Great vid! BTW--anyone know what other kind of aircraft are allowed to fly into Barra? I think maybe an Islander? Do they have to be STOL aircraft? Thanks!
@franthree Judgeing by the length of the "runway", I don't think there have to be STOL aircrafts. Without being an expert myself, I imagine a Sky Caravan and a Mooney would be able to takeoff from Barra.
@Jonneca --I see man! But I do not think the ( beach ) the runway makes for a great long takeoff roll! You would want to spend as little time possible on it on a takeoff roll! BTW-seen other vids where the water (tidal water never totally dried up) makes for dicey conditions!
@emiratesA380NCL The aircraft are washed down at an airport, when our club flew up there with pipers our aircraft got washed down at a stop so it didnt corrode.
Love It, I can just imagine the reaction of a person whos scared of flying, when the pilot announces that 'Were about to make a beech landing!' Brilliant
@SIPHNEY Because it's a small island, which is quite hilly and the expense required to flatten a big enough piece of land, not to mention the cost of building and maintaining a runway would be too high. The sand is hard and flat, and the "runways" are re-made twice a day.
My husband family is supposed to have been from the Isle of Barra. They were named McBarra then and came to the US many many years ago and go by the name Barr now.
the plane couldnt land because of bad weather, we went back to glasgow and got a refund as we decided to take the ferry from oban, the journey usually takes 6 hours, it took us 2 days the boat nearly sank in a storm.
still loved the place stayed in the old manse and the parties were brill. anne lorne gillies sang to us at one of the dances, great memories
i'm going there for the first time in october and can't wait, my friend is from there and we're gonna stay with her family. we're from the north east uk. x
Ditto, we camped in view of the beach runway in the summers of 1976/7 not long after the 'airport' opened. One of the planes used which had 'Loganair' written on it was a Trislander which had one of the engines at the back facing forwards -attached to the tailfin!
I`ve been tracing my family tree, and after years of seraching I find that my roots are in the Isle of Barra. My family left Barra over 300 yrs ago, I hope one day to visit
I live in Barra, It is an amazing place! The cafe in the airport is top knotch the service is geat! Man i love it! you need to vivit here if you haven't! x
this is so much fun! when i did it 5 years ago at fairly short notice it was 100 pounds just for the one-way into Barra but it's so worth it! You fly out from Glasgow over the inner hebrides low enough to see birds of prey flying over streams below you. and then the landing of course is just mad. and barra - beautiful. the clearest sea and whitest sand in the British Isles. when i was there it was heatwave july 2003 so very hot too! kids strumming guitars and camp fires on the beach at night :-)
Just simply amazing! This place should be placed in the Guiness World Record of having a sand beach plus STOL landings!
MeVibhor 6 days ago
1:17 that ramp guy must be an expert of the poker face!!!!
CessnaGFE 2 weeks ago
creo que solo funciona cuando la marea esta baja
THEGHOST380 8 months ago
Great vid! BTW--anyone know what other kind of aircraft are allowed to fly into Barra? I think maybe an Islander? Do they have to be STOL aircraft? Thanks!
franthree 11 months ago
@franthree Judgeing by the length of the "runway", I don't think there have to be STOL aircrafts. Without being an expert myself, I imagine a Sky Caravan and a Mooney would be able to takeoff from Barra.
Jonneca 11 months ago
@Jonneca --I see man! But I do not think the ( beach ) the runway makes for a great long takeoff roll! You would want to spend as little time possible on it on a takeoff roll! BTW-seen other vids where the water (tidal water never totally dried up) makes for dicey conditions!
franthree 11 months ago
Bloody awesome!!!
This has to be the 1st environmentally green - Zero-Carbon airport! :)
Aleskandari 11 months ago 3
@Aleskandari LOL!
Solja2010 11 months ago
I Love the Sound when the Engines are going on full power at Start. *bbbbbbbrrrrrrrrrooooooOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW"
Zugvogel1 1 year ago
Out of the plane straight on the beach.
reality00000 1 year ago
Is it true that the paved part of the beach where the plane parked?
patcism 1 year ago
@patcism
No, Nothing is paved, it is all sand !
gregvideo07 1 year ago 2
are the aircraft washed down on arrival in Glasgow or Barra because I am sure that the salt in the sea water increases/causes corrosion
emiratesA380NCL 1 year ago 2
@emiratesA380NCL
Not that I have seen, no !
gregvideo07 1 year ago
@emiratesA380NCL
Yes. Given regular inspection and clean at Glasgow.
AirplaneSpotter10 1 year ago
@AirplaneSpotter10 I thought so.
emiratesA380NCL 1 year ago
@emiratesA380NCL The aircraft are washed down at an airport, when our club flew up there with pipers our aircraft got washed down at a stop so it didnt corrode.
MatthewMarshall1 8 months ago
@MatthewMarshall1 thank you
emiratesA380NCL 8 months ago
You can see the drunken Scots better if they are laying on a sand runway.
madisonelectronic 1 year ago
where is the runway
rashidfly116 1 year ago
@rashidfly116
Marked by lining up with posts in the grass around the beach. !
gregvideo07 1 year ago
That is really cool!
eastberlinterp 1 year ago
get that stupid comment off the screen.
