An early start for a flight across the Alps proper - from the Mediterranean coast at Nice (a favourite GTA location), over the north of Italy and the Dolomites, past the Mont Blanc massif and the Matterhorn, a distant view of Lake Lucerne and then down the valleys to Zurich. Here we are, ready to roll:
Gear going up:
After a climb out over the Med, we return to LFMN before turning north east for the TOPS VOR:
Passing Levaldigi:
Turning north towards the SIO NDB:
The nearer peak is Grand Combin, with Mont Blanc behind:
And that sharp little peak is the Matterhorn (yodel-odel-a