Trip to Mercedes

 Last week, after spending the night at -5°C, I waited for the temperature to rise before heading to Mercedes Airport for breakfast.

Here's a list of what I packed:

8-liter fuel tank

Tools

GoPro pole

GoPro on the wing and in the cockpit

Coffee, sugar, mug, spoon, nuts, banana, mate gourd, yerba mate, and a thermos of hot water

Folding chair

All of this in a single bag, without any handles or straps, just secured to the passenger seat.

That's how the flight went

And here are the pictures.

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Trip to Navarro

With the idea of ​​continuing my travel adventures, two weeks ago I went to the Navarro airfield.

It's located 40 km away. The flight was very smooth, even though I returned at midday. Upon arrival, I made myself a coffee and some fruit and enjoyed the experience of these air trips.

That was the trip

and these are the pictures.

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Trip to Chivilcoy

We resumed the trike adventures.

With a northwest wind, I took off towards Chivilcoy Airport.

I wanted to test the fixed-gear gloves I made, an 8-liter fuel tank, and some coffee-making equipment.

I need to correct a few details on the gloves, but they worked very well.

I carried everything in a bag without handles, securely tied to the passenger seat. I had a coffee with a banana and filled up with the 8 liters of fuel I had brought.

The trip there took 40 minutes and back 30.

Cruising speed: 40 knots, 5000 rpm, 3000 feet.

Here are the pictures.

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Joaquin is back in the air!

 Joaquin is back in the air!

After two years, I flew with Joaquin again. We enjoyed an afternoon flight and watched the sunrise from the air the next day. 

Here are the pictures.

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Visiting the Clouds

 The forecast for this weekend is calm with a layer of clouds.

Sunrise is at 7:52, but the humidity and 4°C temperature created a fog that prevented me from taking off until 11:00.

The clouds were coming from the east, and the flight plan was to go and take some pictures.

I found them at 1000m, and that's how the flight went.

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Combining Trike and Ultralight

On Fridays, I leave work, stop by home, grab a few things, my mate (a traditional South American infused drink), and head to Suipacha Airport to try and get some air flying.

In winter, with the shorter days, I can fly for 15 minutes if the runway is in good condition.

This guarantees me two sunrises and three sunsets.

Each aircraft handles differently, and that's what I love about it.

Here I share my flights in a trike and an ultralight. If the air is choppy or the wind is strong and crosswind, I prefer the ultralight.

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Bird watching

The weather forecast indicated north winds starting at 10:00 AM, so Juliana and I took advantage of it to go flying early, since the lower layers of the air were going to be calm until 10:00 AM, allowing us to land without problems.

I usually plan the flight with a headwind for about 30 minutes, and then return, without worrying about fuel. Therefore, we flew south for about 5 km, over the Las Saladas River, to a wetland that is home to a large number of birds.

Finally, we headed north, gaining altitude, to fly over Suipacha, and then began our return flight with a tailwind to the airstrip.

That's how the flight went.

Sounding

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