Can you give us a link to St Joseph’s aviation patronage?
Antonio. This is a start.
Thanks Nuccio, a really good video 
Peter_G wrote:
St Joseph of Cupertino
Never heard of him before! Can you give us a link to St Joseph’s aviation patronage?
Oh, THAT Loreto. I’ve been to Loreto in Mexico (MMLT, in Baja California). It’s the only airport I’ve ever seen where the main terminal building has a thatched roof.
To be honest, when I landed at Loreto, I never actuall went to the monastery. I always went straight to Sirolo, one of the real gems of the Upper Italian Adriatic. Or to Numana, nexthand, for the great beach and good food.
I used to have an old Air Force medallion of our Lady of Loreto in ‘panel’ of the Super Cub, not sure the provenance, but perhaps ex Gloster Meteor FAA – their loss rate in the Meteor was less than in the RAF.
Still have the medallion.
. I think Loreto is too short a runway, how does it look on site?
It‘s an average grass runway, 700 meters long, approaches not totally obstacle free. At low weights, no problem in an SR22.
What is the closest friendly airport with avgas ou UL91 ?
Fano is always a good stop with acceptably priced 100LL. Might go there this Saturday.
To the south, Monegiorgio/Guido Paci has only mogas, I believe.
Ancona officially no Mogas, but might get some Avgas from the aeroclub.
Jujupilote wrote:
I thought St Joseph of Cupertino was the patron of pilots and airmen
Although my Italian students would always remind me that Our Lady of Loreto was the Patron saint of pilots, I regularly drew their attention to St Joseph of Cupertino, not least because as well as being a Patron of Pilots, he was useless at passing exams: So his other patronage is Examination candidates!
The video has certainly whetted my appetite to make Loreto a ‘must see’ place to fly to.
