I second that, It was a excellent well run rally with great company,
Looking forward to next year,
Ivor
On 14 September 2012 16:50, goff <goffmoore@aviators.net> wrote:
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> Texel Fly in last weekend
> I have a compelling need to put finger to keyboard to write in praise of
> the 4th Dutch Light Aircraft Fly-in at Texel in Holland last weekend.
> I flew in our Europa G-CHOX from White Waltham in the UK to Texel via
> Midden-Zeeland for fuel and comfort.
> The three days were blessed with fine weather, unlike the previous year
> when low cloud kept me grounded in the UK.
> The event was planned, organised and run hands-on by Tim Weert and his
> team of helpers. Congratulations to Tim for being the driving force for
> this ever-improving event. My guess is that over 100 aircraft flew in, of
> which over 13 were Europas from the UK, Holland, Germany and Finland.
> It was great to meet Europa pilots that I knew like Alasdair Milne
> (G-CEYK), pilots that I was acquainted with like Bob Harrison (G-PTAG) an
d
> Ivor Philips (G-IVER) and make new friends like Roger Llloyd (G-BWIJ),
> Raimo Toivio (OH-XRT) and Marcel Zwakie from Hoogeveen. And many more as
> well, to whom I apologise for not mentioning.
> The event boasted a pilots=92 tent with draught beer, wine, soft drinks a
nd
> hot drinks available all day and evening at any price you cared to donate
.
> The organised dinner and barbeque in the airport hotel restaurant were
> great. And the local amenities were wonderful with bicycle rides around t
he
> island (you could hire a bike for 10 for 3 days), walks over the dunes
,
> swimming for the hardy, and nice caf=E9s and restaurants.
> And the weather was wonderful. Did I mention that? Great for hanging out
> at the airfield watching the arrivals and departures and the spectacular
> para dropping which went on all day.
> My flight was in total 313nm each way with over two thirds of that being
> over water, Dover to Koksijde and then up the Belgian and Dutch coast at
> low level to stay under the Schiphol TMA. Magic.
> In short - satisfying flying, great destination, wonderful organisation
> and agreeable camaraderie.
> Cant wait for next year.
>
> Goff Moore
> G-CHOX
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