Our new logbooks for ultralight aircraft pilots had arrived, and I needed to pick up one in Albatros flying club in Måløv. When I landed, there were two other red Aeroprakt on their way out:
It was funny; in Holbæk I’m not used to see other Aeroprakt than mine. I parked, and went to say hello to Carsten who was there in his hangar.
Later I saw Johnny taking his aircraft out and preparing for a flight, and I ran to him. It was long time ago we met in person. Johnny was my radio communications teacher when I was taking my radio certification course. He also taught me some good phrases one could use if caught by an air traffic controller with a nasty question you don’t have an answer to.
We had a short chat, and it was so nice to see Johnny, and to see him happy!
I took off, and went for a flight in the Northern Zealand.
Made a couple of landings on private airstrips, and after passing Helsinge saw massive rolling in fog from the coast line, in fact all the way from Sweden:
It looked weird because it was so low, and I decided to fly closer and see it:
The fog bank was rolling in like a thick carpet; no pilot would want to be in such place – you wouldn’t be able to land! I once got caught up in that kind of weather; had to declare “unable to maintain VFR” and quickly land on a gliding airfield nearby. Ten minutes later it would have been too late. You can read about that day here.
This type of fog is called advection fog; it happens when a warm moist air passes over a cool surface.
And this is how Esrum lake looked like:
It was a beautiful view from a safe distance. After flying along the rolling fog for some time and appreciating the stunning wilderness of nature, I returned home. It gets dark very quickly after the sunset, and I needed to get my Aeroprakt ready for the next flight.
A flight is never the same. Sometimes it brings nice surprises, like this time. I was so affected by those incredible views of the rolling fog bank – I had to look at the pictures many times to believe my memories…