Friday PhotoSeptember 1, 2017September 6, 2017

Friday Photo: the floating city of Venice

by Benoit Vollmer

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The view: Venice, Italy

The pilot: Benoît Vollmer

The airplane: Robin RD-400

The mission: Paris to Albania for a one week flying vacation

The memory: View on Venice old town while on final for Venezia Lido airport

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Benoit Vollmer

Benoît Vollmer lives in Paris, France. He is 34 years old and got his private license in 2015. He is currently working on his CPL- IRME and would like to become a professional pilot. He loves exploring Europe from the air and has been flying to the UK, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Morocco, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro and Albania with various airplanes from a local flying club.

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