Flying from Rockcliffe to Lachute and back

A "Cherokee" based at Rockcliffe Airport, flying south of the Ottawa River

Historic Rockcliffe Airport, owned by the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, lies on the south bank of the Ottawa River at the east end of Ottawa, so any flight from there guarantees marvellous views of the river both up and downstream. Pilots lucky enough to belong to the Rockcliffe Flying Club (and their passengers) have regular opportunities to enjoy these views.

A scenic ride from Rockcliffe to Lachute and back via Hawkesbury, such as the one several of us undertook today, follows the same route as the river:

The museum at Rockcliffe airport, from the north

Flying towards sunnier weather, between Ottawa and Hawkesbury

The road bridge at Hawkesbury

New bridge (on autoroute 50, not yet completed) across the rapids of the Rivière Rouge, near Hawkesbury

Not far from Rockcliffe on the return flight: passing the Cumberland ferry