Cross-country flight: Mali Lošinj
( Portorož - Umag - Vrsar - Poreč - Pula - Unije - Lošinj - Cres - Plomin - GIRDA - Črni Kal - Portorož )
June 10th, 2010

Flight details:
LJPZ - PW1 - Poreč - LOS NDB - CRES - Plomin - GIRDA - PE1 - LJPZ
Distance: 160 NM (296 km)
Take-off time: 9:51 CET
Duration: 1 hour, 58 minutes.
Flight Altitude: 4.500 ft QNH

Pilot and photos: Robert Galle, PPL(A)

Umag West-Istrian coast Approaching Novigrad Novigrad Poreč ahead

Červar autocamp Poreč Plava Laguna,
Zelena Laguna
Funtana

Vrsar Limski channel Vrsar Airport Rovinj Looking back at
Vrsar strip

Brioni ahead Bale, inland Istra Pula ahead on
the right
Brioni Autoway forking to Pula

Fažana, Brioni Istra north of Pula Pula Pula Airport

Pula Airport Two Croatian Air Force
Mig-21s taxiing for takeoff
Medulin, Banjole at
the back
Rt Kamenjak at the back Rt Mariera

Cres on the left Zeča and Cres Lošinj, Unije on
the right
Foremost point of
Istra left behind
Lošinj, Cres behind

Unije, with Lošinj behind Grass airstrip on Unije

Grass airstrip on Unije Going to Lošinj Airport

South part of Lošinj, with the airport and
Mali Lošinj in the back
Lošinj Airport Mali Lošinj Lošinj Airport

Lošinj Airport Mali Lošinj

Turning back up north Osor ahead Southern tip of Cres Lošinj Airport from
the other side

Nerezine on Lošinj Flying over Cres Rab island on
the right
Osor, connecting Cres and Lošinj

Inland of Cres island Krk island ahead on the right

Rab over the right wing Vransko lake on Cres Reaching Cres city Krk island on the right, cities Krk and Punat

The city of Cres Plavnik island,
Krk in the back
Malinska on Krk,
Rijeka in the back

Cres city with autocamp Turning back to Istra, northern part of Cres Krk being left behind

A view down Istra's
east coast
Cres, northern ridge Plomin A view toward Opatija and Rijeka

Inland Istra on the left Učka Čičarija, towards Slovenian border

Reaching Slovenia, Ilirska
Bistrica at the back
Turning east, over Slavnik to Koper Črni Kal Izola

Approach to Portorož
Airport from Koper