Stillwater Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 For the next "low & slow" leg I continued from Cologne (default)... ... towards the river Rhine, which I followed. In the background under the King you see the refinery at Wesseling. Cologne central, with some details like the cathedral next to the railway station. On the way north to Düsseldorf we crossed the chemical plants of Henkel ("Persil, da weiss man was man hat!") and Cognis, now BASF. Quite a good canteen they have, but no runway... Düsseldorf CBD. Here we have the Krupp steelworks north of Duisburg. Already disappearing in upcoming rain. So I changed the time and virtually continued one day earlier towards Gelderland / NL. The Rhine estuary is a confusing waterway to me, with Schelde, Maas and some more rivers meeting. Lots of flooding options here... ... while we turned northwards... ... and looked back to the westernmost end of the Netherlands, where the Rhine meets the sea. Hoek van Holland is quite a busy harbour. And the settlements near Den Haag are really dense. Tulip land near Aalsmeer has less houses, and still some remaining spring flowers. Landing at Amsterdam. The jet pilot above must be angry, but ATC wanted him to follow the small prop plane. That go around will cost him some fuel. Here you can follow the course along the Rhine and finally up to EHAM. Flight 78 is the went-around jet. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Great flight Gerold. An interesting flight and helpful narrative 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Great set of shots Gerold. cheers Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Plenty to see on your flight Gerold and thanks for pointing out so many of the various POIs. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbypickett Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Professional flight and info there Gerold. cheers Gumby 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 great shots and a very informative flight... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andiflyit Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Great shots Gerold, nice views, light and colors. The landclass scenery always has good textures and colors. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Very nice tour and narrative Gerold. You know this area well. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Quite a tour of the region Gerold, along with plenty of informative images for us. The flight route map shows a less straight of flight path this time 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Great info and captures Gerold! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Nice tour of parts of Germany and the Netherlands, Gerold! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 On 8/5/2022 at 8:09 AM, paulb said: Great flight Gerold. An interesting flight and helpful narrative My pleasure, Paul. As you know I like to know where I fly and what I see. On 8/5/2022 at 8:31 AM, Iain Emms said: Great set of shots Gerold. cheers Iain Thank you Iain! On 8/5/2022 at 11:29 AM, VH-KDK said: Plenty to see on your flight Gerold and thanks for pointing out so many of the various POIs. Thank you Martyn. Indeed there are so many details thrown in the full fat region packs that I can still discover some new after years. On 8/5/2022 at 12:33 PM, gumbypickett said: Professional flight and info there Gerold. cheers Gumby Thanks for the compliment, Gumby! On 8/5/2022 at 2:02 PM, wain71 said: great shots and a very informative flight... You are welcome, Wayne. On 8/5/2022 at 2:58 PM, andiflyit said: Great shots Gerold, nice views, light and colors. The landclass scenery always has good textures and colors. Indeed Andy, that was a huge development - and I still enjoy it. On 8/5/2022 at 3:28 PM, Jack Sawyer said: Very nice tour and narrative Gerold. You know this area well. My home turf, nearly, Jack. And the rest I just HAD to read... On 8/5/2022 at 6:47 PM, Sniper31 said: Quite a tour of the region Gerold, along with plenty of informative images for us. The flight route map shows a less straight of flight path this time Thank you Landon. I just followed the river Rhine until it confused me, and then turned for a nearby airport. On 8/6/2022 at 11:06 AM, adambar said: Great info and captures Gerold! Thanks for commenting, Adam. On 8/6/2022 at 11:10 AM, bernd1151 said: Nice tour of parts of Germany and the Netherlands, Gerold! Manchmal muss man auch ein wenig um die Heimat herum fliegen. Und bei dem Wetter jetzt...! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 1 minute ago, Stillwater said: My pleasure, Paul. As you know I like to know where I fly and what I see. I totally agree Gerold. I too find that it adds a lot to the experience . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Excellent shots Gerold . 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 4 hours ago, BradB said: Excellent shots Gerold . Thank you, John! All the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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