Almost 10 years ago I wrote about flying over the Queensferry Crossing, which was under construction at the time.
Hard to believe that the Queensferry Crossing will have been open for nine years in August 2026!
A couple of days ago a student wanted to practice a zone transit of Edinburgh airspace for a second time to gain confidence talking to “adult” air traffic control, so we got the clearance and entered controlled airspace again.
It was a lovely day as we came overhead the bridges:
The marina at Port Edgar lies between the two road bridges where they reach the south bank of the Forth at South Queensferry. At this point the aircraft is directly above the iconic Forth Rail Bridge…
After the bridges we proceeded west past the old ordnance depot and the newer bonded warehouses near Alloa:
…then back over Perth city on the way in to land: ( more bridges! Two road, one rail – just like Edinburgh ) :
A lovely winter’s day of flying. And it’s slowly starting to warm up…can’t wait for better weather for longer trips over the summer.
The price of Avgas is not allowed to rise – we have plans!