“Shall we go for a sunset flight?” I texted Jens. The answer came quickly “Yes, let’s do it”.
When I arrived to the Ringsted flying club, where Jens has his hangar, there were lots of people, having dinner together. Carsten invited me to join them, but Jens and I were going to have our salads somewhere by the sea.
Jens had already prepared his C42, and we took off.
We decided to fly to Drejø, a small island of approx. 4 km2. I wanted to go for an evening swim.
The air was very calm, and we enjoyed the flight.
The Aviator was with us. He’d missed being airborn, too:
Soon we reached Drejø; the grass runway is marked in yellow on the photo below. That’s why I love flying ultralight aircraft (or LSA = light sport aircraft, which is the same term) – you can land on a small airstrip, and have an island for yourself…
During the flight, we heard Anne on the radio – she was going to Drejø, too. Jens parked his C42:
And soon Anne landed. It was nice to meet, but they quickly left again – Anne was doing her PFT with an instructor:
Jens and I walked down to a sandy beach. Three catamaranes were laying there, with tents pitched up behind the bushes:
Jens and I had our salads in a nice sheltered corner on the beach. The wind was quite cold, and I gave up my swimming – appreciated the sunlight on the warm rocks insted of. The water was warm, but it’d be cold afterwards in the wind, and I didn’t have warm clothers with me.
Flying back home was very nice with all those beautiful evening colours:
It had been a long time, since I flew as a passanger, probably 3 years ago. Strange feeling! 🙂 Being pilot-in-command cannot be compared to anything else.
The sunset was marvelous:
In Ringsted, several other pilots also landed after a flight, and among them – Sebastian. I’d never been to his hangar, so now was the change to see it.
It was very cozy, indeed. His OY-ABJ was already prepared for the goodnight sleep:
Many thanks to Jens for the fantastic evening! That’s what friends are for – to be there for you, when you need it most. I’m so grateful to all those pilots who offered me to go on a flight. Now, that the worse load at work is over, there hopefully be more chances for flying.