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There is a saying in German: when doing something 3 times it becomes a tradition. Well, I guess with this third trip South we have a tradition started then! While previously sticking to South African home turfs, this time we went border crossing towards Botswana and…nearly also to Zimbabwe. Unfortunately […]

Botswana 2017 or: the tradition to fly in South Africa

 in Chicks Abroad  tagged Botswana / C182 / Cessna / Chobe River / flying / Haina safari lodge / Johannesburg / Kalahari / Nxamaseri island lodge / Okavango / Safari / South Africa by
I can’t tell precisely when my love for flying started. My dad worked for ESA, the European Space Agency, so space, spacecraft and aircraft, were always there. The first time I saw Top Gun was with my dad. We laughed our behinds off. That might have been it. Fast forward […]

Because I was inverted…

 in Chick's Logbook  tagged aerobatics / barrel roll / EHRD / flying / girls / high power stall / looping / power on stall / Robin / Robin 2160 / rotterdam / unusual attitudes / upset attitude recovery / VCR / vliegclub rotterdam / Whenchicksfly by
“Flying asses through Africa” by Jack Mitchell   What do you expect when the author himself apologizes his summary of short stories as “funny, sad, politically incorrect, rude, racist, hysterical, ridiculous, opinionated, sardonic, sarcastic, condescending, vulgar and occasionally philosophic!” Well, exactly that: a relaxed read which makes you laughing out […]
 in Chick's Review  tagged Africa / Asses / Charter / flying / Jack / Laugh / Mitchell / Tourist by | Open »