 22nd flying from LHR - ABZ with BA:
9 flights on the friday to ABZ
8 flights on the sunday to LHR £138 return.
With Eastern Airways:
LBA - ABZ
2 flights on the friday to ABZ
1 flight on the sunday to LBA £230 return.
NCL - ABZ:
4 flights on the friday to ABZ
1 flight on the sunday to NCL £232 return.
HUY - ABZ
3 flights on the friday to ABZ
1 flight on the sunday to HUY £308 return.
With Easyjet:
LGW - ABZ:
2 flights on the Friday to ABZ
2 flights on the sunday to LGW £62 return.
LTN - ABZ:
1 flight on the friday to ABZ
1 flight on the sunday to LTN £64 return.
Those are just a few of the options available so if anyone would like me to lookup flights for them on any of the weekends from the 22nd to 12th December let me know and ill check available options.
Train Tickets:
Train tickets vary from about £5.60 from Aberdeen to Elgin with a railcard to £8.60 single without a railcard.
Taxi fare from Elgin station to RAF Lossiemouh guard room is approx £10-£13 for a normal taxi however if more than 4 people are arriving on the same train a minbus can be organised for about £2-£3 a head.
All flights will be lowest fare available and with BA will be HBO.
Weekend of 22nd flying from LHR - ABZ with BA:
9 flights on the friday to ABZ
8 flights on the sunday to LHR £138 return.
With Eastern Airways:
LBA - ABZ
2 flights on the friday to ABZ
1 flight on the sunday to LBA £230 return.
NCL - ABZ:
4 flights on the friday to ABZ
1 flight on the sunday to NCL £232 return.
HUY - ABZ
3 flights on the friday to ABZ
1 flight on the sunday to HUY £308 return.
With Easyjet:
LGW - ABZ:
2 flights on the Friday to ABZ
2 flights on the sunday to LGW £62 return.
LTN - ABZ:
1 flight on the friday to ABZ
1 flight on the sunday to LTN £64 return.
Those are just a few of the options available so if anyone would like me to lookup flights for them on any of the weekends from the 22nd to 12th December let me know and ill check available options.
Train Tickets:
Train tickets vary from about £5.60 from Aberdeen to Elgin with a railcard to £8.60 single without a railcard.
Taxi fare from Elgin station to RAF Lossiemouh guard room is approx £10-£13 for a normal taxi however if more than 4 people are arriving on the same train a minbus can be organised for about £2-£3 a head.
Last edited by Jamier45; Sep 22, 2014 at 5:19 am Reason: Edited to include train & taxi fares.
Sep 22, 2014, 5:29 am
#8
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Sep 22, 2014, 6:24 am
#9
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Hi everyone,
It would need to be late November 21st onwards to mid December. Flights are available from different parts of the country to Inverness/Aberdeen. We could have night in Aberdeen Friday, travel to Lossiemouth Saturday morning (by train) for a tour of 1(F) squadrons Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft and a brief overview of the history of the squadron.
It would need to be late November 21st onwards to mid December. Flights are available from different parts of the country to Inverness/Aberdeen. We could have night in Aberdeen Friday, travel to Lossiemouth Saturday morning (by train) for a tour of 1(F) squadrons Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft and a brief overview of the history of the squadron.
Last edited by travelwithross; Sep 22, 2014 at 8:51 am
Sep 22, 2014, 6:28 am
#10
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Potential FT DO - North of Scotland trawl for names.
Hi Jamie, I'd be interested in this if foreigners are allowed? (Canadian)
Can't do the 12/14th Dec but otherwise interested.
Thanks for trying to organise a DO!
Can't do the 12/14th Dec but otherwise interested.
Thanks for trying to organise a DO!
Sep 22, 2014, 6:35 am
#11
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rxfleming yes I am, just moved up from RAF Leuchars.
BotB yes you would be allowed as long as you have a driving license/passport to gain access to the camp whilst escorted (I'll be the escort)
BotB yes you would be allowed as long as you have a driving license/passport to gain access to the camp whilst escorted (I'll be the escort)
Sep 22, 2014, 6:53 am
#12
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We'd be able to make an evening drinks DO, although I will only arrive back in the UK on 22 November so provided it is the last weekend of November or the first weekend of December then we should be a definite yes.
Sep 22, 2014, 7:10 am
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sounds interesting.
re dates, I am doing Survival of the Fittest on 22nd November, in HNL on 29th November and was planning on being in HAJ on 6th December (not booked). so 13th would be best for me but appreciate that given I can't do most dates in your suggested range, I am might not be able to make it.
re dates, I am doing Survival of the Fittest on 22nd November, in HNL on 29th November and was planning on being in HAJ on 6th December (not booked). so 13th would be best for me but appreciate that given I can't do most dates in your suggested range, I am might not be able to make it.