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A Hazy Sunday: 08/05/2016
I had PJ booked for a slot this afternoon thankfully the early morning fog lifted and I was left with a lovely warm sunny day. It was very hazy, though thankfully the conditions were 10 kilometer visibility with no significant weather and a light easterly breeze. I would have preferred it to be totally gin clear but high humidity and coastal winds don’t give you that.
I departed runway zero eight and turned left onto a northerly heading climbing away from Humberside airport. I flew over the now built on RAF North Killingholme, levelling out just before passing over the south bank of the Humber. Contact with Humberside radar established I checked my track, then a FREDA check and headed out towards Hornsea, the mere visible in the distance. Once I had crossed the A165 my route to Hornsea essentially followed the old railway line which is now a foot/cycle path. There looked to be a good number of people out on the mere enjoying the nice breeze in their sailing boats.
I turned northwards at Hornsea and tracked the coastline towards Bridlington, Humberside Radar informing me that the Bridlington para drop zone is active; I’d be turning around before I got close to their zone but it’s nice to know what is going on in the vicinity. I swung the aircraft around over Bridlington Harbour and tracked back towards Hull. Carnaby industrial estate, formerly RAF Carnaby is very easy to see from the air, it was during WW2 an emergency runway for returning bombers that were so badly damaged they couldn’t make it back to their home bases, the runway being five times wider than most bomber bases and nearly 3km in length, giving the damaged aircraft the best chance of getting back on the ground one of three in the UK.
I pass by the former RAF Catfoss, just north of Brandsburton; it never ceases to amaze me how many old airbases there are around. The Jet Ski riders looked to be having fun as I passed over Foss Hill Jet Ski Center, not that I had much time to look as I needed to keep my eyes peeled for traffic as I was passing within a few miles of Linley Hill. Once over hull I did a few orbits over my house and my grandparent’s house as they were sat out in the garden waiting for me to fly over before heading back to Humberside for a landing on runway zero eight.
It is surreal that a flight that I have done many times on flight simulator (FSX and X-Plane 10) I have done on my own in a real aircraft.
Over the next few months I will be spreading my wings re-visiting airfields that I have been to before and visiting ones I haven’t been to. With passengers to take photos – I promise some photos from the air at some point in the near future.
A couple of weeks before I am airborne again, until then fly safe and clear skys.
I had PJ booked for a slot this afternoon thankfully the early morning fog lifted and I was left with a lovely warm sunny day. It was very hazy, though thankfully the conditions were 10 kilometer visibility with no significant weather and a light easterly breeze. I would have preferred it to be totally gin clear but high humidity and coastal winds don’t give you that.
I departed runway zero eight and turned left onto a northerly heading climbing away from Humberside airport. I flew over the now built on RAF North Killingholme, levelling out just before passing over the south bank of the Humber. Contact with Humberside radar established I checked my track, then a FREDA check and headed out towards Hornsea, the mere visible in the distance. Once I had crossed the A165 my route to Hornsea essentially followed the old railway line which is now a foot/cycle path. There looked to be a good number of people out on the mere enjoying the nice breeze in their sailing boats.
I turned northwards at Hornsea and tracked the coastline towards Bridlington, Humberside Radar informing me that the Bridlington para drop zone is active; I’d be turning around before I got close to their zone but it’s nice to know what is going on in the vicinity. I swung the aircraft around over Bridlington Harbour and tracked back towards Hull. Carnaby industrial estate, formerly RAF Carnaby is very easy to see from the air, it was during WW2 an emergency runway for returning bombers that were so badly damaged they couldn’t make it back to their home bases, the runway being five times wider than most bomber bases and nearly 3km in length, giving the damaged aircraft the best chance of getting back on the ground one of three in the UK.
I pass by the former RAF Catfoss, just north of Brandsburton; it never ceases to amaze me how many old airbases there are around. The Jet Ski riders looked to be having fun as I passed over Foss Hill Jet Ski Center, not that I had much time to look as I needed to keep my eyes peeled for traffic as I was passing within a few miles of Linley Hill. Once over hull I did a few orbits over my house and my grandparent’s house as they were sat out in the garden waiting for me to fly over before heading back to Humberside for a landing on runway zero eight.
It is surreal that a flight that I have done many times on flight simulator (FSX and X-Plane 10) I have done on my own in a real aircraft.
Over the next few months I will be spreading my wings re-visiting airfields that I have been to before and visiting ones I haven’t been to. With passengers to take photos – I promise some photos from the air at some point in the near future.
A couple of weeks before I am airborne again, until then fly safe and clear skys.
Another post on my differences training is on my blog (link in the usual place), as well as a new and (imho) better look for the blog.
The weather has been giving me a beating recently, lots of cancelled flights due to the weather not playing ball. I have cancelled on the same passenger four times so far and canned five cross country flights because of it. I don't remember last year being like this
The weather has been giving me a beating recently, lots of cancelled flights due to the weather not playing ball. I have cancelled on the same passenger four times so far and canned five cross country flights because of it. I don't remember last year being like this
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