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This is my blog, and it's about modern general aviation, glass-cockpits, FADECs, but also aviation in general


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Courchevel

Courchevel is a French mountain airfield with an very steep runway. It’s often cited in lists like the most dangerous airports, even if it’s perfectly safe as long as the special local regulations are respected.

Final approach and landing in Courchevel in summer in a DA40 TDI

Take-off from Courchevel in summer in a DA40 TDI

Landing and take-off from Courchevel in Winter in a PA28

Landing and take-off from Courchevel in a C172 TDI

Samedan

Samedan is located in eastern Switzerland, and is one of the highest airports in Europe, at 5′600 feet above mean see level. As it’s in a narrow valley, there is no base leg, but a simple 180 turn from downind to final.

Landing on Samedan runway 21 in a DA40 TDI

Take-off from Samedan 21 in a DA40 TDI

Flying in England

ILS approach to Guernsey runway 27, starting in IMC

Landing on White Waltham runway 25

Garmin 1000 Glass cockpit

Some footage from the Garmin 1000 glass cockpit in a DA40 TDI.

Base and final approach to Cannes runway 17 in a DA40 TDI G1000

Flying in a DA40 TDI

I had the chance to fly DA40s fitter with the Thielert TDI engine out for Lausanne for a couple of years, and recently also from Geneva.

Landing in Grenchen in a DA40 TDI

Long final and landing in Sion in a DA40 TDI

Landing on Les Eplatures runway 24 in a DA40 TDI

Landing on Altenrhein runway 28 in a DA40 TDI

Landing and take-off in Bern with a DA40 TDI

Landing and take-off in Buochs with a DA40 TDI

Landing on Sion runway 25 in a DA40 TDI

Landing in Saanen with a DA40 TDI

Take-off from Saanen with a DA40 TDI

The Swiss Airfields compilations

These two videos show operations in various Swiss airfields in various type of aicrafts.

Swiss airfields series 1

Swiss airfields series

Landing a Bonanza in Neuchâtel

Landing on Geneva Grass Runway 05 in a PA28

Take-off from Geneva Grass Ruwnay 23 in a C172 TDI

Touch and go on Geneva Runway 23 in an AS202 Bravo

Take-off from Geneva grass runway 05 in a SuperCub

Landing on Zurich runway 14 with a Cessna 172

Landing in Saanen with a DA40 TDI

Take-off from Saanen with a DA40 TDI

Various in-flight events

The best videos are not always made at take-off and landing times…

Going in clouds with a Cessna 172

Flying in the Swiss mountains - Turns over Interlaken

AerLingus airliner landing filmed… from above

Non flying videos

These ones have not been taken in flight, but show funny or interesting things.

View of a AvroLiner RJ85 Jumbolino cockpit

Pilots signs language

Swingover from runway 25L to 25R in Frankfurt seen from the motorway

Helicopter taxiing on the ground

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