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
Tag Archives | MD-11
Blog entries that relate to or speak about the McDonnell Douglas MD-11, the last big tri-jet produced by the American aircraft manufacturer.
Web shop now online!
Finally! Just in time for the christmas season, I have started my own online store featuring my best photos! More than 80 different motives are already available and my selection of 20 cockpit pictures certainly is a highlight. But there … Continue reading →
New photo gallery – Planespotting at Sharjah
Having flown to Dubai last week, we took off to Frankfurt from Sharjah the next day again. While the aircraft was being refueled, I used my bit of spare time to take a few photos of aircraft taking-off and landing. … 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 →
Nairobi to Johannesburg O.R. Tambo
After a short 24-hour stay in Nairobi it was time to hit the road again to fly further south to Johannesburg. After a little row at security control we cleared passport control and a second security check-point easily and as … Continue reading →
