Fun with clouds

We - my buddy Matt and me - managed to hire a C152 for a longer period. So really cheap time building is on it's way. 

This weekend we took her on a ride. The weather was minimum VFR at the beginning but we had some beautiful clouds at 3000 so we flew between them. And as there was no other traffic we did not have to care just for the airspeed. We went from Kalocsa ex military (LHKA) to Szeged (LHUD), landed had a little chit-chat with the lady in the Tower, then flew over the city. Headed to Szentkirályszabadja ex military (LHSA - see last picture) where the weather really improved. We will keep the plane here. And hope to have lots of fun with her.

I just love to fly

Finally today I had some good practice. Winter weather with freezing fog. Waited 5 hours in -4 degrees for better visibility and when things went up to 2500 m horizontal and a cloud base of 500 feet I took off with a Cessna 152 at the ex-military airport at Kalocsa (LHKA). One of the worst runway surfaces with a not too friendly weather, but perfect for practicing 3 hours of touch'n'go like mad. 

Here's a few pictures:

Pretty bumpy surface.

Between layers at 600 feet

That's what I love most in the C152, looking back and seeing the empennage...

Passing low

Taking off 10 minutes prior to sunset

Some good news even if not from Maun

A belgian guy from PPRUNE went to Windhoek, Namibia on the 6th and was allready on a few interviews. This is cool, becouse it means there is still demand and opportunities for lowtimers. 

But the most important thing from his story is that I'm gonna need that C210 rating. I allready found an early 1960 bird. Hope it'll be okay. See picture. Pretty nice machine with retracted gears.