120 knots and 3000 feet, a nice change from those tin tubes flying on the edge of space at 400 odd knots such as I have been used to over recent months. Slower, and much lower offers a completely different perspective of flying - more to see, better photographic opportunities as the pictures below depict. Co-pilot Lee and Captain Dave, along with me in the back of course, are flying this single engine small light plane along the Suffolk coast to Felixstowe returning back to homebase at Seething airfield, Norfolk, England, about a 30 minute flight.
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| Co-pilot Lee |
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| Fields of Norfolk |
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| Just after take off |
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| Bungay in Suffolk |
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| Low clouds hugging the coastline |
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| Somewhere near Woodbridge, Suffolk |
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| Captain Dave |
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| Passing a nuclear power station, sizewell |
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| Press this button, the plane flies on its own! |
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| Near Orford, Suffolk |
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| Is this Tasheki's Castle |
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| Felixstowe |
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| The Docks at Felixstowe |
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| Turning to fly up the river |
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| Landguard Fort, Felixstowe |
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| Flying up the Orwell River |
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| The Old Ispwich Airport, now a housing estate |
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| Downtown Ipswich |
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| Ipswich Centre |
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| "Where are we", asks Lee. |
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| We are here Lee! |
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| Nice flying! |
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| Fasten Seat belts and trays upright |
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| This plane is called a Sirrus 22 |
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| Home with co-pilot Lee and Captain Dave |
Nice photos from the air. How does it feel to be back in England?
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the warm weather.
Cheers,
Michael & Virginia
Penang, Malaysia
Thanks M and V. It feels pretty nice to be back in England, but for how long? I'm already missing the food of South East Asia and the beaches of Cambodia....
ReplyDeleteHappy Travelling.
PS do let me know if your coming to England.