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
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Trip reports of any flight where I wasn’t the pilot.
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 →
Lufthansa to Algiers – Part 1
Have you ever been to Algeria? Did you know that it is the 10th largest country in the world? Me neither, but I was about to find out! I have been travelling to Algiers to attend a meeting of the … Continue reading →
Night spotting at Istanbul Ataturk
I have passed through Istanbul recently and after a day of spotting I wanted to try something more challenging – night photos! As many of you know the main spotting location is the Flyinn Shopping Center near the departure end … Continue reading →
New gallery online – Shanghai Pudong Intl. Airport
A few days ago I flew to Shanghai Pudong for the first time in my life! We arrived in the early morning and there was only little traffic. Arriving from Seoul the arrival controllers first struggled to give us a … Continue reading →
Krasnoyarsk – always good for a surprise!
Just yesterday I flew to Krasnoyarsk again and even though it was past 8 pm already the sun was still up and illuminating the apron nicely (unfortunately there were some clouds as well, but no Cumulonimbus clouds). Surprisingly the time … Continue reading →
Thunderstorm and Cumulonimbus clouds near Delhi
You haven’t heard from me for some time now, but that is basically due to the fact that I have been extremly busy: flying the MD-11, working for the pilots association and hey, even I got a private life. Nevertheless … Continue reading →
The milky way over Iraq!
Being a pilot means spending many nights awake from your loved ones, overflying remote parts of the world that you do not really want to go to. Young pilots are totally excited when being close to the stars, but with … Continue reading →
