It was my first time flying to Croatia, so I was quite excited to see how it would be. I’ve never really known much about Croatia other than war coverage in the 90s, so this was a good opportunity to learn a little!
We took off from UK and I took took the opportunity to fly manually for a while to keep up the proficiency in my handling skills. It’s so easy to be reliant on the autopilot all the times and gradually over time handling skills will degrade, so every now and then I fly a manual departure. Our route took us south towards Birmingham, passing London, over Germany, Austria and the finally to Croatia with a flying time of just over 2.5 hours. The approach was simple – a straight in ILS, so we were already lined up with the runway from the direction that we were coming in. The mountains were to the north with the Adriatic Sea to the south, giving us spectacular views.
The airport itself had a small terminal building and a small apron to match. Â It had just recently rained, as it was damp, but the weather was mild and I could see the mountains in the distance as I did my walk-around. Â On departure from Zadar, we were once again treated to spectacular views.
