AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2020 - 42
PILOT BRIEFING
POSTCARDS |
THE VIEW of the east coast of Italy from
Flying in Italy
a Cessna 172; this is the Tyrrhenian Sea,
the inlet of Rio Martino, a local port near
the Sabaudia Flying Club.
Renting an aircraft for the local's point of view
B Y D I C K D AV I S
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De Nardis's aviation enthusiasm rubbed off and led us to
another aviation experience: a visit to the famed Italian Air Force
Museum in Bracciano. Located 15 miles north of Rome, it is the
most important aviation museum in Italy. Among the collection
is a replica of the Wright Flyer and the original engine that powered a Wright Model A, which was brought in 1909 to Italy by
Wilbur Wright for flight demonstrations
The museum includes aircraft, engines, and historical artifacts in four hangars in chronological order, with information
signage in both Italian and English. Starting from the first aircraft
of the early 1900s, visitors can follow the evolution of the Italian
Air Force from the two world wars through today.
Our museum guide, Gino Mondini, seemed right out of central casting. The 80-year-old Italian Air Force veteran and former
U.S. Civil Air Patrol pilot conveyed his extensive knowledge to
us with flair.
While the sights are amazing, flying in Italy isn't like flying in the United States. AOPA and AOPA-Italy officials are
working to improve regulations for general aviation pilots
while emphasizing the amazing landscapes and vacation
accommodations.
MARY MICHAEL DAVIS
THE GRASS RUNWAY interrupted the hilly landscape of central Italy
and, much to our surprise, changed the course of our trip to the
home of my wife's maternal ancestors. Riccardo De Nardis was
a local pilot happy to show a couple of Americans the bleachedwhite structures of the coastal city Terracina and the inland lush
greenery of the Circeo National Park from a Cessna 172. Meshed
with the sandy beaches of the deep blue Tyrrhenian Sea, we felt
as if we were flying through a Michelangelo painting.
De Nardis deftly maneuvered the Cessna at 1,500 feet over the
Latina Province, midway between Naples and Rome. This was a
return trip to Italy for my wife, Mary Michael, and me, but a first
to see it from the air. De Nardis flies from the Sabaudia Flying
Club based in Italy's Pontine Plain next to Circeo. His career in the
pharmaceutical industry is close to Sabaudia where he tries to fly
at least every weekend-mostly local, but often longer distances.
As De Nardis tells us of his aviation exploits and dreams, the
stunning views keep scrolling by, including the ancient hilltop
town of Sermoneta, the city of Latina, sections of the Appian Way,
and more of the Pontine Plain. The Appian Way, constructed in
312 B.C. as a military road, has been expanded over the years and
sections are drivable.
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