Looks like Peter is on his way. Just took off in Shoreham.
Mooney_Driver wrote:
Looks like Peter is on his way. Just took off in Shoreham.
Yes, crossing the Channel.
In the interests of @Peter’s bladder am glad the TB20 didn’t get an STC for tip tanks!
At FL160 on course to the first target mountain by the looks of it.
A beautiful routing, past all the North Italian lakes…
Seems to be safely on the ground a Losinj
One for the ladies
Got hopefully excellent mountain videos. Finsteraarhorn, Weisshorn, Matterhorn, and then, unexpected, Monta Rosa.
Got to get them off the camera but the USB cable is a bit long I think.
The Swiss website showing military activity is total fiction. Well maybe not but ATC totally ignored my very polite comment that nothing above x feet was declared. Not interested. Above FL160 is OK, below that you have to cancel IFR but then FL130 max, which is obviously below the terrain… Computer says No attitude. I still got good material, hopefully, but from higher up.
You did almost the same routing as I did last year in reverse from Lošinj to Lugano. 
And the planning was perfect for flying through Switzerland during the military midday break. Enjoy your time down there!
Here are a few raw pics from the HD camera
Finsteraarhorn
I should have been 1000ft lower but now realise it is just another case of Swiss not allowing VFR in their FL130-base Class C – same as they did during my VFR days in 2004/2005, and today they didn’t want to spell that out because VFR is allowed in Class C!
Weisshorn, and same comment applies about being too high. Matterhorn in the background
Matterhorn
I did an orbit around the Matterhorn and got a load of stills; still to be processed.
Monta Rosa – this one is a bit higher than the others, at just over 15000ft
FL160 is too high for these mountains
