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Three Months and Two Weeks

May 04, 2008 - Pilots Talk No Comments →

This is the time before the next flight I planned in a light aircraft. This will be the longer interruption in my flying activities ever. Before starting training for my IFR, I went through a shorter non-flying period, to put enough money aside.
We have been living in Frankfurt area for one month now, and thing […]

Flying the PA32 - Saratoga

February 24, 2008 - Flying Tips 2 Comments →

Few days ago, FGC asked me via my “Any question ?” page about my experience flying the Piper PA32 Saratoga. The first answer I can give is purely quantitative: 89:56 hours, of which 64:52 PIC and 46:26 IFR, and a total of 138 landings, all on Piper Saratoga normally aspirated (sorry, no turbo…), all equipped […]

Reflections on passengers - II

February 10, 2008 - Pilots Talk No Comments →

Nearly six months ago, I published a post about the tendency passengers have to take the same kind of in-flight photographs. If you don’t write to read all of it, it said that different passengers on different planes frequently make the same photographs and I illustrated with close shots of propellers, centered on the cone […]

What Is You Plane Of Choice ?

February 07, 2008 - Pilots Talk 2 Comments →

When I wrote the post about all planes I flew, I dropped a few lines about each, without any kind of classification. As all pilots, I however have preferences. My favorite plane (amongst those I flew) is the PA32 Saratoga , because of its speed, performance, and because those I fly are well equipped.
The DA40 […]

All Planes I Flew

January 28, 2008 - Pilots Talk 3 Comments →

If you ever wanted to know more about me but never dare to ask, this post is for you. To share more of my experience I decided to list the eight types of aircrafts I flew, in chronogical order.
At first, the swiss built AS-202 Bravo, the basic trainer on which I got my private […]