I started this blog before my first flight lesson. Read on to see what I fly today.
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No, this was no lazy sunday! :) After an incredible Muse concert on saturday... ...my father had the brilliant idea to go flying! We flew to a small grass field, called Sitterdorf (LSZV). It had a short runway of just 1570 feet and both threshold were...
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The Franklin engine roared to live and accompanied us with its distinctive galloping sound, while taxiing to runway two five. I gave the girls a quick passenger briefing and took off into the blue skies. Crossing the alps will always amaze me. :) The...
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Yesterday my car had a flat battery. My girlfriend's dad helped to get it running again. Later, on the way to work, I found out the cooler fan and radio didn't work anymore. Oh I love this Ford Fiesta.... after work the radio came back to life (who needs...
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One of the easy-to-accomplish tasks toward my commercial pilot licence is the cross-country flight time as pilot in command. I need 50hrs and I think I almost got it. Since I work toward a licence the flights have to cover at least 50 nautical miles in...
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During the grey fall days it is hard to believe that there's blue skies - anywhere above. One lucky Saturday the clouds opened up a bit to let us catch a bit of sunlight. Knowing there weren't any clouds in the alps, we headed toward them for a $100 fondue....
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"At times Joran south of Jura Mountains", do you know what this means? I did not and that's why I made a note on my weather briefing to find out after the flight. On descent into the aerodrome of Neuchâtel nature answered my question - by simply turning...
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Yesterday my girlfriend asked if we would go to the airport's restaurant on the weekend. I wasn't sure if I heard right but I agreed without asking why. Anyhow, I really need to give her a bouquet of lilies for this one. :) My father called today and...
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Neither have I, nevertheless the airport at Lake Zurich felt as if it was one. After a nice and stable approach over the water - which reminded me of flying floats at 500' and below - I touched down pretty much on the numbers and I didn't even need to...
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Every pilot is part of the voice of General Aviation. The least I can do today is to re-blog a very good read from AOPA UK; click the link for the original article. There is also a commentary about this issue written by the president of Europe Air Sports...
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At the mountainous airport of Saanen you find all kind of people. There is the Glacier pilot with his Maule, working on his engine in the hangar. There is the unknown blonde celebrity on the co-pilot's seat of a PC-12, desperately waiting for her limousine....
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