Michel Verheughe
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Flying over Østfold, in formation with Papa Zulu, to the GAP (Good Aviation Practice) fly-in at Starmoen. |
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Starmoen is the main Norwegian glider center at the north east of Oslo. The weather was hot, very hot. The annual GAP fly-in gathers ultralights, general aviation and gliders together. |
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I was parked next to Spirit of Little Norway, the Cornell PT19 that was used to train Norwegian pilots in "Little Norway" in Canada, during World War II |
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Out on a two days' trip, my "co-pilot" was my tent and sleeping bag. |
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Later that day, I flew to Dokka, a small grass field in a valley north west of Oslo. |
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About 25 ultralight aircraft had come to our annual Norwegian Championship. |
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Happiness is to sleep "under the wing" in a beautiful place together with good friends. |
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Next morning we had breakfast in the hangar. |
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After that, we started our navigation test, about 113 NM with 5 check points. Here, I fly near Lillehammer that was the host of the winter Olympics in 1994. The ski jumping ramp can be seen on the hill side. |
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Then it was up in the mountains, to the Synnfjell top that has still a bit of snow. |
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One of the five check points was the airfield of Fagernes. In the background, the snow covered mountains of Jotunheimen. |
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The Olsjøen lake on the return leg. |
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Stondafjorden in the depth of the valley. |
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After the precision landing competition, I came as number 18 out of 19 participants. But it was fun. Later that day, I flew home, passing Drammen in the evening sun. Michel Verheughe |