#gyrocopter

2025-05-04
Thats it, we landed at the #Marl Lohemühle airport (EDLM) where we started earlier,
This also ends our Gyrocopter flight over part of the ruhr area.

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A photo of the main hanger and tower of the Marl Lohemühle airport. There is a sports planes in front of the hangar and a fire truck right of it. Next to the tower building on the left is a small open-air restaurant.A photo of the gyrocopter from the side, parking on a grass area near the hangars. There are some sports planes in front of the hangars and a helicopter in the back. A fire truck is standing next to a hangar.A photo of the gyrocopter from the front side, parking on a grass area near the hangars. The runway can be seen at the back.A photo of the gyrocopter from the front, parking on a grass area near the hangars. The runway can be seen at the back.
2025-05-04
We are back in #Marl and ready to land at the Marl Loemühle Airport (EDLM).

The first two images are not yet in Marl.
The first image shows the spoil heap near the Honermann settlement at the former General Blumenthal 8 mine in Oer-Erkenschwick.

The second image shows a campsite in Oer-Erkenschwick.

In the third image we started landing over the freeway A43.

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An aerial photo of the spoil heap near the Honermann settlement at the former General Blumenthal 8 mine in Oer-Erkenschwick, sourrounded by trees. There are some houses and a railway track around.An aerial view of a campsite in Oer-Erkenschwick with farm yards and trees around.An aerial photo of the freeway A43 from a lower dinstance since we are preparing to land on the runway of the Marl Lohemühle airport. There are trees and a farm yard around the freeway.A photo from the runway at the Marl Lohemühle airport while landing the gyrocopter. Some hangers with sport planes can be seen at the top right. The tower can be seen at the top left.
2025-05-04
Behind the center of #Recklinghausen are some farm yards on the way back to the #Marl Loemühle Airport (EDLM).

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An aerial view of Recklinghausen. A freeway can be seen at the top, multiple living quaters sourrounded by trees and grass are at the bottom. There are some company buildings next to the freeway.An aerial view of farm yards in Recklinghausen. Theres a street going through the image. A swimming pool sourrounded by trees is in the bottom left. There are some houses around the image.An aerial view of farm yards in Recklinghausen with wind turbines on them.An aerial view of the countryside of Recklinghausen with some houses in between sourrounded by trees. A railway track is going through the image. A red train is driving on the track.
2025-05-04
We are now at the border between #Herten and #Recklinghausen.

The first image, still in Herten, shows the spoil heal Hoheward with the Horizon Observatory.

The second image shows the border of Herten, Recklinghausen is ahead of it. Next to it is the freeway A2.

Starting with the third image we are now in Recklinghausen with the freeway crossing between the A2 and the A43.

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An aerial photo of the spoil heap Hoheward with the Horizon Observatory. There are trees all around. Part of a freeway can be seen at the bottom left. Multiple living quaters can be seen in the top left. There is a big factory in the top right.An aerial photo of herten near the border to recklinghausen. You can see multiple living quaters sourrounded by trees and parks. There are some alleys and a freeway.An aerial photo of recklinghausen near the border of herten. You can see a Cloverleaf crossing between two freeways and many trees around. There are also some living quaters sourrounded by trees.An aerial photo of a Cloverleaf crossing between two freeways in recklinghausen sourrounded by trees.
2025-05-04
From #Herne near the #CrangerKirmes we now move north over #Herten.

You can see the Cranger Kirmes in the first image.

The second image shows the Waste-fired power plant in Herten. With the #Hoppenbruch spoil heap in the top left and the #Hoheward spoil heap in the top right.

The third image shows the spoil heal Hoheward with the Horizon Observatory.

The last image shows the coal mine #Ewald.

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An aerial photo of the cranger kirmes near the rhine-herne canal.An aerial photo of the Waste-fired power plant in Herten. The spoil heap Hoppenbruch with a wind turbine on the top can be seen in the top left and the Hoheward spoil heap with the Horizon Observatory can be seen in the top right. There are trees all around.An aerial photo of the spoil heap Hoheward with the Horizon Observatory at the top.An aerial photo of the coal mine Ewald with trees around.
2025-05-04
We are now over #Herne with views to Wanne-Eickel.

The firstimage shows the Pluto mine in Herne with the Pluto-Wilhelm spoil heap.

In the second and third image you can see the Wanne-Eickel main station.

The last image shows the Rhine-Herne Canal and the Emscher in front of the Waste-fired power plant in #Herten.

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An aerial photo of the pluto mine with the Pluto-Wilhelm spoil heap in the back. All sourrounded by trees.An aerial photo of Wanne-Eickel with the main station at the top right. There are many houses sourrounded by trees. There is a big park in the middle.An aerial photo of the Wanne-Eickel main station.An aerial view of the Rhine-Herne Canal and the Emscher. Between the canal and the river are coal stocks. The Waste-fired power plant of Herten can be seen in the back.
2025-05-04
Back in #Gelsekirchen, you can see the harness racing track in the first image.

In the last image you can see the consol mine with the consol park.

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An aerial photo of the harness racing track in Gelsenkirchen with trees around it. The Gelsenkirchen prison can be seen in the distance.An aerial photo of the center of gelsenkirchen with buildings sourrounded by trees.An aerial photo of the center of gelsenkirchen with working quaters and some living quaters, all sourrounded by trees.An aerial photo of the consol mine and the consol park. Living quaters sourrounded by trees are nearby. A railway track can be seen at the back.
2025-05-04
An aerial photo of the coking plant of the UNESCO world heritage site Zollverein, sourrounded by trees.An aerial view of Essen Katernberg, the Zollverein shaft 3/7/10 near the Phenomania Experience Field can be seen in the distance. There are many houses and trees around.An aerial view towards Gelsenkirchen Feldmark. A railway track is going through the image. There are lobing quaters inside green oasis with trees all around. The harness racing track of Gelsenkirchen can be seen at the top left.An aerial view of Gelsenkirchen center with living quaters inside green oasis with many trees around.
2025-05-04
Moving back north from #Essen central.

The black Y-shaped building you see at the last image is the city hall of Essen.

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An aerial photo of the central region of Essen with multiple living and working houses with trees around.An aerial photo of the center of essen with houses and workplaces sourrounded by trees. The main freeway (the A40, ruhr express way, Ruhrschnellweg) can be seen on the right. Multiple Train tracks can be seen on the left.An aerial photo of the center of essen, north of the main station. You can see som living but also many working quaters, sourrounded by trees. Theres also one big bus and tram depot of the RuhrBahn (formally EVAG) in the bottom left with yellow busses and trams.An aerial photo of the center of Essen with living and working quaters sourrounded by trees. A big Y-Shaped black building can be seen on the left, this is the city hall of Essen.
2025-05-04
Above #Essen centrum we had a surprise meeting in the air with the airship of the WDL Luftschiffgesellschaft mbH.

We 👋, they 👋 and we both continued our journeys in the opposite direction!

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An aerial photo of the center of essen with many trees between the houses. The airship of the WDL Luftschiffgesellschaft mbH is hovering over the city.An aerial photo of the center of essen towards the south. You can see many buildings with trees around, The further you look in the distance the less buildings and more trees are showing up. The airship of the WDL Luftschiffgesellschaft mbH is hovering over the city.An aerial photo of the center of essen towards the south. You can see many buildings with trees around, The further you look in the distance the less buildings and more trees are showing up. The airship of the WDL Luftschiffgesellschaft mbH is hovering over the city.An aerial photo of the center of essen. You can see buildings with trees around and the park of the Aalto-Theatre and the philharmonic. The airship of the WDL Luftschiffgesellschaft mbH is hovering over the city.
2025-05-04
We are now flying back to #Essen centrum.

You can see the Aalto Theatre, the philharmonie, the innogy headquaters (former RWE Tower), Essen central station and the telecommunications tower.

And look who we met on the way!

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An aerial photo of Essen Rüttenscheid. You see multiple living quaters between rows of trees. The Essen central station can be seen in far distance.An aerial photo of the centrum of essen. You can see the east cementry on the right. Essen central station with the skyline of Essen on the left. Multiple living quaters and many trees are all around.An aerial photo of the center of essen. You can see Essen central station and the innogy Headquaters (former RWE tower) on the right. The Aalto-Theatre and the Philharmonic Essen can be seen together with their park in the bottom right. The telecomincations tower can be seen in the rop left. Around are some business and living quaters with trees next to them.An aerial photo of the center of essen. You can see the main freeway (the A40, ruhr express way, Ruhrschnellweg), the Essen central station, multiple living and working quaters sourrounded by trees, the innogy Headquaters (former RWE tower), the Aalto-Theatre and the Philharmonic Essen. The airship of the WDL Luftschiffgesellschaft mbH is hovering over the city.
2025-05-04
Flying over the #Baldeneysee in #Essen towards the Villa Hügel, the mansion of the Family #Krupp.

The area of the Villa Hügel was way bigger and it has an interesting Story.
Today it houses a permanent exhibition about Krupp and changing exhibitions inside the main building.
The park around can be explored.

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An aerial photo of the coastline of the Baldeneysee in the direction of Villa Hügel, which can be seen in the middle left next to many trees. There are some small sailing boats in the lake.An aerial photo of the Baldeneysee. You can see Villa Hügel in the right, sourrounded by many trees. There are small sailing boats on the lake. The Dam weir of the Baldeneysee can be seen at the left.An aerial photo of the Villa Hügel and the Hügelpark, sourrounded by many trees. A trainline with a stop in front of the main building can be seen in the bottom right.An aerial photo of the Villa Hügel and the Hügelpark, sourrounded by many trees. You can see the parking lot and the building of the Krupp foundation in front of the main building.
2025-05-03
We are now at the #Ruhr River in #Essen which gives the Ruhr area its name.
Flying over Essen Überruhr (second image) and Heisingen (last image).

This is it for today. We'll continue the journey tomorrow from Heisingen over to the Baldeneysee.

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An aerial photo of the ruhr river with some lakes next to it. There are many trees and big grass landscapes next to it. You can see houses in the distance on the top.An aerial photo of Essen Überruhr with big living quaters in a green landscape with many trees.An aerial photo of the ruhr river with trees and a freeway (the A44) next to it. In the upper part you can see houses, this is Essen Heisingen.An aerial photo of Essen Heisingen with many houses and trees, sourrounded on three sides by the ruhr river.
2025-05-03
We are now on the east side of #Essen near the border to #Bochum (#Wattenscheid and #Dahlhausen).

The first image shows the border region.
The living quaters on the right are still in Essen, these are Freisenbruch at the Bottom and Horst at the top.
The left goes to Bochum. Wattenscheid is in the straigt left, Dahlhausen at the top left.

The second image shows the main trainline we saw back in the center of essen.
At the bottom of the image below the trainline is Essen Freisenbruch, above is Essen Host.
You can see the east city swimming pool (Bad und Sport Oststadt) relatively in the center.

The third image is again a view in the direction to Bochum Wattenscheid, which can be seen in the distance.

The last image has Essen Freisenbruch in the bottom and a view to Essen Steele. You can also see the Ruhr from here.

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An aerial photo of a border region between essen and bochum. The right side of the image is Essen with small houses and some living quaters in the green. On the left are farm yards and a big Electrical substation.An aerial photo of the eastern part of essen with multiple living quaters in the green with trees all around. There is a swimming pool in the middle of the image.An aerial photo mostly of the no mans land between Essen and Bochum with big farm yards and a big Electrical substation. There are living quaters in the green with trees all around at the bottom. In the distance the city Bochum can be seen at the top.An aerial photo of living quarters in Essen with trees all around. You can see a river, the ruhr, at the top left.
2025-05-03
From #Essen centrum we are now heading towards the eastern part of Essen: Huttrop, Kray, Leithe and Freisenbruch.

There are two cementries on the way.
In the first image you see a big green place near the middle with many trees. This is the Eastern Cemetery.
In the second image you can see a big park structure on the right, this is the park cementry.

We are also following the main trainline and the A40 (Ruhr expressway) here.

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An aerial photo of the eastern area of Essen. The east cementry can be seen in the middle. Many living quaters sourrounded by trees can be seen all around. A freeway is going through the image on the left, which is the A40. A railway track can be seen on the left edge.An aerial photo of two freeways. The main freeway, the A40 is going through the image and crossing the main trainline over a bridge. The A52 is coming from the bottom middle and ends in the A40. There is a big park with trees on the right which is the park cementry.An aerial photo of a farm yard, the Ridderhof, with two big silos on the right.An aerial photo of Freisenbruch, a living quater at the edge of the city to the border of Bochum, with many trees and farm yard around.
2025-05-03
More from #Essen centrum around the Essen Central station.

You can see the innogy Headquaters (former RWE Tower), the Aalto Theater and the Philharmonic of Essen here.

The last photo offers a view of the Ruhr expressway (A40, Ruhrschnellweg), one of the main freeways through the ruhr area.

#photography #nature #naturephotography #aerialphotography #aerialview #aerial #ruhrgebiet #ruhrpott #ruhr #ruhrarea #essen #gyrocopter #flying #edlm
An aerial photo of the center of Essen. In the center you can See the Aalto Theater and the Philharmonic of Essen with a green park around.
Behind the Aalto Theater is a big round tower which is the headquater of Innogy, this is the former RWE Tower. On The left you see a big train station, this is the Essen central station.An aerial photo of the Essen central station with the center of essen next to it. There is a big black building in the top left which is the city hall of essen.An aerial photo of the innogy headquaters (former RWE tower) and the Aalto theater of Essen.An aerial photo of the Essen central station towards the city center. There is a big black building in the top middle, which is the city hall. In the bottom is a big freeway, the A40 (called the "Ruhrschnellweg"/Ruhr expressway).

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