Netherlands Group Tour - Leg 7: EHKD - EHAL
The PAPA HOTEL Virtual Flying Club Netherlands Group Tour has touched down at EHKD Den Helder/De Kooy in the north west corner of the country. We’re about to start perhaps the most scenic leg of the tour and fly over the World Heritage Side the Wadden Sea, a unique coastal region in the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark, known for its tidal flats, rich biodiversity, making it a vital habitat for various migratory birds and marine life.
Route
EHKD DCT VP081 DCT VP088 DCT 530239N0045449E DCT EHTX DCT 530959N0045322E DCT 531110N0045120E DCT 531303N0045156E DCT 531426N0045512E DCT 531605N0045810E DCT 531752N0050511E DCT 532127N0051259E DCT 532424N0051557E DCT 532638N0053142E DCT EHAL
Advised airport scenery packages
Departure Airport: EHKD Den Helder/De Kooy Airport available at FlightSim.to
Intermediate Airport: Netherlands - Texel International Airport - EHTX available at FlightSim.to
Destination Airport: Ameland Airport (EHAL) available at FoightSim.to
Additional scenery packages
HORS - Vliehors Range available at FlightSim.to
Description
We finished our last leg at the Aeroclub Maritime, located on the military apron near taxiway’s D and D1. We will depart this joined civil and military airfield via the VFR WHISKEY Departure. This will give us the opportunity to have a look at the large marine base located on the east side of the city. This is the home of the Royal Netherlands Navy and many of its fleet may be seen anchored in the harbour.
After leaving the Den Helder CTR, we’ll turn east towards Texel’s largest village Den Burg and head towards visual reporting point ALPHA, from where we’ll be flying the VFR approach into Texel. The flight Den Helder to Texel is a really short one, so you can take your time exploring the island’s south coast as long as we’re not interfering with the traffic in the Den Helder CTR.
Texel is the largest Dutch Wadden Island, renowned for its diverse landscapes and is famous for its Texel sheep. They are a local breed known for their high-quality wool and meat. There are more sheep than people living on the island. More than double the 14.000 residents in fact.
We are about to arrive at arguably the most friendly and hospitable aerodrome in the Netherlands. Texel International Airport is a small airfield with 2 short grass runways, a wonderful museum and is home of the Paracenter Texel. With good weather this is bussing place where Cessna’s, C206’s and C208’s fly on and off dropping skydivers from 10.000 feet over this stunning scenery. As this is one of the shortest legs of the tour, it’s a great place to practice your take-offs and landings and give the IVAO controllers a run for their money.
After we’re done doing our things at Texel, we’ll depart via the VFR ECHO Departure. After visual reporting point ECHO, we’ll follow the shoreline to the lighthouse and cross over to the island of Vlieland. By the way, it’s after 5 o’clock in the evening when we do the flight, so you shouldn’t be worried being busted by fighter jets. We’re about to over fly the Vliehors, a large sand plane on the south side of Vlieland and best known for its Royal Netherlands Air Force shooting range.
After flying over the Vliehors, we’ll continue following the coastline of the islands of Vlieland and Terschelling. At the most eastern edge of Terschelling, we’re approaching our destination and turn northeast, over the North Sea, to keep clear of the circuit pattern of EHAL Ameland. It’s a beautiful strip to practice your short field landings, as the runway is only 860 meters long. You’ve got plenty time to do some extra touch ‘n go’s before finally shutting down at a parking spot near the tower.
Schedule
Wednesday 18 February 2026
20:00 CET (1900Z)
20:20 CET (1920Z)
Vliegclub Maritiem (at the military apron)
IVAO Network and Western European server (MSFS 2020)
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If you’ve joined us for all legs so far, well done! You’ve made it through perhaps the most difficult leg of the tour. You’ve now completed 759 nautical miles and little over 7 hours and 28 minutes of air time. We’ve got ‘only’ 300 NM and 3 hours and 14 minutes of tour left.
Live Stream
‘What happens if I can’t make it?’ Well, don’t you worry! We’ve designed and shared all information so that, if you can’t join us online, you can fly the route yourself. If you do want to take part, but rather not fly online, you can always join us during our live stream. That’s right! PAPA HOTEL Dutch Scenery Design will live stream ALL legs of the Netherlands Group Tour on our YouTube Channel!
