While on the Isle of Man... more specifically in the pub in the hotel I was staying at, I met a few locals including some pilots. A short chat later [more specifically, several hours...:-)] and with an instructor from the flying school there, I was offered a change to go for a flight around the Isle of Man with one of the local pilots!
Awesome! I have driven most of the island the previous day, so a couple of days later I headed out to Ronaldsway Airport for a ride with a local PPL holder. It was, of course, a lot of fun. The aircraft was a Reims/ Cessna F150H, G-UFLY.
Fun times! I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. All I'll add is that the Isle of Man is a really nice place, the locals are friendly, and, as always, flying is the best way to see the countryside! BTW - we were airborne just over 35 minutes, so it didn't need to take long either :-)
Contact details are:
facebook and
website.
 |
| Reims/ Cessna F150H, G-UFLY,, operated by Isle of Man Flight Training |
 |
| Town of Douglas, the largest town on the Isle of Man |
 |
| Town of Ramsey |
 |
| Andreas airfield. Used as a glider base - not sure about other GA flying |
 |
| Jurby airfield - apparently not used as an airfield now |
 |
| Town of Peel |
 |
| Town of Port Erin |
 |
| Calf of Man |
 |
| Town called Castletown. This is where I stayed. Awesome place! |
 |
| Short final runway 08 for Ronaldsway Airport, Isle of Man |
