I had not been to work for two weeks, due to the holidays around christmas and New Year and so it was time to go to Frankfurt again to finally do something for money! As you already know we pilots … Continue reading
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2013
Dear friends and followers, I wish you, your families and friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2013! It seems like the Maya calendar was wrong after all and we are still alive. It is now time to … Continue reading →
Puuhh… Three weeks have past already…
Time flies, especially when I am at home! For some reason there is barely enough time to take a deep breath, before I have to do some “real life stuff”, like going grocery shopping or visiting my family. I did … Continue reading →
Another weekend away from home…
After four days of guaranteed Days off, it was time to get back to work again. Unfortunately it was Saturday, a day I usually spent with family and friends. A simulator check ride was planned and I even had to … Continue reading →
How about Dubai?
“Good Morning Herr Gottwald, I got something for you!” – I finally got a call from crew scheduling yesterday and now I am on my way to Dubai. Sitting in the Lufthansa Cargo break-room again, I only have minutes before … Continue reading →
Standby – Day 2 and 3
As I expected nothing much happened during the days of my standby. I spent the first night in a low-priced hotel with some Thai food from the airport and checked out really late the next day. After a good rest, … Continue reading →
Standby – Day 1
I got up this morning shortly past 4 am and took the first flight from Dresden to Frankfurt at 6 o’clock. Today is the first day of my standby shift that started at 8 o’clock and since then I haven’t … Continue reading →
The Dark Continent
It was dark already, when we got to the airport in Johannesburg and for the next two flights, we would not see much of the sun. The aircraft had arrived a bit late, but our ground staff at OR Tambo … Continue reading →
