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Old 8th Jul 2008, 10:01
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Kyprianos Biris
 
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The blue-white TB20 was me
Gallery :: Socata TB20 Trinidad SX-ATK
but did not do several approaches
We flew 3~4 flights in a 5 days period if that's what you mean and if you saw it flying low(ish) around the island it was the flight where the pic's you saw were taken. I took the Tower controller up for a spin (not actual spin!).
Copied on Diamanti.

IO540
If you come later in the year, you'll enjoy it more.

Speaking of avgas & operations hours.
The week I was in Skiathos I had to come back to Athens for a funeral on a day return. Avgas this time was not issue even though Skiathos does not have because the TB20 holds plenty.
That day Skiathos was closed from 1700 till 2130L
Our base (VFR only) airport in Athens was closing at 1900 (2000 on weekends)
VFR aviation day was ending 2120L
So I went to Athens international LGAV for the day in order to be able to return night/IFR to Skiathos.
Had to kill a couple of hours in the airport waiting to catch up with Skiatho's schedule, and paid some 200 Euro's just to get in and out of this airport.
Excellent experience but expensive.

On ILS 03L with a 737 vacating ahead of me and another one on min. appr. speed 8 miles behind me.


Final 03L


On the GA apron I was the smallest one actually.


Departing behind a 737


Ohh and for Mikonos I called today to preannounce my flying intentions for mid and end August , Greece's most GA demanded apron space ...

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