Sunset and formation flying to Texel in an Eurostar EV97, alongside an Eurofox and Kappa - S02 E11
During summer time, our home airport is usually opened until 7pm local time (5pm UTC). But once a year the pilots at Drachten Airport are given the chance to take-off and land right up to the edge of the Universal Daylight Period (UDP) for some nice sunset flying! See full description for info...
To participate in this yearly event, one of my flying friends asked me to join him in his lovely EV-97 Eurostar. And how could I say "no" to a flight in such a nice microlight aircraft, right?! :)
We didn't stick to the direct surroundings of our home airfield, but decided to visit the island of Texel. Texel is one of five Wadden Sea islands of The Netherlands, separating the North Sea from the Wadden Sea. The Wadden Sea is a protected nature area and is listed on the international World Heritage list, because of its beauty. Normally, flying over the Wadden Sea is already stunning, but at sunset even more!
We did two flights, to and from Texel Airport, which is a very nice pilot getaway. Texel hosted a lot of planes and pilots and was buzzing with all sorts of aviation activities. Definitely worth visiting!
And finally, after return early from Texel, we played around a bit. Trying to burn up all the useable daylight of the day, stretching our sunset flight to the very border of UDP.
What a day! Curious why? Go and watch the complete video! :)
#ev97 #eurostar #texel
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