The weather was perfect today, so I dug up my Olympus PEN Lite E-PL7, packed lunch, and biked to EKSN. There wasn't much action, so I entertained myself by monkeying with my E-PL7.
We've had a very special and unique visitor in EKSN: Fairchild PT-19A Cornell ‘163’ “Spirit of Little Norway” (reg. LN-BIF). Also TIL: Little Norway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Norway
Today I missed an airplane at EKSN because I spent most of the day debating with myself wether I should bike to the airport or not. Note to self: next time you're in doubt, just fucking jump on the bike and pedal away. Worst case, you'll get some exercise and fresh air.
I missed the open house at EKSN today because I wasn't feeling well, but I took an enjoyable bike ride to the airport instead. It was delightfully quiet and calm there, and a single airplane was parked on the apron.
Another "What a day!" kind of day. I added two more airplanes to my photo library and even caught an unexpected flight on an Aero Shark. I also managed to snap a few photos of the barn swallows that usually keep me company. And to top it off, two hares dropped by to pose for a photo.
I saw this BRM Aero Bistell B23 on Flightradar24 scheduled to arrive at EKSN yesterday, but I couldn't make it to the airport. Luckily, it was still there this morning, so I had a chance to photograph it and chat with the owners. They were a lovely retired couple from Germany, making their way to Norway to do some aerial photography.
What a day! Plenty of airplanes, and plenty of opportunities to chat. The highlight of the day was undoubtedly a Mooney 252 TSE (reg. F-GLEJ) that made its way to ESKN all the way from Iceland. It was great to chat with its two super-friendly pilots and hear their stories.
