A lap of Segovia by plane ...

Buono Estente,

I'm currently working as an English teacher in Madrid whilst attempting to build up some photography work out here having moved last year. One of my students here in Madrid is a man named Miguel, he works as a maintenance technician for an IT company, but in his spare time is also one of Spain's only certified pilots with a physical disability.

I was his first real passenger - having flown his brother-in-law around the aerodrome - when he took me on a flight around the Roman city of Segovia in central Spain ...

Miguel ...

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Miguel by Owain Shaw P.I., on Flickr

Our runway facing the Sierra Guadarrama ...
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Aerodromo Marugán, Segovia by Owain Shaw P.I., on Flickr

An example of a take off by another training pilot ...
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Aerodromo Marugán, Segovia by Owain Shaw P.I., on Flickr

Miguel in the air ...
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Miguel by Owain Shaw P.I., on Flickr

The Roman city of Segovia with its castle, cathedral, and Roman aqueduct ...
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Vuelta de Segovia con Miguel by Owain Shaw P.I., on Flickr
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Vuelta de Segovia con Miguel by Owain Shaw P.I., on Flickr
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Vuelta de Segovia con Miguel by Owain Shaw P.I., on Flickr

Flying back in to the sun (and the wind), this was an arguably flattering depiction of our visibility ...
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Vuelta de Segovia con Miguel by Owain Shaw P.I., on Flickr

When we eventually found the aerodrome, Miguel put the place down smoothly right in the centre of the runway, despite a strong wind ... I had a great time flying with him, and we're hoping to go again soon, and prove to his wife that it's safe!

Feel free to C, C or move this to another section because I wasn't really sure if it was transportation, landscape, travel or a combination of the above ... in conclusion, Libya is a land of contrast.

Boutros, Boutros-Ghali,

Owain.