Convention in Copenhagen
and
Fly-around Scandinavia
Updated
2006-09-19
RI Convention
at Bella Center, Copenhagen 11th - 14th of June 2006. Photo:
Sven-Erik Jönsson
The IFFR stand at RI Convention at Bella
Center, Copenhagen.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Sunday 11 of June
Opening ceremony, IFFR banquet.
Monday 12th of June
IFFR annual meeting
Tuesday 13 of June
DC-3 flight
Wednesday 14th
of June
The day for free activities
Thursday 15th of June
First day of Fly-around Scandinavia, EKRK-ESSW
Friday 16th of June
Fly-around, ESSW-ESKB, Vasa Museum,
with
Cruise Ship to Helsingfors,
Finland
Saturday 17th
of June
Sightseeing Helsingfors, back to
Stockholm, Sweden
Sunday 18th of June
Arriving Stockholm, flight from
ESKB to Fagernes ENFG,
Norway
Monday 19th of June
Waiting for VFR-conditions in Fagernes, Norway
Tuesday 20th of June
Flight from ENFG to
EKSN in Denmark,
sightseeing Skagen
Wednesday 21st of
June Final of the Scandinavian Fly-around
Øyvind Krokeide and Brian Souter, New Zealand. Photo: Bo Johnsson
Sam Bishop and
Tom Surowka. Photo: Bo Johnsson
Nola
Dawes Australia and Christine Kerr UK. Photo: Bo Johnsson
Svend and Carina Andersen, Denmark. Photo: Bo Johnsson
Bo Johnsson and
Alisma Clark. To the right
Tom Surowka. Photo Carina
Andersen
Patricia and
Warren Burrows Australia. Photo: Bo Johnsson
Tony
Watson shows Angus Clark a nice picture in his camera with Bill and Katia
Robinson
from the USA looking on .
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Charles Strasser and Kelly
Townsend. Photo: Bo Johnsson
Alisma and Angus Clark
together with Bill Robinson, IFFR member and Commodore
of the International Fellowship of Yachting Rotarians.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Bella Centre 08:30
IFFR board meeting and 12.30 IFFR annual meeting. Angus Clark gave a PHF to his
wife Alisma, Brian Souter became our new IFFR world president.
Tom Surowka take leave after many years service in IFFR.
Charles Strasser, Jersey, Svend Andersen, Denmark and Øyvind Krokeide, Norway.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Participators at the IFFR annual meeting at Bella Center. Photo:
Sven-Erik Jönsson
Angus
Clark and Tom
Surowka leading the annual
meeting. Photo:
Sven-Erik Jönsson
Charles Strasser speaking. Photo: Bo Johnsson
Angus Clark presents Tom
Surowka with a whisky
decanter to mark his retirement as
International Secretary and Treasurer.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Alisma
Clark is very happy as she has just recieved a PHF. Photo: Bo Johnsson
Angus Clark inducts Brian Souter, New Zealand as IFFR World
President 2006-2008.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Angus Clark wishes
Brian Souter good luck as
new IFFR World President.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Brian Souter addresses the
meeting.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
DC-3/C-47A Dakota,
OY-BPB, operated by Danish Dakota Friends and owned by the
Association For Flying Museum Aircraft,
was booked for a flight from Værløse airport around the island of Själland
at 1000 feet. Weather was CAVOK.
Pilot in command was Capt.Andreas T. Jensen and co-pilot Peter Lunøe. The
flight no was 631.
DC-3/C-47A Dakota, OY-BPB on
the apron at the Værløse military airport, not far from
Copenhagen. Photo: Bo
Johnsson
DC-3/C-47A Dakota, OY-BPB.
Peter Barnard, St. Lucia has just inspected the aircraft. Photo: Bo Johnsson
DC-3/C-47A Dakota, OY-BPB
operated by Danish Dakota Freinds and
own by
Association For Flying Museum
Aircraft.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Cockpit in OY-BPB.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Pilot in command: Andreas T Jensen giving a flight
briefing. Photo: Bo Johnsson
At 1000 ft on the way
up to Helsingør.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Over Helsingør and
Kronborg
castle, known
from the tale of Hamlet.
Photo: Ole René Hansen.
Over
Fredensborg, the home of the Danish Crown Prince.
Photo:
Ole René Hansen.
Cockpit of DC-3/C-47A Dakota OY-BPB over
Sjaelland.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
After a 34 minute flight OY-BPB was back on
ground at 16.35.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
The IFFR
group after a successful flight with the vintage DC-3 /C-47A Dakota OY-BPB.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
History of DC-3 OY-BPB
April 1944: Delivered to USAF
May 1945: Delivered to Royal Norwegian Air Force
Oct 1946: Delivered to Det Norske Luftfartselskab (DNL) and civil
registered as NL-IAT, scheduled
flying, named
”Terje Viking”
Oct 1948:
Painted in Scandinavian Airlines System colours and taken over by SAS in 1951.
