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    CUMBERNAULD AIRFIELD - TWR 120.6

    Spotting Info
    Northeast of Cumbernauld village and signposted from the B816. You can try asking in tower for access, and while it's usually denied, a polite request has sometimes been granted to log airside and you'll need a hi-viz jacket. Once airside, ask at each hangar - they're friendly, just let them know you've been to the tower. PDG are friendly, ask them for access. Good views of the apron can be had from a footpath at the top of Napier Road, before the main entrance. Go through the gate and follow the track downhill to the apron. However, due to vegetation growth it's almost impossible to log anything from outside the fence. There are also limited views of the apron from the Wright Cafe inside the main building. The airport doesn't open until 09:00, which is also when aircraft start being moved out of the hangars - these can be logged from the cafe.
    Cumbernauld Flying Centre, Leading Edge Flying Club
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