Air Truck Challenge 2022 (aka a "road-bound" World Trip)

Capodichino (LIRN) - Castrovillari (LIKA).
Italy.
Flight No. 015.

  1. Napoli Centrale (Napoli Main Station) with Vicaria District (right), San Lorenzo District (background) and Mercato District (left) around it.

  2. Passing Mount Vesuvius near Sant’Anastasia (right) and Somma Vesuviana (left).

  3. Looking back a last time towards Napoli and Mount Vesuvius above San Valentino Torio (right).

  4. Lancusi below us with Baronissi (right) and Pellezzano (at the gap in the mountains) behind it.

  5. San Mango Piemonte and the Monte Tubenna behind it to the left of Highway A2.

  6. The Golfo di Salerno as seen from above Bastipaglia and Bellizi (right).

  7. Following Sele River towards Contursi Terme. The prominent mountain range to our right are the Monti Alburni.

  8. Due to the increase in ground level we need to ascent to about 4500ft altitude: This allows us a few top-down shots like this one above Castelluccio Cosentino and the Tanagro River (right).

  9. Another top-down shot above Polla on Tanagro River.

  10. Following A2 in a straight line to the south, passing Sala Consilina (left) on the slopes of Madonna Del Sito Alto mountain.

  11. Buonabitacolo (center) on Peglio River.

  12. Cima Fabio Limongi, the first 2000m mountain we see on our entire trip.

  13. Another prominent mountain in the distance that I had to take a picture of - the Monte Alpi, a twin-peaked mountain near Calda.

  14. Looking across Serra la Locara (right), Serra Vaddelonna (left) and Monte Mancosa (left background) towards the sea.

  15. Climbing into even higher mountains near Mormanno (center).

  16. Spotting our first glance of the Adriatic Sea behind those mountains!

  17. The winding highway A2 leads us along the southern slopes of Monte Pollino (left), Serra Dolecedorme (center left) and Timpa del Pino di Michele (center). The smaller Monte Monzone has yet to be passed by to reach our destination!

  18. I may have forgotten to read the runway length of Castrovillari. We might need to do a “hilltop start” at the start of our next flight. Still, we got a nice view towards Castrovillari itself (center).