Winter Kitfox flying - 12th March 06
Here are a few photos taken from a short VFR flight around where I live, in Norway.
| The lake Eikern. It almost never freeze entirely because it is very deep. Unlike all the other lakes in south-east Norway, this one runs northward, toward the Drammen river. |
| Hokksund, on the side of the Drammen river. For those who know the place, about in the middle of the photo is the Hokksund airfield, a grass runway much used by gliders. Not easy to find it, even during the summer! |
| The Drammen river, the town of Drammen, and beyond, the Drammen fjord, which leads into the Oslo fjord. |
| Drammen, where the river meets the fjord and the Ro-Ro car terminal. This is where all new automobiles arriving in Norway by Ro-Ro ships, arrive. Note that while the fjord is still frozen, ice breakers keep it open to maritime traffic. |
| An island, in the Oslo fjord, used as a toxic waste depository. It is supposed to be dug in a solid chump of granite rock and will withstand anything. Something many environmentalists contest. |
| The home of my friend Ludvig, in Sande, and his private landing strip, in the foreground. You have to know where to land! |
| The town of Horten, where I work. Far behind, Østfold, the easterly side of the Oslo fjord. |
| Jarslberg ENJB, my home airfield, in the foreground, and Tønsberg, where I live, behind. The Oslo fjord can also be seen on the horizon. |
| Tango, my Kitfox 3, with her wheel-penetration skis. I love her and I hope she loves me too. |
Michel Verheughe