Cessna 152, CS-ASO
During Pre-Flight, we have found the engine was covered by oil and alos oil was dropping onto the front wheel...
...so we decided to cancel the flight plan and took CS-DDJ instead. Chaning aircraft took less than 30 minutes and we were ready to go.
Pre start checklist was done...
and after takeoff on runway 35 we were airborne and bound to "Fonte da Telha", our first reporting point on the south side of the Tejo river.
1000 feet inbound to "Laguna Albufiera", second VFR reporting point on our route.
Lagoa Albufeira in sight
we are now changing our heading, to flying inland on 090, our destination "Setubal" lies behind the mountains in the background.
Serra da Arrabida, some of the peaks are higher than our cruise altitude of 1500 feet
The island Troja, with a touristic project under construction
Setubal, city of shipping and fishing industries
we are doing some 360s over the bay of Setubal
Harbour and city of Setubal
one more 360...
Castel looking down on the city of Setubal
and back on course 270, towards Lagoa Albufeira
the famous "Costa da Caparica", Lisbons nearest and most visited beaches south of the city
we are approaching the Tejo river, in the background Lisbon and its famous copy of the Golden Gate bridge
now crossing open water in 1500 feet, inbound Cascais
short before turning into final runway 35 in Cascais, no pictures of approach and landing this time.