Popular Post Stillwater Posted August 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 16, 2022 No, this flight is not going into regions that Harry Belafonte was thinking of. I took off at Amsterdam... ... and could not resist flying over the amazing city center. Since 1876 the Ij channel connects Amsterdam (in the background) with the North Sea (left), the harbour below is named Ijmuiden. Top end of Netherland´s mainland is Den Helder, with the westernmost of the Frisian islands ahead, Texel. I followed the famous Afsluitdijk. The name means like "Closure Dyke", and it has cut off the former Zuiderzee (a bay of the North Sea) to form the controlled water levels of the Ijsselmeer. For ages, the Zuiderzee had been the safe access of cities like Hoorn (you know the cape of the same name?) and Amsterdam to the open seas. After building the Ijmuiden-connection, Amsterdam had a shorter access. Now we follow the islands the flat coast from the open North Sea. This is Ameland, ... ... ahead is Schiermonikoog. The last on the Dutch side. Here we come over to the German side at Borkum. Juist is the long one on the left. The Memmert dune below is, as far as I know, inhabited. Norden-Norddeich (seen left) is an important ferry port to the islands. All these islands have received exploding numbers of German tourists during the pandemic, when international travel was even more unpredictable. Langeoog, with Spiekeroog and Wangerooge on the horizon. You can see how difficult is is to drive a ship in these waters. And you can see that it is possible to walk to these islands on low tide (I did that). Two icons below that every captain should know: When you want to enter the Weser river, you got to pass around... ... the lighthouse Roter Sand (to me one of the most beautiful lighthouses worldwide, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roter_Sand_Lighthouse )... ... and lighthouse Weser, its successor. Leaving the Sea I headed south passing Bremerhaven. Bremerhaven´s "mother city" is Bremen. Well, also my mother city. Airport to the left, football stadium at the Weser river in the middle, University and marshlands (perfect for cycling) to the right. Not long with the Lancair to get to the Steinhuder Meer, ... ... where I turned left towards... ... the airport of the city you can read in the last screenie. If you want to repeat the tour: 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Grand journey Gerold from areas seldom seen here on the forum . 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 I enjoyed coming along for your flight Gerold. An interesting and informative post . 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 superb flight Gerold, very nice shots and informative narration, I enjoyed the trip... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfko Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 (edited) Gerold, great shots and loads of interesting information I enjoyed reading very much. Edited August 16, 2022 by wolfko 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 A highly enjoyable tour Gerold, you make a great guide. I have never heard of Polizei Airport though but they do have nice green vans there. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 26 minutes ago, VH-KDK said: A highly enjoyable tour Gerold, you make a great guide. I have never heard of Polizei Airport though but they do have nice green vans there. My eyes being what they are, old, I can't read the name, the green van is a police van.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Grand post indeed. cheers Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caluma65 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 A great set of shots of one of my favourite cities in the world. Cheers, Calum 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 That's a nice tour Gerold. It's always been on my wish list of places to visit, it's so beautiful. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 9 hours ago, BradB said: Grand journey Gerold from areas seldom seen here on the forum . Thank you John. Even for me this is a detour, but well worth to visit. 8 hours ago, paulb said: I enjoyed coming along for your flight Gerold. An interesting and informative post . Thank you Paul. So muchto see and to tell... 8 hours ago, wain71 said: superb flight Gerold, very nice shots and informative narration, I enjoyed the trip... Thanks Wayne. After so many years in the area I could even make a more detailed trip. 6 hours ago, wolfko said: Gerold, great shots and loads of interesting information I enjoyed reading very much. Gern geschehen - meine Heimatregion. Da zeige ich Euch gerne etwas... 6 hours ago, VH-KDK said: A highly enjoyable tour Gerold, you make a great guide. I have never heard of Polizei Airport though but they do have nice green vans there. Thanks mate, some shots from my hometurf (and youth). Not easy to get out of the green taxi if you did not stick to the rules before. 5 hours ago, wain71 said: My eyes being what they are, old, I can't read the name, the green van is a police van.... Difficult to read is the name of the terminal: It reads "Karl Jatho airport", after the German flight pioneer who probably did a motor flight before the brothers Wright did https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Jatho . 5 hours ago, Iain Emms said: Grand post indeed. cheers Iain Thank you Iain! 4 hours ago, Caluma65 said: A great set of shots of one of my favourite cities in the world. Cheers, Calum I did not know that Hanover is so famous and beloved. But I can understand it, given the bars, beaches, pitches and pitchers. 2 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: That's a nice tour Gerold. It's always been on my wish list of places to visit, it's so beautiful. Thanks Jack, I could give the same comment as I gave to Calum just above. But I have doubts if I might have misunderstood you both... 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Very nice tour, Gerold of a favorite area of mine. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 1 hour ago, bernd1151 said: Very nice tour, Gerold of a favorite area of mine. Ja, einfach schön sich das mal wieder anzusehen. Da sind wir viel zu selten... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andiflyit Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Great set again Gerold! And a Lancair, haven't seen it for longer in the shots... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 9 hours ago, andiflyit said: Great set again Gerold! And a Lancair, haven't seen it for longer in the shots... Danke Andreas. I love to fly the Lancair, a masterpiece of the RealAir guys, creates for FSX and running well in P3D. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieflyer38 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Excellent images Gerold and all the info you supplied, very nice Don 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 On 8/17/2022 at 10:05 AM, Aussieflyer38 said: Excellent images Gerold and all the info you supplied, very nice Don Thanks a lot, Don. The areas look quite realistic with our good old full-fat regions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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