WUFI

World ultralight fly-in (WUFI) is an annual global event that takes place on the 1st October. All pilots of small aircraft are encouraged to participate by sharing the same sky on the same day together. I learned about the event from our Danish ultralight union’ newsletter and loved the idea! All you needed to do was to register, get airborne and enjoy flying, take a selfie with a date stamp and upload it as a documentation, and receive your certification.

All the steps for participation were well-explained and the registration made easy. Below is a small section of the map with our registrations. 921 pilots around the globe attended the event! On a Facebook page one could see pictures of many of these happy magnificent men flying their magnificent machines on that day.

map

I flew with Thore. Our club is located close to a train station, so we have many trains passing by (therefore one of them is in the background).

Pre-flight check

The weather was OK, we were happy we could fly. And there was a beautiful rainbow on our way.

Rainbow

We remembered to take a selfie for the WUFI day.

No flying in Denmark without a little rain here or there. As long as VMC is maintained, it is not a problem.

Small rain on our way

We visited Vagn in Kræmmersten where he has his Rans 6. Vagn is a very knowledgeable and experienced pilot and engineer. Whilst he was giving a phone consultation regarding one or another motor-related problem, we made ourselves comfortable at the place.

Counseling by phone

Entering briefing room was like entering a battlefield: at least one million dead flies were covering everything. They got poisoned by Helge, the owner of the airfield (I know that for sure; Vagn could never kill a fly!). Thore had to take the broom and to sweep all those dead bodies away…