Beautiful, Aart.
Menorca is lovely. One of our best EuroGA fly-ins, 2017.
Do feel free to wind up us weathered-in northerners anytime 
You guys are amazing, and quick learners in photoshooting… I’ll now have to up my game (please don’t ask how since I have no idea myself), and not sure when as I’m AOG right now, well kinda.
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@Aart, between you and me only, there are rumors of a remake… beginning Feb… assuming my bird’s ok by then, I might, who knows, come for an early reconnaissance for our group, just to ascertain the quality of those Gambas al Ajillo, and make sure those islands of yours haven’t moved around.
Looks like a real paradise there, Aart! Beautiful photos – I hope to be back soon!
Finally found a weather window to bring my plane back from Arcachon, with an overnight stop at Beziers LFMU and delivery to Cues LFTF for the annual. Weather was fantastic, not a cloud in sight and as a bonus a 30+ knot tailwind for both flights. Managed to see 200 knots GS on the descent into Beziers. Gpt taken for a flight around Minervois and Corbieres by a friend during our overnight stop.
Setes
Ryanair arriving at Beziers – everything stops for Ryanar – but on the bright side, the tower reopens too.
Marseille Marignane
200 knots ground speed descending into Beziers!
The salt fields of Gruillaud
The extraordinarily well protected village of Minerve
A little excursion with the microlight gang to Speyer on Saturday…
…and some formation flying
Bumpy trip around Frankfurt on Sunday. Koblenz airfield.
Continuing after a short stopover in Giessen-Luetzelinden
Frankfurt skyline in the haze
Mannheim
Homeward bound
Nothing very special, just ferried a Baron from mx back to base. These short flights in L.A. are always fun – 8 frequencies in 15 minutes.
Sadly also had to decline a job flying a PA46 Malibu. At 6’2" (188cm) I simply cannot get into the cockpit with any ease, let alone get out. Also no chance of ‘free and correct’ controls. These things are tiny inside!
We just had a short trip to visit my old friend at LHJK and go for a 150 EUR pancake. That was also part of “keeping!
the engine healthy” flying. We had a massive layer of clouds on the way back, so we climbed to fly over the TOP to stay VFR and avoid possible icing. We ended up at 6000 feet :)
Super to see you back in the air, Zsoszu, and what great pics, and the one of both of you – you are both very fortunate
172driver wrote:
Sadly also had to decline a job flying a PA46 Malibu. At 6’2" (188cm) I simply cannot get into the cockpit with any ease, let alone get out. Also no chance of ‘free and correct’ controls. These things are tiny inside!
Hey, I am very nearly your height and possibly larger in the other dimensions. I have flown the PA46 for 12 years now (2 types). For years I struggled getting into the cockpit until finally someone said “you are doing that wrong, you gotta go into the cockpit backwards”. It works a charm. Turn around backwards in the rear seat area, put your feet over the wing spar at the same time lean your weight on the two side cup holder shelves, work backwards then swing around into the seat. Easy.
