Historians: please comment / correct

[neloon]

Since we're speaking about the Scottish islands (well, sort of), and since we're sometimes asked about "where to go" in Scotland, I thought you might like to contemplate air travel around the islands by Loganair, "Scotland's National Airline". Small planes if you like that sort of thing and with a high preponderance of lady pilots. (Well, there's not much room in those cockpits. )
Here's the scheduled flight that goes Kirkwall-Stronsay-Sanday-Kirkwall. I think the safety instructions are "If you think we're going to crash, open the door and jump out".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kA3z1YdJ4o
Takeoff from Kirkwall, the capital of the Orkney. Fairly informal - find a bit of clear runway and go.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvbwYBA5f5M
Same lassie doing the shortest commercial flight in the world. Actual flight is about 2 minutes depending on wind speed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdSi_oA38d0
This is why airfields are called airfields. The bumps help the plane to get airborne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsxXz-cVpWg
'Course you need a bigger plane to go from Glasgow up to Kirkwall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu9QQgrGjZY
Or you could just take a "day trip" from Glasgow out to Barra. If you think it looks cold on Barra, note that the date is 28th December. Barra is the only place in the world where the runway for scheduled flights is ....the beach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL0-FAJey8E
Here's a wee Twin Otter leaving Benbecula
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6idNBOYS_A

How to "get away from it all"? Of course, it's not cheap!

Alan