As most of you know, I was in South America recently. It was a long rotation – we started off from Frankfurt to Dakar in Senegal, where we stayed overnight. 14 hours later we were at work again to fly … Continue reading
Archive | Pilot’s life
What is the life of a pilot like?
Busy busy busy
I am terrible sorry for not posting anything lately, but it has been such a busy time for me! I have been flying to South America, the Middle East, India and the Far East and have done a lot of … Continue reading
NEW VIDEO: MD-11 Approach to Nairobi NBO
One of the routes that has been in the network of Lufthansa Cargo for ever is the Frankfurt-Nairobi-Johannesburg-Nairobi-Frankfurt service. Except for Dakar and Cairo, these are the only destinations in Africa that the airline serves on a regular basis. Departure … Continue reading
NEW VIDEO: Bush flying in Kenya – on board the Cessna Grand Caravan
According to Wikipedia, Bush flying is defined as “aircraft operations carried out in remote, inhospitable regions of the world. Bush flying involves operations in rough terrain where there are often no prepared landing strips or runways”. This is most definitely … Continue reading
Detroit after the snow
As you know, I have spent a couple of days in Detroit due to the snow storm there. When I woke up yesterday morning, the weather had changed dramatically to the better. See the sunrise from my hotel room was … Continue reading
Being stuck in Novi, Michigan
Actually, I am not even in Novi, but a few kilometers southeast of it in a hotel near the Interstate 96 in the middle of nowhere. Due to several reasons our crew hotel is far away from the city centre … Continue reading
Lufthansa to Algiers – Part 3
We had passed the Alps, food had been served and we were getting closer to our destination Algeria, when the first clouds started to appear. Upon starting the approach to Algiers, the clouds were thick and the cloud base low. … Continue reading
Lufthansa to Algiers – Part 2
I have been flying from Dresden to Frankfurt to continue further to Algiers, the capital of Algeria. After getting on board and taxing out, it was time to get airborne on Lufthansa Airbus A321-100 D-AIRB! The usual spotting location west … Continue reading
