Is it really day 3 and thus my last day with David and the guys from Airplanes4rent? I am afraid so – but I know we have left the best for last! Yes, I did not make it to Key West and went to Orlando rather than to the Bahamas […]
Yearly Archives: 2018
When my ex colleague Sonny called a few weeks back asking if I would be free for dinner that evening we certainly did not expect to meet again so soon-this time for lunch in Orlando. Here I am in Fort Lauderdale, with my little Cessna from airplanes4rent, David my […]
Why not fly to Orlando for lunch
My program for 3 days flying in Florida was pretty simple: Key West, Bahamas, Orlando. But sometimes even simple things do not work out and you have to go with the flo(w). Airplanes4rent located at Fort Lauderdale Executive reserved a Cessna 172 for me including David as safety pilot. As usual […]
When I nearly flew to Key West
Flying is fun! But it also gets a bit boring when always taking off on the same routes, stop for a coffee and fly back again. Didn’t we all start one way or the other to discover the unknown and see things from a different view? A nice way to […]
Beer is in the air – autumn rallye at the ...
“Sunshine!” Once again I am relieved when I open the curtains (much too) early on Saturday morning. Once again it is our open day at the flying club, once again many hours of preparation have been spent to present our club to the outside world and make potential new students […]
VCR Open Day 2018 – sunshine, fun and lots of ...
What do you expect when opening big hangar doors and you look at a sparkling Stearman and a couple of colourful Pitts? Right – there must be an aviation lover nearby. In this case the aviation lover is Ivan van der Schaar – Captain at BA ComAir, aerobatics instructor, airshow […]
Ivan van der Schaar – Amercian Flying Classics & Aerobatics
When Mike sent me the dates of Botswana Airshow in Matsieng I just had to smile: is it coincidence or good fate that this event takes place on the last weekend of our Botswana flying tour? Whatever it is I simply have to join it! Thankfully Rick’s return […]
Botswana Airshow @ Matsieng
Yes, we are crazy about flying and yes, we are even crazier about flying in South Africa. But the good thing is….we are not the only ones! So for the first time I organize “my” flying holidays together with 8 more people: Petra, Reinhard, Jan Robert and Rick will spend […]
Let’s do it again! South Africa & Botswana May 2018…a ...
“Forever Flying” by R.A. “Bob” Hoover 288 pages full of an amazing piloting life story – I honestly could not put the book away again. Bob Hoover does not only look back at more than 50 years of flying experiences, from barnstorming to army testpiloting, supersonic developments, speed records and a […]
For weeks the weather is bad….well, worse then just bad: either the clouds are so low that you cannot see the top of the street lights or the wind is blowing too strong….then finally, sun in sight…..but no planes available…..but hang on, I do have the check out for our […]
Sunshine, sightseeing…and just a bit more
“Hey, I am around your area for a long weekend. Fancy finally meeting?” Since our blog post about flying in Austria roughly a year ago Petra from www.hingeflogen.com and we have stayed in touch, exchanging flying stories and experiences. Now it was finally time to meet in person. And what better place could […]
When hingeflogen.com meets chicks @ Hangar 7/Salzburg/Austria
“We” by Charles A. Lindbergh First published in 1927 just shortly after his famous flight, the book is now available again in reprint still including original introduction and forewords. And it is in this foreword from Myron T. Herrick (US Embassy 1927) where Charlese Lindbergh and his adventure are probably best […]