stevej60 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Hi folk's, off to Ayr for the hol's at the end of the week is their any public access to Prestwick? apart from civil movement's I understand some other stuff transit's at times.Thank's Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Suds Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Hi Steve, Ayr is only 50 odd miles from me, but I don't know if there is any public access to Prestwick. Going a and seeing is the best I can do, sorry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Suds Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Sorry meant to mention that there is a model Shop in Ayr where you can relax. The proprietor is one Gabriel Gorman, his weathering is absolutely brilliant. I know he going on leave soon but if you do decide to go to his shop it is closed on a Tuesday, someone else looks after it for him on a Monday. He is normally there Wednesday to Saturday. Shop times 09:00--1430 His Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ayrshire-Model-Centre-AMC/243696425664964 Only if you have nothing else to do lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 aircraftspotting.co.uk is always worth checking as they have info on most UK airports. Their Prestwick info is here;http://aircraftspotting.co.uk/south-ayrshire-airports-airfields-viewing-guides.phpUnfortunately the last update date is March 2013, so all of it may not still be valid.There's also this google map showing spotting points;https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?msa=0&ie=UTF&mid=zPaunoRc-tP8.komQGu_CzCS8 The site also records airport movementsAs usual, google is your friend! Keith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Prestwick can be a great place for spotting the unusual, but with periods of quiet as well. A lot of US and Canadian types use it a s a fuellings top before headinga cross the pond (or on arrival) and the RAF use it for training from time to time. The Mound is a great location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 2, 2015 Author Share Posted August 2, 2015 Sorry meant to mention that there is a model Shop in Ayr where you can relax. The proprietor is one Gabriel Gorman, his weathering is absolutely brilliant. I know he going on leave soon but if you do decide to go to his shop it is closed on a Tuesday, someone else looks after it for him on a Monday. He is normally there Wednesday to Saturday. Shop times 09:00--1430 His Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ayrshire-Model-Centre-AMC/243696425664964 Only if you have nothing else to do lol. Thank,s Ian there will be a visit for definite. Prestwick can be a great place for spotting the unusual, but with periods of quiet as well. A lot of US and Canadian types use it a s a fuellings top before headinga cross the pond (or on arrival) and the RAF use it for training from time to time. The Mound is a great location Thank's Dave. aircraftspotting.co.uk is always worth checking as they have info on most UK airports. Their Prestwick info is here; http://aircraftspotting.co.uk/south-ayrshire-airports-airfields-viewing-guides.php Unfortunately the last update date is March 2013, so all of it may not still be valid. There's also this google map showing spotting points; https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?msa=0&ie=UTF&mid=zPaunoRc-tP8.komQGu_CzCS8 The site also records airport movements As usual, google is your friend! Keith Many thank's Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eng Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Have a look at http://www.egpk.com Will give you an idea of what you may get and approx timescales for arrivals. One area to watch is at the threshold of the runway 30(?) there's a mini roundabout near the approach lights and a small road going off the roundabout towards the airfield. This affords some great views of that end of the runway but by all accounts parking a vehicle in this road/lane will attract the attention of security/police. If you can park elsewhere and walk to this point it's a far better option. Eng I did see an A400 at PIK recently as well so you really don't know what you could get. Was busy with mil stuff at Joint Warrior in April and am hoping might be the same in Oct for round 2! Eng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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