From Mošnov to Lyon

Rain and low clouds over Mošnov, the traditional sausage stop in Hosín, nearly thirty degrees in Bremgarten, and a calm summer evening in Villefranche-sur-Saône near Lyon.

That’s how we can sum up our delivery flight with a new Ellipse, which this time was headed to the popular French flight school Aquilair Aircraft.

Tradition in Hosín

First stop? As always on such journeys – Hosín. Fill the tanks to the top, have a quick sausage, greet the locals, and back into the air. We flew with our demo (s/n 6, 912 ULS) and delivered a new Ellipse in LUNA color (s/n 72, 912 ULS). Almost like a generational meeting.

Ellipse for training

This Ellipse is configured for training – fixed landing gear, fixed-pitch propeller, Rotax 912 ULS engine, and basic PRIMIS (Kanardia) avionics. Thanks to Kanardia’s new generation autopilot, the journey was even more comfortable, and for future users it will surely become a favorite aircraft.

Across Germany to France

The next stop was our dealer Markus in Bremgarten. We only refueled for safety, as we were expecting a passage past busy Basel. There we saw a beautiful contrast: Airbus aircraft on final above us, and our Ellipse calmly below. Our planes are at home everywhere – even among the “big brothers.”

Beyond Basel the landscape opened, and France welcomed us with plains and summer heat. Landing in Villefranche-sur-Saône carried the taste of adventure, joy, and pride. It was just after sunset, the runway sloped uphill, and we weren’t quite sure where to taxi – but the most important thing was that another Ellipse was home.

Flight details

* Average speed: 216 km/h IAS (with quite a headwind across Germany)
* Distance: ~1,200 km
* Stops: Hosín, Bremgarten
* Consumption: 16.5 l/h
* Time in the air: over 5 hours

Why Ellipse?

Ellipse is light, efficient, and yet perfectly capable of crossing half of Europe with ease and elegance. Even though we started after noon, we comfortably made it before sunset. Every delivery flight proves that with Ellipse, every journey is a joy and every landing a story.

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