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Rob Rother, G-OOJP 114B

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  • Hello and welcome to my gallery!. People often ask what to do when they've got their license. Well I got myself a Commander 114B and unexpectedly found I'd acquired a wider family of fellow owners and enthusiasts within the COG community. So it's slower than some Mooneys but I don't fit comfortably in one of those anyway. That applies to the Bonanza as well and although I admire both of those types they want a little more comfort, elegance and travelling style. You'll see as you browse the pics in the gallery that I fly a lot over water, sometimes for over four hours at a time. We take precautions of course. If I have to ditch I'd rather have the wing below me where I can step out instead of the case with high Cessna wings where the cabin would be submerged and I'd have to swim out. Like the Cessna, the Commander has two doors not counting the 200lb baggage hold door. This is a very capable plane and completely useable in IFR. It's relatively economic to operate even in Europe and seems to be no problem to maintain in the longer term because of the depth of knowledge that exists within the Commander community. It may be, in one sense, an orphaned airplane for the moment but that seems to make so little difference you would think that it was still in regular production. Browse the photos as you will and please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Rob<br /> PS Choose the Style button above and choose Journal for best viewing
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  • The Commander is a seriously capable IFR machine. G-OOJP has the Garmin 500/600 combination with 'TCAS', Stormscope, Synthetic Vision technology, a programmable autopilot and comfy seats...
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  • G-OOJP at Wick EGPC
  • The Old Man of Hoy is a 500' high stone stack that will one day crash into the surf below. Site of one of the first live outside broadcasts by the BBC.
  • Topping up the oil at perishing cold & windy Kirkwall EGPA. And I don't do COLD.
  • Scapa Flow. Beneath the water lie the remains of the German fleet scuttled to prevent the Brits from getting their hands on them.
  • Sanday EGES a typical short gravel strip. So, the question is, is the Commander okay in short fields? Not as good as some, but with a little practice and the correct conditions you'll be surprised by what it can handle.
  • Papa Westray EGEP gravel and one end of the shortest scheduled airline route in the world (spot the strip?) the scheduled service lasts less than two minutes.
  • Westray EGEW. More gravel. Undulating with grass crossrunways
  • Perthshire, Scotland. I love coming home to Scotland, the UK actually. A 'green and pleasant land'.
  • Stronsay EGER feels like a very short strip with loose gravel, cambered with a noticeable slope left to right & you climb the hill with a wall at the end to keep you interested!
  • North of Inverness climbing into the gloom over the mountains
  • playtime
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  • short final to Donegal in Ireland. What can I say? Beaches both sides of the field. Incomparable conversation and hospitality and less than an hour from base. Lovely people and great ATC. Has an NDB only as let down aid.
  • Me and my Winslow ! It's such a luxurious bit of kit it seems a shame not to use it. Notice no pic of the rubber immersion suit that makes me feel like a frog.
  • G-OOJP. Arriving at Fair Isle, an insignificant speck of rock in the North Atlantic
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