Inverness Residents/Based/Regulars
Credit Stephen Lane

UPDATED 08.01.2012

Based and resident private/flying club aircraft:
G-ASEU Rollason Druine D.62A Condor [RAE/607]
G-ATBP Alpavia-Fournier RF-3 [59]
G-AYPS Piper L18C Super Cub [18-2092]
G-AZWF SAN Jodel DR1050 Ambassadeur [130]
G-BHJO Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II [28-7816213]
G-BKET Piper L18C Super Cub [18-1990]
G-BNHG Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk [38-82A0030]
G-BRLP Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk [38-78A0011]
G-BTCI Piper PA-17 Vagabond [17-136]
G-EXAM Piper PA-28RT-201T Turbo Cherokee Arrow IV [28R-8431003]
G-INTS Vans RV-4 [PFA 181-13069]
G-LAZL Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II [28-8116216]
*G-NIPR Slingsby Nipper T.66 RA45 Series 3 [S108]
*G-RICK Beech 95-B55 Baron BE55 [TC-1472]
*G-SDEC American Champion 8KCAB Super Decathlon [1102-2010]
G-TAMR Cessna 172S Skyhawk [172S8480]
G-WAGA WAG-AERO Wagabond [PFA 137-10886]
M-JACK Beech B200GT Super King Air [BY-94]

*These aircraft have been away for a while and are expected to return.

SCHEDULED AND OTHER SERVICES:

BEN AIR [BDI "BIRDIE"]
Operate a LET 410, OY-PBH or OY-PBI on a morning mail flight to/from Kirkwall.
It is usually parked all day at Inverness on a Sunday.

DIRECT FLIGHT [WDG "WATCHDOG"]
Have two Reims/Cessna F406 Caravan II aircraft, G-SMMA and G-SMMB based to operate for the Scottish Enviroment Ministry on Fisheries protection flights. SMMA = "WDG 64" & SMMB = "WDG 65".

EASYJET [EZY "EASY"]
Operate Airbus A319 aircraft from Bristol, Gatwick and Luton.
From January 20th 2012 the morning Gatwick will be operated by an A320 on a Friday.

FLYBE [BEE "JERSEY"]
Operate scheduled flights to Gatwick using a based Embraer 175 aircraft.
A based Dash 8 aircraft operates to Amsterdam and Manchester.
Visiting Dash 8 aircraft operate to Inverness from Belfast City and Birmingham.
See also Loganair.

LOGANAIR [LOG "LOGAN"]
Operate scheduled flights on behalf of Flybe to Kirkwall, Stornoway and Sumburgh using SAAB 340B aircraft in Flybes' colour scheme. Flight numbers are Flybe, but operate with Loganair callsigns.
Loganair fly overnight mail services with their own two SAAB 340Fs G-GNTB and G-GNTF between Inverness, East Midlands and Edinburgh. Daytime mail flights operate to Stornoway and one aircraft is usually parked up at Inverness on a Sunday.

NORTHERN LIGHTHOUSE BOARD [RHD "REDHEAD"]
Utilise a Bond Air Services EC.135T2 G-CGPI which frequently visits while servicing lighthouses around the North Scottish coastline.

RECONNAISSANCE VENTURES LTD [REV "ENDURANCE"]
There is usually one based Cessna 404 G-EXEX to fly pollution patrol flights, although this can be substituted by any of their fleet.

PLM DOLLAR GROUP [PDG "OSPREY"]
Although not based at the airport, they are regular visitors from their base "across the fence" in the Dalcross Industrial Estate, and may be seen coming and going from there.
They use fixed callsigns, as below:
PDG 54 G-PDGI AS350B1
PDG 55 G-PDGF AS350B2
PDG 56 G-PDGR AS350B2
PDG 57 G-BXGA AS350B2
PDG 58 G-PLMH AS350B2
PDG 60 G-BVLG AS355F1
PDG 61 G-BPRJ AS355F1
PDG 62 G-NETR AS355F1
PDG 63 G-NTWK AS355F1
PDG 64 G-PDGT AS355F2
PDG 67 G-PDGK SA365N
PDG 68 G-PDGN SA365N
PDG 69 G-PLMI SA365C1
HLE 58 G-WAAN BO.105D

SCOTTISH AMBULANCE SERVICE
(Operated by Bond Air Services)
Base a Eurocopter EC135 T2+ at Inverness callsign "HLE (HELIMED) 2"
Currently operates from the North Apron but will shortly move to a custom built hangar by the control tower.
Either G-SASA or G-SASB, occasionally G-BZRS.
(Operated by GAMA Aviation)
Have two Beech B200C King Airs G-SASC and G-SASD which visit frequently on patient transfer flights.
These are occasionally supplemented by a Beech B200 Super King Air G-SYGA operated by Synergy Aircraft.
They all use callsign "GMA (GAMA) ***"

FINALLY
Parked for a long while on runway 19 is Jetstream 3103 G-JXTA [610].
There are continuing legal issues over this airframe which remain to be resolved.