Mist over the upper Rhein Valley

[okflyer]

After weeks of grey days and IMC the weather finally got a little better and I took the chance to do a little bit of circuit training with one of my friends Cessna 177 RG. But before doing the merry-go-round I heard on the radio from other pilots that the mist over the Rhein Valley looks spectacular. Therefore a short diversion was flown and the iPhone got handy to catch a few pictures.
Enjoy:


The entrance of the valley (northbound) close to Ruedesheim.


Castle sticking out of the mist.




Another magic castle


Plenty of them covering the banks.


Vineyards over the River.

[Sad-Ham]

beautiful

[Madman]

WOW, that is beautiful...love the castle

Thank you for sharing

Have an awesome New Year

[Blue Max]

not a lot of options in the event of an emergency landing

[okflyer]

not a lot of options in the event of an emergency landing

Wrong: Left and right of the banks of the river are fields. I always keep the bird over the rim line. The Cessna 177 cardinal has a glide path of more than 1 to 13.
By converting the cruise speed of 140 mph in hight (down to 75) you can gain a few feets as well.
In the worst case, with the gear up (177RG) the water landing will be much safer than with a non RG ( BTW, I have got a seaplane rating too )
When I fly the 2 Seaters (i.e. WT9 Dynamic), they also have got ballistic parachutes.


Fields left and right of the rim (summer picture)