Oct 1953: Sold to
Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF), as
K-682.
July 1982: Last flight for
Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF).
Feb 1985: OY-BPB, owned by a private company.
June 1996: Sold to the Association For Flying Museum Aircraft and
Danish
Dakota Friends.
Click for more about DC-3 OY-BPB.
Angus and Alisma Clark were
on the IFFR stand every day. Photo: Sven-Erik Jönsson
You could study the making
of a handcraft kayak. Photo: Sven-Erik Jönsson
You could study what
Rotary International and the Rotary Foudation are doing. Photo: Sven-Erik
Jönsson
Motorcycling Rotarians (IFMR)
in front of the entrance to the Convention. Photo: Sven-Erik Jönsson
The day of the Fly-Around take off. A briefing in the morning at Roskilde Airport. A new rule for IFFR-flyarounds was that flights would only be allowed in VFR conditions.
The trip this day was to Västervik in Sweden. The weather was perfect. 70 participators in 20 aircrafts left Roskilde. At Västervik the airport manager Björn Blomstrand was AFIS-controller and welcomed all to Västervik. Members of the local flying club were helpful with parking and refuelling. Linda from Västervik Stadshotel was at the airport and took care of all luggage - a fantastic service. Members of the local Rotary Club arranged the transport from the airport to the hotel. A great thank you to all in Västervik.
At 5.00 PM the participants were invited to a guided tour in
Västervik which ended up at the railway station. A vintage train was planned to take the group out for new adventures. Unfortunately it was not possible to use the steam locomotive to the great risk of fire in the forest. The group travelled in a newer locomotive was used instead.
Briefing at Roskilde
Airport.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
All aircraft have
arrived to Västervik, ESSW.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Björn Blomstrand manager and AFIS-controler
at Västervik airport.
Björn has recently built a nice replica of a DH.60 Moth.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Linda from
Västervik Stadshotel.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Sightseeing in
Västervik.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
The old
steam-locomotive was forbidden to run due to the very dry weather and the high
risk of forest fire and instead was this old diesel-locomotive used.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
The vintage train at
the railway station in Västervik.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Along the old railway.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Flying Rotarians in the
antique wagon.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Competitions included one
to move the railway wagons the fastest.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
...and on the way home?
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Mooney F-GNBC leaving Västervik.
CAVOK A briefing at 08.30 AM for the flight to Barkarby, a non controlled airport which is situated just between Stockholm's two busy airports Bromma and Arlanda. The fastest aircraft departed first and the slowest last to ensure that they did not arrive all at same time to Barkarby. The distance was 107 NM.
After a lunch at Barkarby flyingclub a bus took all participants to the Vasamuseum.
Alisma and Angus Clark taxing in
to the apron at Barkarby.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
After happy landings it
was time for lunch at the airport.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
The
Vasa is the world’s only surviving
17th-century ship and one of the foremost tourist sights in the world.
On April 24 1961, the warship Vasa broke the surface of Stockholm´s harbour
after 333 years on the sea bottom.
Photo: Øyvind Krokeide
The party departed Stockholm at 5.00 PM on board the Silja Line Cruise Ship. A welcome drink was enjoyed on the 13th floor with spectacular views over archipelago. At 8.00 PM a traditional Swedish "smorgasbord" was served and later many of the Flying Rotarians, now on the Baltic Sea, were dancing all the night long.
Silja Line Cruising ship. Photo: Bo Johnsson
Sam Bishop enjoys the beautiful view from the cruise ship in Stockholm
archipelago.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Christer and Marianne Liljestrand with
Peter Barnard.
Christer is
now the section leader of the Scandinavian section.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
After a great breakfast the cruise ship arrived at Helsinki. The country leader for Finland, Gustav Rosenlew with his wife Päivi met us on the quay and after a short walk to the marketplace, we went by a small boat to the Sveaborg fortress. There we had a sightseeing walk with a guide. Suomenlinna, Viapori-Sveaborg fortress is one of the biggest sea fortresses in the world. it was built in 1748 by Augustin Ehrensvärd on islands just off the coast at Helsinki.
