First a couple of pictures to set the scene for the location (Männlichen mountain near Grindelwald)
Looking back down towards Grindelwald
The Eiger and the Mönch
The Piper Super Cub HB-PBA
Off we go
I think he said there was a Glacier at the bottom of this one. The pilot was very informative, giving me a commentary about what we were flying over
Both wing struts had a small mirror attached, circular on port, rectangular on the starboard one
Unfortunately don't remember the name of this village. Note the train running on the viaduct that looks like it goes into a tunnel and the cliff face bottom right
Paul, the glacier pilot poitning something out. I was wondering at this point where the exit to the valley was. Couldn't believe that the Piper would be capable of any dramatic climbs!
Paul pointed out the dark blue sky
I was wondering if this is how avalanches start?
The very blue sky again
The mid-afternoon sun
One of those mountain huts for stranded hikers
Kleine Scheidegg
This is more or less the same view as the first photo, just from a bit higher altitude
Low fly-by of the cable car station and the restaurant
Landing uphill after a tight left turn. The "runway" is at about 7375ft by my estimations. There seemed to be some sort of Radio Altimeter fitted as i heard a number of pips and beeps of increasing frequency as we approached the ground. The landing was very smooth though. Much better than plenty of airline pilots manage on a flat paved runway in a larger airliner.
The aircraft after the flight
Another "toy" to try out. Wasn't going to spend any more money. I'd already hired some skiis I hadn't used much!
He comes Paul again after a later flight
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