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Pilot on an aluminium ladder refuelling an ultralight aircraft with a red jerrycan at a Valencia airfield, under a clear blue sky with mountains in the background.
A ladder, a red jerrycan, a plane that waits. In the stillness of the Valencian airfield, the vast sky already promises the flight. Valencia, Valencia, Spain Sunday, March 14th, 2021 at 7:21 AM GMT+1Stan Laurentiu© Atelier Stan

Ultralight at a Valencia airfield, the ritual before flight

The pre-flight ritual at a Valencia airfield: a pilot on an aluminium ladder refuels his ultralight with a red jerrycan under an endless blue sky. The pale ground, the mountains in the background and the absolute stillness of the moment compose a scene where the everyday routine of light aviation becomes visual poetry. The calm before takeoff, the meticulous preparation, the vastness of the Valencian sky.