The above nice looking lady "Monika" is taking care of the Catering and refuelling of aircrafts under 35c heat in LEAX "La Axarquia" Aerodrome about 15 minutes from LEAM "Malaga International Airport" Spain. Please note that she is still smiling and happy. Positive attitude is always healthy.

LEAX is an uncontrolled aerodrome for training and touch and goes, which cost about €20 for as many as you want, also it is the start location for all plane advertising around the South Coast.

I flew about 5 hours around the Malaga area and to Morocco "Tanger" which was very interesting flying indeed. Flying along the coastline and crossing the strait of Gibraltar to Morocco was spectacular.

The company where I rented the plane from is very efficient and professional (http://www.aero-club.org). They speak Spanish, English and German and it costs around €100 for one hour flying with a C-172.

They provide you with all required maps, airport approach charts and pre flight briefing. Their planes are in good condition and are all equipped with GPS pilot III, which was helpful when flying around control zones and prohibited areas especially that around Gibraltar.

I must confess that the quality and maintenance of our planes in LOAU "Stockerau" are unbeatable, our aircraft are very much taken care of externally as well as internally, it is really nothing to compare to any aircraft I have seen in any other aerodrome considering the age of these aircraft. Well done FSV2000 "LOAU".

By Muthana Alnaher,

August 2001