Introducing a new companion
As announced in my previous post (Abeam.be’s 100th), I have finalised the era on flying with different airplane types: I plan to stick to one type, one aircraft now. I Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Steven
Weeklong Trip to Le Mans & Rodez
Celebrating the 100th post on Abeam.be ! I had to be in a training class in Le Mans, in the center of France. Instead of driving or taking the high Continue Reading →
Circles to land
It was a while that I had had flown. I wasn’t even current to carry passengers anymore: I missed one take-off and landing over the past 90 days. So, time Continue Reading →
Oxygen top off
Oxygen top off at local diving shop: 7 euro !
Flight to Lorient: An Exercise in Balancing Fuel, Weight, Bladder & Route Considerations
Prenote: this is a rather detailed technical description of this IFR trip. The idea of this trip was born long time ago, but postponed many times. At this year’s new Continue Reading →
Champagne Run
My brother and me have a family party coming up, of which one of the major requirements is to have ample of spirits available. It was time to stocking up Continue Reading →
Checkride
Just a quick note to let you know that a year after the EASA IR, I had to perform another checkride. I passed.
Glory
A glory is an optical phenomenon that resembles an iconic saint’s halo about the shadow of the observer’s head. It consists of one or more concentric, successively dimmer rings, each Continue Reading →
Anti-roest Pannenkoek
Het is weer de tijd van het jaar om met een rustig klein VFR vluchtje de vliegkunde te ontroesten. Vroeger vloog ik zo al naar Grimbergen, Midden-Zeeland en Ursel. Deze Continue Reading →