Albe' in the heart of Alsace, France

[Snowbirdxx]

A short visit to the altiport of Albe´with an excellent lunch and wines.

 

[tbienz]

Given the affinity most Europeans seem to have for fine wine (and flying to nice destinations that have such wine) do most folks stay the night or just “drink responsibly” and ignore the “8hr bottle to throttle” concept?

 

[Snowbirdxx]

Often we spent the nights out. But in France and Italy wine is part of a meal and not meant to be drinking.

 

[Ksmith]

Beautiful picture Thomas

 

[jimhusky]

A short visit to the altiport of Albe´with an excellent lunch and wines.

Thomas,
Great pictures.
Jim

 

[Snowbirdxx]

Yesterday Albe with two Huskys, to pick up more wind and have a good meal. The guy in front of my Husky is Stucki he has a Husky two and two magnums bottles of Cremant d Alsace. Fuel Prices are now 15 $ for Avgas and 11 $ per gal for carfuel.

 

[Oryx]

A short visit to the altiport of Albe´with an excellent lunch and wines.

I like the photos of your husky. The wheel fairings look great, never seen a tailwheel fairing like that before.
What is that exhaust fairing made from. Must be flexible to be that tight to the pipe!

 

[Snowbirdxx]

The exhaust fairing is made from figerglass with heatr trsistant resin, Inside covered with aluminum tape. It bolts right on the lower cowl.

 

[Snowbirdxx]

Restocking Christian Barthel wine and Cremant direct at the vinjard at Albe with friends. At lunch we ran into a marriage party, had a great time. Gurney flapy still do not show a speed penalty. La vie, c´est dure! able and the one way airstrip top legt of the village

 

[Ak Kurt]

Wow, what a cool place. That sure did look like a fun trip.

Kurt

 

[harry harper]

Yesterday Albe with two Huskys, to pick up more wind and have a good meal. The guy in front of my Husky is Stucki he has a Husky two and two magnums bottles of Cremant d Alsace. Fuel Prices are now 15 $ for Avgas and 11 $ per gal for carfuel.

Doesn't resemble the $100 burger runs that me and the REDNK Idaho guys go for..

 

[Scott Perdue]

Looks like fun!

 

[Snowbirdxx]

The vid shows close pattern in Albe´ with a less than perfect tochdown. Still need to get used to the new glasses. Enjoy-

 

[JACK]

I can't see your video, Thomas. It says the video is unavailable and is private.

 

[Snowbirdxx]

Vid is now visible, sorry.

 

[Snowbirdxx]

Returning from France yesterday. Laminar wind, 6000 ft 23/ 2000 and 179 KTS Groundspeed. What a ride.

 

[tbienz]

Wow! Lucky you weren’t trying to travel in the opposite direction!

 

[Snowbirdxx]

Well, going there in the morning we flew at 500 ft below the inversion at about 5 KTS X wind.

 

[tbienz]

Nicely done/planned!

 

[trapper]

I remember flying back from Bishop Ca a few years ago. I was actually flying backwards it was an experience. to remember Had two guys hold the plane wings on take off with the brakes on turned into the wind. Took off in 5 feet ! good thing it was less wind when I came home. Would not have tried that in my F1