Italy, By Paul Beardmore

[SteveG]

Paul posted three flights that could be used by anyone in 2020. I plan to fly the flight plans but divide each section into shorter hops - take time to smell thie roses as they say. So here we go LICR - LIZA - LICA.
It is my first time to fly my DHC-1 Chipmunk on an actual flight. My best landing was at the destination airport. Unfortunately, I could not find my first stop so I landed on an area field and taxied over to what might have been LIZA (with possible dirt runway but no obvious building or wind socks) Glad I was in a sturdy trainer.
I plan to visit the points of interest along the way - there were two on this short two legged trip.

Departing Reggio Calabria (LICR) on a beautiful morning.




Sicily's Mt Aetna is faint but in the background.








The first POI is the Viodotto Sfalassa








I'm on the ground not sure where the runway/airstrip? is


Heading to LICA, I found a Grotto (whatever that is) POI named Tropea Grotto del Palombaro




There is a "Chippy" at LICA


Last screenshot for now. Thanks for the flight plan Paul.

[Paul Beardmore]

Steve
That grass strip was the strip ive found quite a few that are hard to find
very short grass strips
some its just the grass has been cut shorter
others there are sometimes white circles small marking each side

[SteveG]

No worries Paul... I expect there will be more strips.. I can't always tell where these private strips are because they look so much like the surrounding 2020 countryside. Sure makes life interesting. Sometimes there are airstrip markers, or windsock(s), or a building or two, to help reduce the uncertainty. If a pilot does a flyover and joins the traffic pattern, to land, or touch and go, this can add some minutes to the overall flight time.