Stockholm flying clubs
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Hi...
I have already posted this question on the Nordic forum but I have dropped it here as well in case anyone has travelled up to Sweden for a bit of a change of scenery.
I would like to head up that way for a bit of flying this summer. Please let me know if you have any contact details or recommendations.
thanks
I have already posted this question on the Nordic forum but I have dropped it here as well in case anyone has travelled up to Sweden for a bit of a change of scenery.
I would like to head up that way for a bit of flying this summer. Please let me know if you have any contact details or recommendations.
thanks
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Firstly, you will need a transponder!
I flew across to Barkaby last June for the EAA Fly-In - a mini PFA Rally.
Sweden - especially the east coast - is a beautiful country.
They all speak English and fuel is 40p per litre so don't gas up in Germany just before you cross into Sweden - plan your fuel uplifts, especially if your whizzer is a bit thirsty.
I stopped over en-route at Eksjo - they have bunks and a fridge full of beer in the clubhouse!
Contact my good friend Fredric Lagerquist - a prominent aviation historian and all-round knowledgable buff on all things aviation in Sweden.
His EMail is - [email protected] (fredric lagerquist)
Why not offer to meet him at Eksjo - he runs the flying club there - and ask him to accompany you on a trip?
I visited Norrkoping - the wartime base of my old wooden plane - and met some wonderful guys there, including somebody who let me play with his Teal Amphibian. They operate a Vampire too. THe club is bloke heaven. How many members? Six!
Apparently - most of the 10,000 lakes in Sweden can be landed upon - skis or floats - without any special permission.
It can be unnerving over Sweden because most of it is either lake or 'Ikea plantation'. Those pine trees look to be 200ft high. The best advice is to go for the edge of a lake if the donkey stops - you will be blessed indeed if you can find a suitable field or a road.
I therefore advise you to wear a life jacket at all times over the forests.
A trip down the coast is an absolute must - awesome.
Enjoy!
HP
I flew across to Barkaby last June for the EAA Fly-In - a mini PFA Rally.
Sweden - especially the east coast - is a beautiful country.
They all speak English and fuel is 40p per litre so don't gas up in Germany just before you cross into Sweden - plan your fuel uplifts, especially if your whizzer is a bit thirsty.
I stopped over en-route at Eksjo - they have bunks and a fridge full of beer in the clubhouse!
Contact my good friend Fredric Lagerquist - a prominent aviation historian and all-round knowledgable buff on all things aviation in Sweden.
His EMail is - [email protected] (fredric lagerquist)
Why not offer to meet him at Eksjo - he runs the flying club there - and ask him to accompany you on a trip?
I visited Norrkoping - the wartime base of my old wooden plane - and met some wonderful guys there, including somebody who let me play with his Teal Amphibian. They operate a Vampire too. THe club is bloke heaven. How many members? Six!
Apparently - most of the 10,000 lakes in Sweden can be landed upon - skis or floats - without any special permission.
It can be unnerving over Sweden because most of it is either lake or 'Ikea plantation'. Those pine trees look to be 200ft high. The best advice is to go for the edge of a lake if the donkey stops - you will be blessed indeed if you can find a suitable field or a road.
I therefore advise you to wear a life jacket at all times over the forests.
A trip down the coast is an absolute must - awesome.
Enjoy!
HP
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Well I am from sweden, alas not a very experienced pilot so some/most forreigners have probably more flying time than me in sweden :-).
I can however give you links to the official aviation organisations in sweden, where you will find links to most flying clubs web sites.
Swedish aviation authorities, Luftfartsverket: http://www.lfv.se
Click on the "C" crew sign to get to the useful parts. They have it inegnslish to.
KSAK, swedish royal aero klub, english section: http://www.ksak.se/eng.html
Homepage of my local flying klub, located at Johannisberg Airport (ESSX) in Västerås, sorry, not in english: http://www.ksak.se/klubbar/VasterasFK/
You are welcome to visit ESSX, which is a pretty busy club airport, by swedish standards at least ;-). It is located about 55nm W of Stockolm by the sea of Mälaren.
/tomas
I can however give you links to the official aviation organisations in sweden, where you will find links to most flying clubs web sites.
Swedish aviation authorities, Luftfartsverket: http://www.lfv.se
Click on the "C" crew sign to get to the useful parts. They have it inegnslish to.
KSAK, swedish royal aero klub, english section: http://www.ksak.se/eng.html
Homepage of my local flying klub, located at Johannisberg Airport (ESSX) in Västerås, sorry, not in english: http://www.ksak.se/klubbar/VasterasFK/
You are welcome to visit ESSX, which is a pretty busy club airport, by swedish standards at least ;-). It is located about 55nm W of Stockolm by the sea of Mälaren.
/tomas
