Where is the most beautiful place you have flown?
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For outside of UK, I'd have to say my flight down over the myriad of islands dotted along the Croatian coast was pretty spectacular, enhanced by the views of the Old City of Dubrovnik which contrasted sharply with the lush greenery of Montenegro.
In UK, I enjoyed flying down the south west coast over Plymouth (note to self: do not land there, not even in a Jodel ;-)) past the Eden Project, looking at the emerald green water near to old mines, then flying past Perranporth to Newquay, seeing the deserted beaches in mid summer......all the time wondering why people fly to Spain, to be crammed in like Sardines on the beach at Benidorm.....
In UK, I enjoyed flying down the south west coast over Plymouth (note to self: do not land there, not even in a Jodel ;-)) past the Eden Project, looking at the emerald green water near to old mines, then flying past Perranporth to Newquay, seeing the deserted beaches in mid summer......all the time wondering why people fly to Spain, to be crammed in like Sardines on the beach at Benidorm.....
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Joint 1st: Greenland and British Columbia (islands and mountains near Vancouver).
Thereafter, selecting the order becomes more difficult but I'd include:
New Zealand, the Western Cape, Botswana, Great Barrier Reef & the Sunshine Coast (QLD), Ayers Rock/Uluru, Colorado, the California coastline, French/Swiss Alps and probably the Florida Keys and the Caribbean although the last two fall short of the others in variety of spectacular scenery.
Still relatively easy in the US.
I don't know about the other countries because I was very happy to fly with either a Flight Instructor or a local pilot.
Thereafter, selecting the order becomes more difficult but I'd include:
New Zealand, the Western Cape, Botswana, Great Barrier Reef & the Sunshine Coast (QLD), Ayers Rock/Uluru, Colorado, the California coastline, French/Swiss Alps and probably the Florida Keys and the Caribbean although the last two fall short of the others in variety of spectacular scenery.
and how easy it is to get checked out and rent aircraft
I don't know about the other countries because I was very happy to fly with either a Flight Instructor or a local pilot.
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I would second California. The coastal trip from San Diego to SF not only has the spectacular scenery of Big Sur, but interesting experiences such as the low level VFR route crossing directly over the 4 runways of LAX, with airliners taking off and landing right underneath. Inland, the Sierra Nevada mountains certainly classify as one of the most beautiful places I have flown, and a flight through Owens valley to Lake Tahoe is a highlight.
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eeesprit - go a little further North along the coast to Humboldt County - Shelter Cove has a good paved Runway along with courtesy car and excellent Restaurant on the field - otherwise you miss the best part of California! Cheers, Menko
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Pretty small beer amongst some of the places here, but an evening flight in a DH Rapide from Links to Norfolk as the sun was going down. There were stubble fires in the fields and the smoke was going up in gentle spirals as the wind angle changed with hight. We were at around 1000ft and the light was magical. It got a bit less so when we arrived in the gloom and there was nobody home to turn the lights on.
