14 Jul 2022

Magic Carpet Ride

posted in: Countryside, Flying, Wales |

A magic carpet ride around the coast of Pembrokeshire in yesterday’s sunshine and quiet air with Hâf and a map. With a land-away at Haverfordwest.

View of Pembrokeshire coastline from light aircraft (PA-28)
Ramsey Island from the air
View of Pembrokeshire coastline from light aircraft (PA-28) Blue sea, bluer sky.
View of Pembrokeshire coastline from a light aircraft at around 1,000 feet altitude. Small headland prominent.
View of wingtip and beyond Pembrokeshire coastline from approx 1,000ft.
Haverfordwest airfield from overhead height (approx 2,000ft). The traditional triangle of runways configuration apparent.
Patchwork of summer fields and the pembrokeshire coast beyond from 1,000ft in a light aircraft
A front view from the cockpit of Pembrokeshire fields and the coast.
Milford Haven seen from overhead about five miles distant. Angle Peninsula beyond with a grass fire in distant.
View of PA-28 Reg No G-ASSW on the apron at Haverfordwest with a light jet beyond.
Inside the cockpit - comparing our position on a paper map as well as a GPS trace on SkyDemon showing on a tablet computer.
White and blue wingtip over pembrokeshire farmland with coastline in the distance. Blue sky full of contrails.
Looking through the front window in our PA28 Haf is holding the map.
Front view of aircraft G-ASSW sticking out of its hangar on a blue sky day.
Powys farmland and aircraft wing leading edge just after take off from Welshpool.
G-ASSW on the apron at Welshpool next to a blue gyrocopter
PA-28 G-ASSW in the hangar at Welshpool prior to pre-flight inspection
Hâf Evans & Martin Evans in selfie mode in the cockpit somewhere over west Wales