Roskilde VFR Day
It is time for yet another event in Denmark.
This time, it is the Roskilde VFR Day. Roskilde Airport (EKRK) will be fully staffed for the first VFR event in Denmark this year. All pilots are welcome regardless of intentions. If you want to go sightseeing, do touch and gos or even start the Danish VFR tour if you haven't already begun it, don't hesitate to join.
From the beautiful capital of Copenhagen with it's buildings dating back hundreds of years, the majestic bridges of Oresund and the Great Belt to the beautiful forests and beaches surrounding Gilleleje and Elsinore, the island of Zealand (on which Roskilde is situated) has plenty opportunities for VFR pilots to explore and enjoy a scenic relaxing flight.
For those of you wanting to do a little more than just flying on your own, we have created 4 VFR flights for you to fly. Pilots completing one the the flights will be given the Aviation Celebration Tours & Events Award. Use the menu in the top right corner to see the details of each flight.
In case of bad weather, Roskilde will still be open for IFR flights.
Flight #1
The first route will cover the western part of Zealand. You will depart Roskilde towards Kalundborg then continue on to the island of Samsø. From there, you will fly to Odense before continuing on towards the Great Belt Bridge. After overflying the bridge, you will head back towards Roskilde completing the flight with a full stop landing at Roskilde Airport. Approximate distance is 150NM.
Route to follow is the RED route on the map.
Flight #2
This route will cover the northern part of Zealand. After departing Roskilde, pilots will head north towards Viby Sjælland. From there, pilots will follow the coastline to Gilleleje and Elsinore (Helsingør) before turning south towards Copenhagen. Once over the capital, pilots will overfly the Oresund Bridge and then head back to Roskilde for a full stop landing. Distance approximately 140NM.
Route to follow is the BLUE route on the map.
Flight #3
Route 3 will cover the southern part of Zealand. Once airborne, pilots will make a turn to the west towards the Great Belt Bridge. After overflying the bridge, pilots will make a sharp turn to the east towards Næstved before turning south to Vordingborg. Once over Vordingborg, the next part of the route will take pilots to the island of Møn. Don't forget to overfly Storestrøm Bridge and Farø Bridge on the way there. After crossing Møn, a turn to the north will get the pilots to the Stevns Peninsula where the pilots will make a turn towards Køge. After Køge, pilots will head back to Roskilde for a full stop landing. Distance is approximately 140NM.
Route to follow is marked using GREEN.
Flight #4
Route 4 will cover the Copenhagen area. Pilots are required to complete 7 touch and goes, locate and overfly Parken (a big football stadium in Copenhagen) and then cross the EKCH CTR before returning to Roskilde. The route can be flown in any order.
Please remember that, to cross the EKCH CTR, clearance must be obtained from EKCH_TWR.
Please note that add-on scenery is required to complete this route.
The route to follow is the YELLOW route shown on the map.
Scenery
A scenery package covering Denmark (including bridges and the city of Copenhagen) can be found here.
A scenery for Roskilde Airport (EKRK) can be found on the following links.
FS9 (scroll down to the very bottom)
FSX
Awards
To receive an award for flying one of the 4 routes, participants must send an e-mail to the Danish Events Department with the following information:
-Callsign
-Route # flown
-Take-off and landing times
The mail is to be sent to dk-ec@ivao.aero
Charts
For more information on the airspace structure above and around Roskilde Airport, take a look
here
