Day: September 11, 2015

Annecy to Genk-Zwartberg

September 11, 2015

On Sunday, Sep 6, 2015, weather was still fine. After a short night sleep, it was time to fly again to Belgium and end our journey. We were finally able to get my gopro camera Hero3 to work properly and control from the Ipad. I’m quite surprised from all the options and possibilities it offers,…

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Altisurfaces in the French Alps

September 11, 2015

Landing and taking off from Altiports is spectacular and thrilling, but our French instructor Dominique took us now to two altisurfaces. First, we’ve been visiting and landing on the altisurface of St Jean d’Arves. Code name is LF7331. It is located high in the Alps nearby Pra Sauge and Pré Vernay Saint. Approaching this place…

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Landing at altiport Alpe d’Huez

September 11, 2015

Today, we enter a new and rather spectacular world. It is all about Altiports and even more thrilling: “Alti surfaces” (there’s no English translation for this). I must admit I never even heard the name of “Alti surface” before. An altiport is a mountain airfield in the Alps, where landing requires great experience. I landed…

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