 Joined: 16/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 301 Location: Grandvaux - Lausanne - Switzerland
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Hi All Next year I am moving to Madeira  and would like to know if Marklin is active there or any fellow Marklin enthusiasts. Tim
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 Joined: 04/08/2015(UTC) Posts: 74 Location: Stockholms Lan, Stockholm
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No Idea, never been there, but I am going in a few years, I'll send you a message then.
Greetings from Stockholm, Sweden.
Henrik Schütz
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Joined: 16/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 301 Location: Grandvaux - Lausanne - Switzerland
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Originally Posted by: Henrik Schütz  No Idea, never been there, but I am going in a few years, I'll send you a message then.
Greetings from Stockholm, Sweden.
Henrik Schütz Hi Henrik Great , I hope to see you there. , Are you moving there or just visiting? Tim
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Joined: 04/08/2015(UTC) Posts: 74 Location: Stockholms Lan, Stockholm
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 Joined: 31/12/2010(UTC) Posts: 3,994 Location: Paremata, Wellington
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 Joined: 02/02/2017(UTC) Posts: 694 Location: England, South Coast
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I remember the airport as being quite scary...but at least it doesn't have traffic crossing the runway like a certain rock...
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 Joined: 18/02/2008(UTC) Posts: 1,334
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Originally Posted by: Michael4 I remember the airport as being quite scary...but at least it doesn't have traffic crossing the runway like a certain rock... Some decades ago, it was really dangerous, but now it is not anymore after it was extended and improved a lot. |
Best regards,
Miguel
Mostly Märklin H0.
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Joined: 10/09/2019(UTC) Posts: 151 Location: England, Chichester
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Originally Posted by: mbarreto Originally Posted by: Michael4 I remember the airport as being quite scary...but at least it doesn't have traffic crossing the runway like a certain rock... Some decades ago, it was really dangerous, but now it is not anymore after it was extended and improved a lot. About 30 years ago my wife's parents took a holiday on Madeira. The flight from the UK was direct to Funchal but on the return journey, because of the short runway, the aircraft only took on enough fuel to reach the Portuguese mainland (Faro I think). There it refuelled and completed the last leg back to the UK. The current extended runway must have improved the service tremendously. |
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Joined: 18/02/2008(UTC) Posts: 1,334
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Originally Posted by: Bogenschütze Originally Posted by: mbarreto Originally Posted by: Michael4 I remember the airport as being quite scary...but at least it doesn't have traffic crossing the runway like a certain rock... Some decades ago, it was really dangerous, but now it is not anymore after it was extended and improved a lot. About 30 years ago my wife's parents took a holiday on Madeira. The flight from the UK was direct to Funchal but on the return journey, because of the short runway, the aircraft only took on enough fuel to reach the Portuguese mainland (Faro I think). There it refuelled and completed the last leg back to the UK. The current extended runway must have improved the service tremendously. The runaway was extended from the original 1600 meters to 2781 meters: https://madeira.best/gui...t/madeira-island-airport |
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Miguel
Mostly Märklin H0.
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Joined: 09/08/2008(UTC) Posts: 1,919 Location: Auckland,
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Can’t be any worse then going into Wellington on a good day
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Joined: 20/01/2015(UTC) Posts: 1,201 Location: Kerikeri
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You ought to try it in a strong northerly. That's exciting. |
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Joined: 23/07/2014(UTC) Posts: 8,467 Location: ENGLAND, Didcot
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Originally Posted by: dominator You ought to try it in a strong northerly. That's exciting. I remember the very first time I flew into Wgton, it was a good strong Northerly, and I was in a Fokker Friendship which was crabbing into the wind. I could see the airport runway out the window until the last moment when the pilot pulled the aircraft straight to touch down ...  
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Joined: 31/12/2010(UTC) Posts: 3,994 Location: Paremata, Wellington
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Originally Posted by: mvd71 Can’t be any worse then going into Wellington on a good day Only pussies fly into Wellington on a good day, arriving in a howling southerly or nor'wester builds resilience !! (and appreciation for being on solid ground)  |
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 Joined: 16/11/2011(UTC) Posts: 5,842 Location: Hybrid Home
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Uh, you young people cannot take it anymore. Back to Portugal: You should try the Azores archipelago during a winter gale. Approaching the São Miguel runway one stormy Christmas night, our A320 pilot decided to take off again immediately after touching the ground. Instead of attempting another landing, he decided to divert us to Lisbon, one and a half flight hours away on the continent. |
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Joined: 09/08/2008(UTC) Posts: 1,919 Location: Auckland,
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Originally Posted by: cookee_nz Originally Posted by: mvd71 Can’t be any worse then going into Wellington on a good day Only pussies fly into Wellington on a good day, arriving in a howling southerly or nor'wester builds resilience !! (and appreciation for being on solid ground) Those of us who actually do fly into Wellington mean it’s rough when we say a “good day”
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Madeira
(General MRR)
by Timnomads
19/08/2024 10:59:29(UTC)
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