Sat May 27, 2017 8:23 am
#1537227
Filed flightplans out and return on SkyD, plus return GAR form. Planned to go on into Germany but couldn't get any response for PPR.
Met by officers at Midden Zeeland as I hadn't filed the equivalent of thier GAR, they were very pleasant and allowed me to complete it there and then. Aparently they generally meet people when they arrive now.
Spoke to London Information after take off to open flight plan (initially they couldn't find it - SD sent it to Holland but not London), took a basic service from Farnborough, got a crossing from Southend and back London info to coast out and hand over to Oostende - they cleared me through their zones but I actually routed north of them. No response from Dutch Mil. Zeeland were operating a radio information advisory ATC. All very pleasant at Zeeland, 22 Euro landing fee. Grass runway, Avgas and Mogas at the pumps and pumps near office. Bustling cafe, good food, lots of locals turning up. Glider towing and skydiving going on without any stress. Great place to cycle with local routes and lakes.
Image2 by Graeme Bird, on Flickr
DSC01824 (1) by Graeme Bird, on Flickr
Coast in sight, good vis all the way across.
DSC01831 (1) by Graeme Bird, on Flickr
A boat!
DSC01836 (1) by Graeme Bird, on Flickr
Tracking the coast near Dutch boarder
DSC01840 by Graeme Bird, on Flickr
End of the line
DSC01842 by Graeme Bird, on Flickr
Lakes next to airfield; people camping sunbathing, swimming, cycling, boating.
DSC01843 by Graeme Bird, on Flickr
Author in cafe
DSC01846 (1) by Graeme Bird, on Flickr
Coasting out from Holland
DSC01848 (2) by Graeme Bird, on Flickr
Coasting in at Margate UK
Tracked down the centre of the Thames Estruary and routed over Southend overhead.
A good trip if you fancy venturing further than Le Touquet, its also easy to make a shorter crossing and track the coast at 2000ft.
Met by officers at Midden Zeeland as I hadn't filed the equivalent of thier GAR, they were very pleasant and allowed me to complete it there and then. Aparently they generally meet people when they arrive now.
Spoke to London Information after take off to open flight plan (initially they couldn't find it - SD sent it to Holland but not London), took a basic service from Farnborough, got a crossing from Southend and back London info to coast out and hand over to Oostende - they cleared me through their zones but I actually routed north of them. No response from Dutch Mil. Zeeland were operating a radio information advisory ATC. All very pleasant at Zeeland, 22 Euro landing fee. Grass runway, Avgas and Mogas at the pumps and pumps near office. Bustling cafe, good food, lots of locals turning up. Glider towing and skydiving going on without any stress. Great place to cycle with local routes and lakes.
Image2 by Graeme Bird, on Flickr
DSC01824 (1) by Graeme Bird, on Flickr
Coast in sight, good vis all the way across.
DSC01831 (1) by Graeme Bird, on Flickr
A boat!
DSC01836 (1) by Graeme Bird, on Flickr
Tracking the coast near Dutch boarder
DSC01840 by Graeme Bird, on Flickr
End of the line
DSC01842 by Graeme Bird, on Flickr
Lakes next to airfield; people camping sunbathing, swimming, cycling, boating.
DSC01843 by Graeme Bird, on Flickr
Author in cafe
DSC01846 (1) by Graeme Bird, on Flickr
Coasting out from Holland
DSC01848 (2) by Graeme Bird, on Flickr
Coasting in at Margate UK
Tracked down the centre of the Thames Estruary and routed over Southend overhead.
A good trip if you fancy venturing further than Le Touquet, its also easy to make a shorter crossing and track the coast at 2000ft.
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