I started this blog before my first flight lesson. Read on to see what I fly today.
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A letter from the Swiss aviation administration stated that I, a young pilot with 110h total time and 444 landings, indeed am a pilot. I told them before but they would not listen. What they were looking for were four solo circuits - done in Switzerland...
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You come home from flying with a big grin on your face. You take off your shoes and - damn, what's that smell?! - you probably had your first solo. In my case, I completed the validation process from FAA to EASA by a first solo in EASA-land. Yay! Party...
Post lesenIf a passenger would glance at my logbook she or he would never fly with me. I just filled another page and there is only one flight where I did not have an emergency. Although it was all simulated - I had no normal flights. I am longing for the day when...
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This picture is here to attract people and because Pilatus Porters on high final look badass. Heading straight down to earth and put down right on the numbers. But can you do that in a Piper Tomahawk? That's the link to this article. Let's find out. On...
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Finally I went flying! It was two months ago when I decided to validate my FAA certificate. I was confident to do that during the week I came back from Canada. Obviously I was wrong. I will be working on it until January or so. But let's talk about the...
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Bild: Mein Blindenflughund Zorro ist bereit für den Einsatz im Cockpit. "Your eyes are great, tomorrow you gonna fly at the airlines!", sagte mir der Doktor, als ich In den USA noch nicht einmal 10 Stunden Total Time hatte. Und ja, in den USA dürfte ich,...
Post lesenI found my way though all the paperwork. This is what 'halfway there' means. Every time I think I am done Switzerland has another surprise, another step for me. It is annoying since I don't have a clue how long it takes in the end. What I wanted was a...
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