Multiple days flying tour
This morning, I embark on a remarkable journey from Sweden to Estonia in my Blackwing aircraft. Despite significant GPS jamming across Finland and Estonia, I’m determined to navigate these challenges using traditional methods and sharp navigation skills. Join me as I share insights and updates from this adventurous flight.
Read More >>A New Chapter: My Journey with the Blackwing 600RG Greetings, fellow aviation enthusiasts! It’s been a while since I last updated this blog, but today, I have something truly special to share with you. As a private pilot based in Luxembourg, I’ve had the privilege of flying some incredible aircraft over the years. However, the…
Read More >>The winter of 2023-2024 has been very wet and cloudy, making it definitely not ideal to travel to Sweden to pick up my Blackwing. It is number 25, produced by Niklas Anderberg and his team. The new Blackwing factory in Landskrona, Sweden, has just opened its doors, and I can’t wait any longer to move…
Read More >>North Sea weekend at Norderney
From Genk-Zwartberg to Parma (Part 4): exploring Parma
Tourism The next morning, we discover the Parma area. Not many tourists around for mid -August. This region is so beautiful and full of historic buildings. Wonderfull! We enjoy it very much. Mimi brings us to “La Rocca”, that seems to be the best store to get ham and cheese from Parma. Mimi Vinckenbosch moved…
Read More >>From Genk-Zwartberg to Parma (Part 3) : The bay of Genua
Preparing to take off We are in Cannes right now, preparing to take off for Parma this morning. According to Aeroweather, skies are clear, but on the satellite picture, it tells me something different. Maybe a thin cloud layer in the Bay of Genua. Anyway, we’re going for it. It is the first time I’ll…
Read More >>From Genk-Zwartberg to Parma (Part 2): stopover in Cannes
Changing plans There’s a lot of rain on its way to Luxembourg on this long August 15 weekend. I planned to go to a pilot’s fly-in in Kalinigrad initially and meet there with a Polish pilot, and attend an AOPA supported event, but as I fly VFR, seems not to be a good idea to…
Read More >>From Genk-Zwartberg to Parma (Part 1) : the departure
A new engine for the Mooney I drive to Hasselt to visit my mother, who’s 89 years old now. After staying overnight at her house together with my son, my mother drops me off the next morning at the Genk-Zwartberg airfield. Today, we are going to pick up the Mooney of our flying club. The…
Read More >>Private flight to Fayence : flying back to Luxembourg :
Return delayed due to bad weather Bad weather followed us to Fayence and the next day looks really bad. Impossible to take off again and so we have to wait until the sun appears again the next day. Bad weather never takes long in Fayence however and the next morning, I woke up with clear…
Read More >>A hot Summer day flight My family and me remember late July 2019 in Luxembourg for its extreme hot record temperatures of 40 degrees Celcius. I’ve booked since quite some time a Cessna 172 SP – call sign LX-AIO – at my flying club Aéro-Sport for a long weekend fly-out. I always enjoy when my…
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