The
joy of flying has enabled us to have some great opportunities to fly in
interesting places and occasionally some quite interesting machines too.
Here
are just a few pictures of some of our most memorable trips that have incorporated
a bit of recreational flying.
© Andy Clarke
Photo. 5.1 - Utah
Redtail Aviation's Cessna 172, N733TE at
Moab just after arriving from Green River, Utah.
December 1993
© Andy Clarke
© Andy Clarke
Photos. 5.2 &
5.3 - California
One I didn't manage to get
a flight in but did get a quick look at the flight deck.
Catalina N5404J
Christmas being prepared at St Monica, California prior to being ferried
to New Zealand via Fiji. Unfortunately it ditched only a few days later
near Christmas Island in the Pacific whilst en-route. Thankfully all the
crew were rescued by a passing cargo ship. Despite the loss of this
aircraft the consortium went on to successfully locate another which now
resides in NZ.
January 1994
© Andy Clarke
Photo. 5.4 - Florida
Sea cubs on the flight line at
Jack Browns Seaplane base at Winter Haven, Florida
January 2003
© Andy Clarke
Photo. 5.5 - Florida
Over flying the Fantasy of
Flight museum at Polk City with former Lufthansa Super Constellation
just about visible between the struts. Possibly one of my best flying
days ever with endless touch a go's on what seemed like every lake for
20 miles.
January 2003
© Andy Clarke
Photo. 5.6 - Florida
Jet Ranger lifting off from
Helipad along side the Irlo Bronson Highway, Kissimmee
January 2003
© Andy Clarke
Photo. 5.7 - Montage - Fiji
Bureta Airstrip, Levuka in Fiji. Now this would be a place
to fly your micolight from. Its only 12 minutes by air from Suva on the
main island. This journey can also be done by boat but it takes the best
part of 5 hours.
January 1994
© Andy Clarke
Photo. 5.8 - SA
Ellis Stadium,
Johannesburg
February 2007
© Andy Clarke
Photo. 5.9 -SA
Spoils from a Gold mine
Orlando, Johannesburg
February 2007
© Andy Clarke
Photo. 5.10 - SA
Hartesbeespoort Dam, west
of Pretoria
February 2007
© Andy Clarke
Photo. 5.11 - SA
A typical narrow South
African bush strip on a hillside for good measure
February 2007
© Andy Clarke
Photo. 5.12 - SA
Finals for Grand Central
with five and a half thousand feet still on the altimeter
February 2007
© Andy Clarke
Photo. 5.13
Sunrise over the Murzuq
sand seas of southern
Libya courtesy of KLM
February 2007
© Andy Clarke
Photo. 5.14 - Holland
Wintery sun. Passing over
the A12 at Nootdorp to the east of The Hague
February 2007
© Andy Clarke
Photo. 5.15 - Holland
Decending near Rotterdam
with the Botlek oil terminal and chemical works below
February 2007
© Andy Clarke
Photo. 5.16 - Holland
Downwind 18R for Schiphol
passing over Ijmuiden. The steel works dominate the north bank and
a former S- boat harbour located just beyond the island fort can be seen
on the southern side of the North Sea Channel. Kite surfing beach in the
foreground.
February 2007
Photo. 5.17 - SA
Homestead with chequered
field patterns on the approach to O.R. Tambo, Joburg.
August 2008
Photo. 5.18 - SA
Self build plots on the
flightpath to O.R. Tambo at Kempton Park
August 2008
Photo. 5.19 - SA
Motley collection on the
dump at Lanseria north of Johannesburg with brush fires all about
tainting the sky an amazing yellow.
August 2008
Photo. 5.20 - SA
Majestic scenery on the
approach to Cape Town. View courtesy of SAA
September 2008
Photo. 5.21 - SA
Ysterplatt to the north of
Cape Town. The only place remaining where its possible to fly supersonic
in a English Electric Lightening albeit with a hefty £ 8k price tag.
September 2008
All photos © Andy Clarke
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