Namibian Safari 4

Namib-Naukluft National Park 3

Flight from Geluk

 
Heading for Geluk Airfield, Namibia Geluk Airstrip, Namibia
Early morning drive from Sossusvlei Lodge to Geluk Airfield for an 0700 de[arture - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Sunrise at Geluk Airfield Sunrise at Geluk Airfield
Sunrise at Geluk Airfield - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Sunrise at Geluk Airfield Sunrise at Geluk Airfield
Sunrise at Geluk Airfield - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Cessna 210 V5-DAS at Geluk Airfield Cessna 210 V5-DAS at Geluk Airfield
Awaiting Ground checks on Cessna 210 V5-DAS - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Hot Air balloon seen from Geluk, Namibia Hot Air balloon seen from Geluk, Namibia
Balloon viewed from Geluk Airfield;  the forty minute flight in a light aircraft takes you higher and further than a balloon - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Holding Point for Runway 29, Geluk, Namibia Holding Point for Runway 29, Geluk, Namibia
Holding point for Runway 29 as another Cessna lands and taxis in - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Climb out from Geluk Climb out from Geluk
There was virtually no wind and after a downwind take off from Runway 29 we headed out over the wide yellow valley - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Aerial view of Namib Desert dunes Aerial view of Namib Desert dunes
Parabolic dunes predominate, but there are also star dunes in the area generally referred to simply as Sossusvlei - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Road to Sossusvlei Flying over Dunde 45
The road from Sesriem Gate to Sossusvlei (left) and Dune 45 (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Desert flight, Namibia Desert flight, Namibia
Over the dunes - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Sossusvlei from the air Sossusvlei from the air
Sossusvlei (left) where the Tsauchab River is absorbed by the dunes some 60 km from the South Atlantic Ocean;  on this occasion time was against taking the option of a longer flight out over the coast - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Descending low level Flying over the Fairy Circles
ALPHA SIERRA descends for a low pass over the Fairy Circles - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Namibian Fairy Circles Namibian Fairy Circles
The mysterious Fairy Circles where no grass grows - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Flight over Namib-Naukluft National Park Low level pass over Geluk
Back over the Valley (left) and approaching Geluk (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Downwind pass over Geluk Runway Downwind pass over Geluk Runway
Downwind low level pass over the runway before making a climbing 180 degree turn to short finals for Runway 11 - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Cessna 210 V5-KER at Geluk Springbok grazing at Geluk
The low level pass helps to ensure the runway will be free of game when landing - here a springbok grazes less than a hundred metres from the apron - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
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