U-turn / Aviation
May 3, 2005
Stupid bombs!
Aerial Terlet (Photo RV)Dutch national gliding center Terlet is closed due to bombs on the nearby air force base Deelen. At least until may 9th we are unable to fly there because they are clearing the area.
This must be some WOII bombs; Terlet is in the area where operation Market Garden took place in 1944. So once in a while not exploded bombs or grenades are found. But it must be pretty bad this time, since they've closed the area for at least five days.
I had planned some flying the coming weekend. Well, they plan to move the gliders to another airstrip tomorrow. But I'll sure miss my preferred field.
Boy, I skipped flying last weekend to visit the opening of the new Muziekgebouw. Now, I wish I would have flown last Sunday.
Note: I was just informed Deelen was a German air force base during WOII and these bombs were allied presents to scare the Gerries away. So nothing to do with Market Garden AFAIK now.
Posted by Renske at 20:20 UTC | permanent link
April 5, 2005
Wunderbar
Just before touchdown (Photo RV)Sorry, again a posting with no music involved. The new soaring season just started so I am a little hyper about it. Instead of ranting what the joy is of flying around in a glider plane, I thought I best give you a short impression of what is going on at the major glider site in the Netherlands, Terlet. Therefore I prepared you this one and a half minute movie clip.
Posted by Renske at 20:51 UTC | permanent link
January 24, 2005
Take off
I am an aviation nut. I still can dream away hearing stories about Amelia Earhart and have fantasies being an aviation pioneer.
Off course, reality placed me a little later in time. So no chances for me here.
Turning right from rwy 30 (Photo RV)But I am learning to fly el cheapo as a member of a soaring club, anyway. I filmed the take off for an 'overland' training flight with a Touring Motor Glider. Our goal was to fly to Aero club Salland with a True Track of about 030 degrees and locate it. Then I had to navigate to the river IJssel and south to Zutphen and locate Terlet from there without using a map or GPS. Altitude had to be 600 meters (+20/-20) with an indicated airspeed of 150 km/hrs (+5/-5).
Posted by Renske at 00:01 UTC | permanent link