JFER1980 1 year ago
Done !
gregvideo07 1 year ago
i love this... its the stuff of dreams!
chefadong 1 year ago
Love It, I can just imagine the reaction of a person whos scared of flying, when the pilot announces that 'Were about to make a beech landing!' Brilliant
Q300Q400 1 year ago
I feel like i've lived here before it's so strange...
TheSocioTownUploader 1 year ago
Your Ma Barra Mam!
YasandZoeShow 1 year ago
im hopefully going there this summer with my brother, excellent footage!
itfcsam 2 years ago
Where are the body scanners?
ririshow 2 years ago
Spent a long weekend on Barra a few years ago and can heartily recommend a holiday there.Take the boat there and fly back.
lyallbaybum69 2 years ago
how come they dont have actuall runways
SIPHNEY 2 years ago
Because there is not enough room on Barra !
gregvideo07 2 years ago 2
They do...a natural one made of sand.
BillDFC 2 years ago
@SIPHNEY Because it's a small island, which is quite hilly and the expense required to flatten a big enough piece of land, not to mention the cost of building and maintaining a runway would be too high. The sand is hard and flat, and the "runways" are re-made twice a day.
leapoffaith20 1 year ago
I've been on that plane :)
ShitMovies2000 2 years ago
My husband family is supposed to have been from the Isle of Barra. They were named McBarra then and came to the US many many years ago and go by the name Barr now.
boxofalabaster 2 years ago
went my honeymoon to barra in 83,
the plane couldnt land because of bad weather, we went back to glasgow and got a refund as we decided to take the ferry from oban, the journey usually takes 6 hours, it took us 2 days the boat nearly sank in a storm.
still loved the place stayed in the old manse and the parties were brill. anne lorne gillies sang to us at one of the dances, great memories
daisydooker 2 years ago 2
i'm going there for the first time in october and can't wait, my friend is from there and we're gonna stay with her family. we're from the north east uk. x
19snowqueen 2 years ago
GO BA, i hate how youtube only allow certain frame rates now :/
alistaro 2 years ago
Yes indeed !!
gregvideo07 2 years ago
you should go there again and take another video
alistaro 2 years ago
Ditto, we camped in view of the beach runway in the summers of 1976/7 not long after the 'airport' opened. One of the planes used which had 'Loganair' written on it was a Trislander which had one of the engines at the back facing forwards -attached to the tailfin!
Anythingoes88 2 years ago
tapadh let! Great vid and lovely to see the world's finest island on video. The most special place on earth to me
barrach7 2 years ago
do they actually give headings for the runways or is like just land on the beach
stormthorgerson 2 years ago
No, they actually do have "runways" on the charts !
gregvideo07 2 years ago
Nice video. Cool looking place!
OHTHERE 2 years ago
I`ve been tracing my family tree, and after years of seraching I find that my roots are in the Isle of Barra. My family left Barra over 300 yrs ago, I hope one day to visit
powerspade 2 years ago
I live in Barra, It is an amazing place! The cafe in the airport is top knotch the service is geat! Man i love it! you need to vivit here if you haven't! x
mjam1967 2 years ago
Woow! Cool airport!
Bluff002 3 years ago
nice wich plane model is it?
DetEJagDe 3 years ago
It is a Dehavilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter. I hope I spelled DeHavilland right.
AmericanAirlinesRule 3 years ago
Thanks
DetEJagDe 3 years ago
Wish the weather was like that when I went!
andyginga 3 years ago
I never realised BA used such light aircraft.
d2gizzo 3 years ago
This looks nice! I may go there when the weather is good. Good video.
d2gizzo 3 years ago
Excellent film. I just got back from Barra and this is really good to see
Paulmanorbier 3 years ago
this is so much fun! when i did it 5 years ago at fairly short notice it was 100 pounds just for the one-way into Barra but it's so worth it! You fly out from Glasgow over the inner hebrides low enough to see birds of prey flying over streams below you. and then the landing of course is just mad. and barra - beautiful. the clearest sea and whitest sand in the British Isles. when i was there it was heatwave july 2003 so very hot too! kids strumming guitars and camp fires on the beach at night :-)
heddois 3 years ago
Agree, a beautiful place to visit.. by plane or ferry!
gregvideo07 3 years ago
I'm going there on Friday! Will hopefully bring back some footage of my own...
undergroundsplee 3 years ago 2
wow. spectacular lol. im goin there opfulyy in summer
itfcsam 3 years ago
Glad I wore my brown undies the day I flew into Barra.
rashchallenge74 3 years ago 20
@rashchallenge74 lmao
MeVibhor 6 days ago
Fantastic! The fights go to Glasgow and Benbecula - subject to tide times!
tommo01 4 years ago 9
Excellent video. Very well shot. I bet the passengers were a bit nervous about landing on a beech! I'm sure the scheduled flight leaves from Glasgow.
craiglsimons 4 years ago
Amazing video of a unique operation. Would love to fly in and out of there!
kpmarek 4 years ago