Here is what happened on Day 2 of my “An American journey” 10 day live feed This morning I got up at 4 am, showered quickly, put on my uniform and left the hotel at 04.45 to walk over to … Continue reading
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10 day live feed – “An American journey” – Day 1
Today I will be starting a project that I haven’t done before – I will report from a rotation that covers four American countries in 10 days live. After every flight I will give you an update on what happened, … Continue reading
MD-11 apron images at night
While editing some of my photos (I do about 2-10 per day usually) I came across a couple of shots of my beautiful MD-11 freighter that I wanted to share with you! I was on the ramp last winter to … Continue reading
How do you make sure that cargo is properly fastened?
The captain is ultimately responsible for the safe operation of the aircraft. However, even pilots can’t be experts at everything and do ten things simultaneously. That is why we always have a specially loadmaster at every airport that checks if … Continue reading
What kind of cargo do you fly?
Basically anything is possible! With a cargo capacity of roughly 85 tons, there is a lot of stuff you can load on a MD-11 freighter. This ranges from obvious things such as mail and parts for factories to fancy cars … Continue reading
Thoughts on 4U9525
I first read about flight 4U9525 on 24 March 2015 when my wife wrote me a message asking if I had already heard. She got that info via twitter or facebook only a couple of minutes after the probable crash … Continue reading
Approach to Cairo at night on an Airbus A321-200
It has been a while since I last sat in the cockpit of an Airbus A321, after flying the type for about three years at the beginning of my career. So I was more than happy to say hello to … Continue reading
First scheduled Airbus A350 flight world-wide arrives in Frankfurt!
When Airbus first started engineering the A350 back in 2004, it was more likely to be a modernized version of the A330 with new engines (like the ones the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is having). After low orders and lots of … Continue reading