On the small boat to
Sveaborg.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Sveaborg
Suomenlinna fortress is a historic sea fortress, a popular
attraction
and a place where people live. It was included in 1991 as a unique monument to
European
military architecture. Photo: Bo Johnsson
Walking around inside
the Sveaborg fortress.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Memorial monument at Sveaborg.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
View from
Sveaborg fortress.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Next visit was to
Temppeliaukio Church which is one of Helsinki's most popular tourist attractions.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
The interior walls are
created naturally by the rock. The church was designed
by architects Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen and opened in 1969.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Due to its excellent
acoustics the church is a popular venue for concerts.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
The Sibelius monument in Sibeliusparken. Photo: Bo Johnsson
Next visit after the fantastic church was to Sibeliusparken which got its current name in 1945 when the great composer Jean Sibelius celebrated his 80 year. The Sibelius memorial monument is made by sculptor Eila Hiltunen and is one of the most popular places to visit in Helsinki.
At
5.00 PM we were back on board the cruise ship and leaving Helsinki. In the
conference room
Atlantis we enjoyed some food and saw some movies of previous IFFR events. Photo: Bo Johnsson
After
a good dinner at
Bistro Maxime
many went dancing.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
The guard at the Royal Castle in Stockholm.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
In
Gamla Stan, Stockholm (in the old city of Stockholm).
After some hours in Stockholm city we were all back to Barkarby airfield to have
lunch before departure to ENFG.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
After
284 NM from Stockholm/Barkarby
on finals at Fagernes, Norway - ENFG.
The runway is 2049 meters long at a height of 2697 ft.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
On the apron at Fagernes
Sunday afternoon after a happy landing.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Storefjell Hotel was the IFFR-hotel at Fagernes. Hotel Storefjäll is 1001 metres
above sea
level and can accommodated more than 500 guests. Photo: Bo Johnsson
The Viking-camp at Fagernes where dinner was served.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Bo Johnsson, Elena Laborde-Bishop and Sam Bishop enjoy the evening.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
It's fog! 11.00 AM: Briefing and it's not possible to fly. New briefing at 2 PM and 4 PM. Weather has slowly improved, but is still not VMC conditions. The participants have to stay at Storefjäll one night more. But all have very fun together.
In th morning
visibility was nearly zero - Fog.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
But even if the weather
was bad, all had fun.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Breakfast in the morning and at 9.00 AM a briefing. Weather is now VMC. Some aircraft fly to Denmark via Oslo and the Swedish coast to Gothenburg and then over to Denmark, others are flying the direct route.
The participants before leaving Norway.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Some of the aircrafts on the apron at Fagernes.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Fagernes beautiful airport building.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Phillipe Ocula and Dominique Thiov are ready for take off with Grumman AASB,
OY-GAL.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Jean Recullet and Roy
Yean leaves Fagernes with the MCR01, F-JZBV.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Wilfried Lemmers
taxing out with his Cessna 177RG, OO-WIW.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Malcolm McLennan and the Piper PA-32R Saratoga N88NA.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Mooney M-20R Ovation,
F-GNBC taxing out from Fagernes, Norway for flight to Denmark.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Arriving to Sindal Airport,
Denmark.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Tony Watson refueling
Bonanza N24136.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
After landing a bus took everyone to the hotel in Skagen for check in. 30 minutes later all were back in the bus for a trip to the North tip of Skagen, there the waters from North Sea and Kattegatt meet.
At the roads end we
had to change from the bus to "Sandormen"
which took us out to the north top of Skagen, there the Northsee and Kattegatt
meets.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Mike Graves with one
foot in North Sea and one in Kattegatt.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Dinner in the eveing at Pakhuset
in Skagen.
Photo: Svend Andersen.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
IFFR-members at dinner
in
Pakhuset. To the left Berit and Bo Nåsell, Sweden. Photo: Svend
Andersen
French Section members
at dinner in
Pakhuset with
Audun Johnsen. Photo: Svend Andersen
Charles
Strasser with Peter and Ellen Wenk.
Photo: Svend Andersen
Bev Fogel celebrated her
birthday with a nice surprise. Photo: Bo Johnsson
Bev Fogel was also a good
singer, here together with a local artist. Photo: Bo Johnsson
The winner of NA Trophy this
year was Sam and Elena Bishop.
To the left Audun Johnsen, one of the founders of the award.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Scandinavian Section of IFFR annual meeting in the morning. New chairman after Bo Johnsson is now Christer Liljenstrand from Luleå, Sweden.
At noon the bus departed from Skagen to the airport and at 3.00 PM all were on the way home after a fantastic week in Scandinavia.
The aircrafts in queue for refuelling at
Sindal airport.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Charles Strasser
departing in his Piper PA-34 Seneca N37US.
Photo: Bo Johnsson
Bev Fogel will take care of next year Fly-around, from
Ogden (KOGD) in Utah to Sun River in Oregon, USA.
A visit is planed to Seattle to see the Boeing production facility.
We wish Bev good luck! Photo: Bo Johnsson
