Day: August 3, 2015

Telavi (Kakheti province) to Natakhtari

August 3, 2015

Aug 2, 2015. Afternoon The airfield of Telavi was absolutely empty…no planes to see. But there’s security and the airfield is secured as well. The airfield is named after Mimino, a georgian bush pilot, who played in a Russian tv series in 1977. The views drom this airfield are absolutely spectacular ( again): you see…

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Cessna 182 flight from Natakhtari airfield in to the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range

August 3, 2015

Aug 2, 2015 We presented ourselves early in the morning at the Natakhtari airfield (Vanilla Sky) and were presented to the owners and pilots. The landowner Amiran Manjavidze built this airfield built a unique combination of a winery, an airfield and a hotel and swimming pool for the local youngsters with good music. When we…

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Georgia here we are

August 3, 2015

August 1, 2015. We landed in the late afternoon at Tblisi airport. The weather was hot, almost 40° celcius is the shade. Our friends Artem and Mike picked us up at the airport. They arrived a day earlier than us and have been flying on this Saturday to Mestia with a local Georgian Pilot. They…

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