5000 characters isn't enough to tell you the whole back story of what I went through to arrive at this moment, but it's been an 8 year journey of immense commitment, persistence and determination.
I flew from Gatwick to Norway the day before, which I vlogged here: • I bought a Cessna 180 ...
This flight was the first day of a 1 week trip to Norway to get familiar with the plane, the airspace, the countryside, the terrain, the procedures, the lack of fuel availability in the wilderness and most of all a first-hand experience of the exponentially-different effects of density altitude when taking off from water.
It was a day of adventure, new friends, new places and challenges, in other words a truly great day.
I hope you enjoy watching it even fractionally as much as I enjoyed it.
Fly safely everyone!
Other episodes from this trip:
Epsidoe 1: Getting to Norway to fly my new seaplane for the first time • I bought a Cessna 180 ...
Episode 2: This episode
Episode 3: Density altitude challenges on mountain lakes • Mountain landings, den...
Episode 4: My first solo in this seaplane • First solo in my new s...
Episode 5: When A Dream Comes True • Seaplane Dream Comes T...
Episode 6: Flying the seaplane over a glacier • Glacier in a Seaplane ...
Episode 7: The long trip home, starting with a seaplane flight • Final day of seaplane ...
The plane is a 1950s Cessna 180 which has spent it's entire life in Scandinavia. It was delivered brand new to a seaplane charter company in the 50s and has spent its entire life flying in salt water, which is not ideal! But it's been well maintained by the previous owner of 20 years, and with the 6 of us who own it now, we hope to get it new paint, floats and avionics before long.
#seaplane #aviation #cessna
8 ноя 2021
