The plan for this shorter leg was to depart S/SE. climbing this time higher: to 3500 ft to avoid infringing the Coningsby Military Air Traffic Zone, spanning from GND to 3000 AGL. Thus overflying Coningsby AB, and then proceeding SE along the River Witham, over Boston town, then turning south for the last 14nm stretch crossing the Welland River and descending into Fenland airfield. The weathere was slightly warmer, temperatures 3-6 degrees C, scattered clouds at 2000-3000.
The planned route map:
Before departure at EGNW:
A glance back to the field after the takeoff and initial cimbout:
A few cloud patches around 3000ft forced me to make a climbing turn NE and then turn back south to avoid the clouds:
Oassing the Woodhall Spa village:
Coningsby Airbase: crossing at 3500ft AGL to avoid busting the MTAZ
Passing Boston town, flying parallel to the River Witham:
Crossing the Welland River:
The town of Holbeach, the junction of A17 and A151 motorways:
Entering the Fenland ATZ, joining left downwind for rwy 36:
Turning base:
On final rwy 36:
Taxxing in:
Parked at EGCL in good company, next to a Cessna 337:
