See description below (with timestamps at the bottom).

Weather:

EBCI 141350Z 23004KT 210V290 CAVOK 12/02 Q1031 NOSIG
EBCI 141420Z VRB01KT CAVOK 13/02 Q1031 NOSIG
EBCI 141450Z 21004KT 140V240 CAVOK 12/02 Q1031 NOSIG
EBCI 141520Z VRB01KT CAVOK 12/02 Q1030 NOSIG
EBCI 141550Z 24003KT CAVOK 12/02 Q1030 NOSIG
EBCI 141620Z 23003KT CAVOK 12/02 Q1030 NOSIG
EBCI 141650Z 14001KT CAVOK 10/02 Q1030 NOSIG

A week later than originally planned because of getting sick from either overtraining on the bike, or the flue (or a combination of the two), but I finally managed to get back into the air with the GoPro cameras again. I already had a flight earlier this year when I simply took a friend sightseeing around the CTR of EBCI, but now I wanted to do something new again. I decided to fly the Sonaca 200 to the airport of Sint-Truiden near Brustem (also called the DronePort or even the Limburg Regional Airport), which has some special procedures, and potentially fly back across the CTR of Liège on the way back. This was my first time at EBST, and it was also the first time I made a CTR-crossing on my own (which was admittedly not very much of a challenge having "grown my wings" at Charleroi). Plenty of material for a new video!

00:00 Requesting taxi at EBCI
00:49 Lining up and taking off EBCI RWY 24
01:46 Leaving the CTR of EBCI over Sierra
02:19 Checking in with Brussels Information
03:04 A few words about today's flight
03:30 A bit of VOR flight planning and passing Namur
04:13 Turning inbound FLO over Andenne
04:32 Arrival briefing for EBST
05:21 Contacting EBST (Brustem Radio) for landing information
05:53 More briefing with notes on the local procedures
06:30 Overhead Sierra then joining the circuit
07:10 Request from the Tower
07:33 Turning left base
08:00 Turning final
08:45 Landing EBST RWY 24(R) - with replay from all camera angles
09:31 Backtracking the RWY
10:07 RWY vacated and detailed taxi instruction from AFIS
11:00 Parking
11:27 Message from the apron
11:38 Briefing for the second leg (EBLG CTR crossing)
11:50 Requesting taxi information and taxiing to the run-up area
12:45 Traffic spotting in the circuit
13:19 Departing EBST
14:15 Excellent service from the AFIS
14:35 Listening to the AFIS of EBLG
15:11 Contacting EBLG Tower with my crossing request
16:03 Overhead Romeo inbound Oscar (first solo CTR crossing)
16:31 Cleared to cross (the axis) overhead
16:42 Wing-views of EBLG airport with Boeing 747s on the apron
17:36 Leaving the CTR overhead Oscar, then checking in with Brussels Info again
18:29 Flying along a radial of SPI VOR - close-up of the Garmin GI 275
19:10 Requesting landing instructions from EBCI Tower
19:46 Shortcut offered and taken direct to final
20:13 Left base and turn to final
21:05 Landing EBCI RWY 24 - followed by replays from other angles
21:49 Vacating the RWY and taxi request from EBCI Ground
22:32 Summary of the flight and shutting down
23:22 Closing message

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