Flightpath over Whitecrook
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Flightpath over Whitecrook
Image: © Darrin Antrobus Taken: 10 May 2007
From a newspaper story: "Dozens of planes, large and small, fly over Whitecrook every day and night as they home in on the runway at Glasgow Airport, across the Clyde. For the casual visitor, it's not much of an inconvenience, but for the long-term residents it's something else altogether. Double-glazing muffles the sound to an extent, but not if you're outdoors at the time, or in your garden. Residents tell you about the time Jack McConnell [Scotland First Minister] was here a while back, opening factory units, and had to pause in his speech three times. Not even a First Minister and former schoolteacher can make himself heard above these jet engines."
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Image Location
Latitude
55.89946
Longitude
-4.383989