Two Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines from The Caledonian Airmotive plant, presumably for use in the Perth College Engineering School.

8Jul05

I like the colours in this picture. Interesting to see where the sign for Tayside Aviation used to be, alongside the Scottish Aero Club sign.

G-OBAN Jodel, 1Jul05

I never tire of watching helicopters, especially R22s.

G-EFGH R22, 1Jul05

This R22 is doing a fine job of balancing on top of a Cessna 150. The Zenair G-OMEZ provides a bit of colour in the background.

This one is operated by HJS Helicopters from Culter Heliport, Aberdeen.

G-LIPE R22, 1Jul05

The G8 Summit brought in three helicopters for surveillance work. This was the second to arrive.

The doors are open to stop the cockpit turning into an oven.

G-WMPA Squirrel, 1Jul05

A regular visitor to Scone is this Swiss Super King Air

HB-GFH Super King Air, 1Jul05

The Leuchars based Army Air Corps Gazelles were working hard during the G8 Summit at Gleneagles. It always amazes me how nice these helicopters look when they are photographed in full sun light.

XZ349 Gazelle, 1Jul05

The third and final helicopter for the G8 Summit with a more imaginative colour scheme.

G-PASH Squirrel, 7Jul05

The eye in the sky, MAGIC a RAF Sentry Airborne command post maintaining station in the skies above northern Perthshire.

Sentry, 7Jul05

There is not much one can to photograph a high flying aircraft with a 300mm lens. However this is the nightshift clocking off and heading south.

Sentry, 7Jul05