Today, we had planned for a Flybloggeer meeting on Texel. It was until this morning that I was able to attend, due to the fact there were no aircraft available at the Vliegclub Rotterdam. Ton co-owns a US registered Cessna 172 RG (retractable gear) and decided he recovered sufficiently from his flu to fly.

We left about 11.30, as I had signed up for a sea rowing shift that morning. After fuelling up we could start on the "follow the coast navigation-plan" to Texel.



We recieved clearance for a direct Scheveningen, where I could take a picture of the Cornish Pilot Gig (6 people rowing and one steering) heading out to sea. 2 hours earlier, I was in that ship!



The flight was a bit shaky, as turbulence and strong winds along the coast held the aircraft captive. I did enjoy it though.

A soft landing on Texel by Ton, and great to see the guys (and some lady-passengers of Jan). The group is expanding and great to meet up from different airfields: Lelystad, Hoogveen, Eindhoven and us from Rotterdam.


Picture courtesy of Zwakie


Picture courtesy of Zwakie

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