The island of Femø is one of the favourite places for fly-ins. When Thore asked whether I wanted to go, I answered “yes” immediately, and cancelled all other appointments 🙂 We took off Saturday morning 25th March in Thore’s Allegro.
Soon we reached the island.
The runway on Femø goes directly to the apron (parking place) at Femø Inn. The challenge with this runway is that you land from the water side, but you take off from the Inn’s side. So there is always a risk of tailwind, either on your way in or out.
Guests were flying in one by one, we were around 20 people attending. On the picture below are Henrik (left) and Kaj (right) in front of their VL3 Evolution, the world’s fastest ultralight aircraft, the only one in Denmark.
In the beginning of each flying season Kaj invites friends for a lunch somewhere. This year it was Femø, and hence the reason for our happy day together.
Lars joined us in his beautiful Ronald Z-602 aircraft:
Pilots from Germany also made their way to Femø that day. Ruschmeyer R90, Vne = 175 kt, 4-bladed constant speed propeller, and powered by Lycoming IO-540-C4D5. It looked very heavy, and left deep tracks in the grass 🙂
Femø Inn is known from 1659. It is a family-run place with a restaurant, a hotel, and a conference centre.
We moved in for a delicious lunch.
After lunch there was time for a nice walk around. Sculptures of the local(?) artists were on display in the park:
Charming old houses on our way:
And then we saw this ocean of blue flowers in a private garden. It was simply stunning. We were laying down around this ocean taking pictures. I wonder what the owners of the house would think if they were at home…
Coming back, we used some time for mingling in the garden. The sun was shining, we enjoyed being there, and nobody wanted to leave.
On the photo below Lars is giving his tips to Aksel and John on how important it is to keep wings level on take-off 🙂 John (left) is The Father of ultralight in Denmark. He started it many years ago when flying such an aircraft was considered to be extremely dangerous, and prohibited. Because of him and his great efforts we can fly today.
Time to go home… With Thore, both happy 🙂
Thank you to Kaj and Thore for this unforgettable day! (Some photos are by Lars Gotfredsen)