July 14 - August 1, 2010
14 July 2010 Mainz (3)
18 July 2010 Bad Endorf (6)
19 July 2010 Salgareda (4)
20 July 2010 Venezia (3)
21 July 2010 Mensanello (3)
22 July 2010 Local flight
23 July 2010 Fano (4)
24 July 2010 Biplano Club
25 July 2010 Massa (2)
26 July 2010 Siena
27 July 2010 Rieti (4)
28 July 2010 Rome (2)
29 July 2010 Volterra
30 July 2010 Siena, Fueling (2)
31 July 2010 Offenburg (4)
01 Aug 2010 Lelystad
From Lelystad to Mainz
On Wednesday, July 14 2010, we travelled to Wiesbaden for the wedding of Carsten and Maria on Friday. Veleda and Charlotte by car, Rene and Maurits per plane.
At flight level 95 in Germany
Maurits and Rene at Allendorf/Eder airport
On the Neroberg in Wiesbaden
Wedding location in Eltville
From Mainz to Bad Endorf
On Sunday, July 18, we travelled further to Bad Endorf in Bavaria, where we would stay the night.
Rene at Mainz airport
Wasserburg am Inn
Rene
Bad Endorf airfield
From Bad Endorf to Salgareda
On Monday we continued to Salgareda, which lies east of Treviso and north-east of Venezia.
Obertauern in Austria
Maurits and Rene at Klagenfurt airport
Monte Nanus in Slovenia
Dinner in Noventa di Piave
To Venezia
On Tuesday we visited Venezia. We flew to S.Nicolo airfield on the island Lido. In the afternoon we flew back to Salgareda via Padova.
View on Venezia from final RWY 05 Lido
Veleda and Charlotte in Venezia
Maurits with the Ponte di Rialto
Rene at Padova airport
From Salgareda to Mensanello
On Wednesday we travelled to Mensanello. On the way Rene and Charlotte visited Pavullo and Lucca airport.
Crossing the river Po
Charlotte and Rene
Old town of Lucca
San Gimignano
Local flight Mensanello
On Thursday, July 22, Rene made a local flight with Heidi and Hans from Belgium over San Gimignano and Monteriggioni.
Charlotte, Maurits and Rene at breakfast
Hotel Villa Sabolini
Heidi and Hans
Low pass
To Fano
On Friday we made a trip to Fano, with stops at Sansepolcro and Gualdo Cattaneo.
Charlotte, Maurits and Charlotte
Veleda with admirer at Sansepolcro
On the beach in Fano
Maurits, Charlotte and Rene; lunch in Fano
Biplane Italiano Club event at Mensanello
On Saturday, July 24, the Biplano Club Italia had organized the Festa dei Barnstormers at Mensanello airfield.
Sopwith Camel look-alike ultra-light
Charlotte in Dieter's Kiebitz
Maurits making a flight with Dieter
Many planes visited during the day
To Massa
On Sunday, Rene and Veleda made a flying trip to Massa along to coast.
Mensanello
Veleda and Rene at Massa airfield
Rene at Massa airfield
Livorno
To Siena
On Monday, July 26, Veleda, Charlotte, Maurits and Rene visited Siena. In the afternoon Rene made a short local flight with Charlotte and Maurits.
Veleda and Rene in Siena
Charlotte and Maurits on the Piazza il Campo
Maurits in Monteriggione
Dinner at the Tenuta di Mensanello
To Rieti
On Tuesday, Maurits and Rene made a flying trip to Rieti and Foligno, and returned to Mensanello via Siena to fuel.
Maurits and Rene at Rieti airfield
Foligno
Bad weather on the way to Siena
At the fuel station at Siena airport
To Rome
On Wednesday, July 28 2010, we made a trip to Rome to visit the Vatican.
Veleda, Charlotte and Maurits at Rome, Urbe airport
In the vatican museam
On the Piazza San Pietro
On the Piazza San Pietro
To Volterra
On Thursday, we visited Volterra.
On the Piazza dei Priori in Volterra
In front of the Priori Palace in Volterra
Maurits in Volterra
Veleda, Charlotte and Maurits in Volterra
To Siena for fueling
On Friday, July 30, Veleda and Rene went to Siena to fuel the plane for the flights the next day.
New wine tanks at Tenuta di Mensanello
Tenuta di Mensanello
Veleda with the Piper Arrow
Rene at the fuel station at Siena airport
From Mensanello to Offenburg
On Saturday, July 31 2010, we started our return trip from holiday. We would travel to Offenburg on Saturday, and continue further on Sunday. Maurits and Rene flew via Albenga, Cannes and Grenoble to Offenburg.
Rene at Mensanello airfield
Menton
Maurits at Cannes, Mandelieu airport
Maurits at Grenoble, Le Versoud airport
From Offenburg to Lelystad
On Sunday, August 1 2010, we returned to Lelystad.
Offenburg airport
Maurits and Rene
En-route to Lelystad
Maurits and Rene at Lelystad airport
| Statistics July 14/Aug 1 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number of Flights | : | 41 |
| Distance flown | : | 2,680 NM |
| Airports visited | : | 31 |
| Block time | : | 27:25 |
| Flight time | : | 20:35 |
| Average speed | : | 130 knots |