One Zero Zero

That's it! Two years and nine months after my first flying lesson I crossed the line, the one that makes the total flight time a three digits counter.

For this special step I realized a navigation through the Sologne (a French region) followed by some sightseeing above some world famous castles of the Loire Valley such as Chenonceau, Amboise and Chambord. Combined with a drink stop at Amboise airfield, all this made an excellent travelling afternoon I won't forget!

It's said that the first 100 hours of flight time are the toughest to get. I will check that...

Toussus - Amboise - Epernon - Toussus, 3h18.

Flight to Dieppe

What would this yellow line be?

It's the result of a sudden need to see the ocean. That is why I went on a plane navigation to Dieppe (in the North-West West of France) to admire Etretat cliffs from above, this impressive limit where land simply stops.

With a very modest airplane, the ocean is one hour away from Paris. However this GPS trace of my Toussus-le-Noble <-> Dieppe trip shows my tendency not to fly straight. I did what I could, the wind was blowing pretty strongly from the Southwest today, but it wasn't rough so I won't blame it.

One day, I'll fly a modern plane telling me where the wind precisely comes from and with which intensity. This day, the yellow line will be straight.

Toussus-le-Noble - Dieppe - Toussus-le-Noble, 2h28.