Home Flying tripsDenmark Ascension/Whitsun holidays 2021. Day 16: Flying home on the first summerly day this year

Ascension/Whitsun holidays 2021. Day 16: Flying home on the first summerly day this year

by Natalie Kjaergaard

Henrik and I left Bornholm on Saturday morning. The weather was perfect – on Bornholm, and in southern Sweden we were going to fly by, but surprisingly enough, there was low overcast in Copenhagen and in Roskilde. We hoped if was only because of the early morning, otherwise we would have to make plan B in the air and divert to a different airfield.

In our flying club in Holbæk, there was the annual general meeting at 10 a.m. and we wanted to attend it. But the tower in Rønne airport first opens at 8 a.m. and we couldn’t get confirmed access to the airside much earlier. Then there is scheduled flight departing at 08:10. And we couldn’t leave the evening before because of the rain in southern Sweden. Lots of small obstacles that all together have an effect…

We were airborne at 08:30, and did an overflying of the area of northern Bornholm that was our home for two wonderful weeks:

The trip to/from Bornholm is relatively easy:

The town of Ystad in Sweden, where a ferry to Bornholm goes from:

Two happy pilots:

The city of Malmö:

The Öresund Bridge, connecting Denmark and Sweden, the longest combined road and rail bridge in Europe, running nearly 8 km. The daily traffic is about 20,000 vehicles:

Copenhagen airport, and all the clouds were gone:

Over Roskilde, however, there still were some of them left:

We descended below them, when we were on long final to Holbæk airfield:

Holbæk town in the morning light:

On final to runway 28:

Henrik and I were a bit late, and the meeting already started. We parked by the club house, and hurried up to the meeting.

We had a good meeting; it was nice to see our club mates again, and to spend time together:

People stayed longer – it was a nice sunny day, and always interesting to catch up with friends:

Henrik and I finally taxied to the hangar:

Henrik was talking to Boye whilst I was flying my drone and taking pictures:

At home, Flemming was waiting with champagne and a delicious dinner:

It was the first warm and sunny evening this year – it was so nice to have a summer dress on! We sat in the garden late, till the sun was there, enjoying that wonderful time:

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