Ostend Queen
As Belflyer has left for the States to become commercial and instructional, he kindly introduced me to his friend Dr. Feelgood with whom he has been flying in the past. Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Flying
Anti-Rust Protection
It is winter time, and people fly less in winter … that is known. So are private pilots … dramatically less ! In order to stay current beyond the legal Continue Reading →
End of the Year VFR
The end of the year is approaching. Due to the low availibility of the Mooney and some family affairs (a new daughter is born !), I have flown less than Continue Reading →
Further on the Mooney
Earlier in the year, I had started to seriously familiarise myself with the Mooney N201DJ. That exercise had suffered due to lack of Mooney and due to other priorities from Continue Reading →
Complex Endorsement
In order to be able to fly solo with an aircraft that has a retractable gear, a constant speed prop and flaps, one has to be endorsed by a flight Continue Reading →
Berlin Tempelhof Memorial
You have probably heard the dreadful news about the pending closure of “the Mother of All Airports”. Yes, the Berliners have not shown enough voting support to their oldest and Continue Reading →
Flying Cider
Daar waar de hemel begint We gingen tot waar de hemel begint, vrij, letterlijk als een vogel. Hij had ons meegenomen in zijn droom, zijn passie. En zo was zijn Continue Reading →
The Piper Stories
As the Mooney I was training on is under repair, the owner flew over his Piper Archer PA28-180 N3987X for further IFR flying. Although not as fast and heavy as Continue Reading →
Acro-a-Gogo
My JAR PPL(A) Class Validation was due for renewal, and according to the law, you have to fly one hour with an instructor to become current for revalidation. Having taking Continue Reading →
Mooney Familiarisation
Sortie 1: Weather is improving … spring is in the air … time to get to know my new love somewhat better: the Mooney M20J N201DJ based at Lille Lesquin Continue Reading →