Dad and lad trip 2023 – revisting the Norfolk broads and discovering Beccles. Two bikes in the back of G-PTSI with my newly electrified Brompton. Route Popham – Fowlmere – Cromer – Beccles – Little Shelford – Top Farm – Popham About 350 Nm 3 hrs
The weather was good with high pressure. It seemed like a good idea to catch a few more days of sun before the long winter. La Baule airfield is just a 7 min cycle ride to “the most beautiful beach in Europe.” It’s an amazing beach. There are lots of sea front properties. These properties are easily rent-able now the school holidays are over. As I was traveling alone French customs at Rennes released me without interview both ways, a…
Flew to the Rotax 2023 Flyin at Wels Austria and made then extended into the Alps. A nine day trip about 1500 nautical miles and 13 hrs of flying. With folding Brompton bike, visited lots of lakes and beaches in great weather. Learnt about SVFR departure from a French Class D airport. (600′ and 5km vis). Rented a hangar when heavy hail and gusting 50 knots was forecast. Did some single pilot mountain flying. See video of Zell am Zee….
I was invited for lunch in Jersey. I decided to carry on south to Dinard (customs). Then I went back to Amboise for a few days in the Loire. Since the weather was looking very nice :-). With my Brompton folding bike did some cycling along the river cycle paths. Back via Le Mans for customs – good service. Six officers just for me !! About 600 nm and 5.5 hrs.
June 2023 9 days 6 planes (Three Sling TSi’s a PA28-161 two Pipistrels) 12 people over 24 hrs of flying more than 2500 nm. (FTWTWIG 20023 – Fly To Where The Weather Is Good) The Route With high pressure over Scandanavia we decided a day or two before departure that the trip would be to Scandanavia. Route: Popham – North Weald – Calais – Soest- Itzehoe-Höganas- Kjeller – Hamar – Ålesund – Stavanger – Varde – Borkum – Midden Zealand…
Hitesh organised an April family trip as a warm-up for the June trip. The weather had been terrible for weeks and it was not clear where we were going to go until the last minute. Head for the best weather was the plan. Original idea was to pick up Hitesh and Caroline at Top Farm but was too waterlogged. So I flew to North Weald to pick them up. The Route 1080 nm 9.0 hrs flying. Popham – NorthWeald –…
Three planes to Holland for a nice lunch. 2 from Blackbushe and myself and Anne from Popham. First cross channel trip, the plane has 15 hrs on it. Stay high, gliding distance. Plane ran perfectly. I am getting used to the autopilot. Interactive map, zoom in:-
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