Continent
Europe
- 105 Flights
- 52,842 NM
- 492 Hours
- 255 Landings
- 140 Airports
- 28 Countries
- 2026
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2 Jul 2026Provence — three generations south
EDNW → EDNW · 2 stops
- 856 NM
- 6:23
- 3 ldg
Three generations up front in the Grumman, the rest of the family on an airliner to Marseille — and a broken rudder spring keeping my right leg busy the whole way.
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14 Jun 2026Giengen with Emiliana
EDNW → EDNW · 1 stop
- 42 NM
- 0:45
- 2 ldg
Twenty minutes to Giengen and a museum that is essentially a zoo rendered in plush.
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31 May 2026Bad Wörishofen with Emiliana
EDNW → EDNW · 1 stop
- 50 NM
- 0:55
- 2 ldg
A hot one — so we flew to Kneipp's own town and treaded it out in cold water.
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26 Apr 2026Rain am Lech with Emiliana
EDNW → EDNW · 1 stop
- 75 NM
- 0:55
- 2 ldg
Pizza on the apron, ice cream in town, and the full 'airport brat' uniform.
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7 Mar 2026Egelsbach with Emiliana
EDNW → EDNW · 1 stop
- 233 NM
- 2:20
- 2 ldg
Her bicycle and my e-scooter both go in the back, which does wonders for our radius.
- 2025
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20 Jul 2025Corsica — down through France
EDNW → EDNW · 3 stops
- 1,116 NM
- 10:00
- 4 ldg
Two up front in the Grumman, the rest of the family on an airliner — everyone converging on Corsica.
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1 May 2025Denmark with Emiliana
EDNW → EKEB · 2 stops
- 950 NM
- 8:00
- 4 ldg
Emiliana really enjoyed her scooter on the Esbjerg apron.
- 2024
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8 Jun 2024Emiliana's first GA holiday
EDMB → LFKC · 4 stops
- 1,750 NM
- 14:00
- 6 ldg
We need a bigger plane.
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30 Mar 2024Emiliana's first flight
EDNW → EDNW
- 50 NM
- 0:30
- 1 ldg
Emiliana fearlessly survived her first flight - headsets and all.
- 2022
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1 Jun 2022Flanders, Pas-de-Calais and Texel
EDNW → EHTX · 1 stop
- 800 NM
- 8:00
- 3 ldg
Last airplane holiday trip in Europe before the baby!
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1 Mar 2022Winter getaway to Nothern Germany
EDMS → EDDH · 2 stops
- 900 NM
- 9:00
- 5 ldg
The Frisian Islands are so much calmer and more relaxing in wintertime. But be prepared for early sunsets and morning fog.
- 2021
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2 Aug 2021DK9XR/AM
EDNW → EDWI · 2 stops
- 900 NM
- 9:00
- 3 ldg
Over 160 QSOs!
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1 Aug 2021Mueritz Airpark
EDNW → EDAX
- 640 NM
- 5:00
- 2 ldg
Happy Covid-19 holidays.
- 2020
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1 Aug 2020Mooney M20J Transition Training
EDKA → EDKA · 6 stops
- 500 NM
- 4:00
- 7 ldg
Getting ready for the M20J waiting in Virginia.
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4 Jul 2020Northern France - Part4: La Rochelle
LFRQ → EDNW · 1 stop
- 750 NM
- 6:30
- 2 ldg
Marginal VFR out of Quimper, sunny fuel stop in La Rochelle.
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3 Jul 2020Northern France - Part3: Quimper
LFOT → LFRQ
- 320 NM
- 3:00
- 1 ldg
A beautiful flight along the Brittany coastline.
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2 Jul 2020Northern France - Part2: Tours
LFSD → LFOT
- 180 NM
- 1:30
- 1 ldg
So many castles, so few tourists.
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1 Jul 2020Northern France - Part1: Dijon
EDFE → LFSD
- 220 NM
- 2:00
- 1 ldg
Dijon and its beautiful vineyards make for a perfect getaway.
- 2019
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1 Sept 2019High Tatras Honeymoon
EDML → LZTT
- 660 NM
- 5:30
- 2 ldg
Isa finally got a room with her own little tower.
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2 Jun 2019Portoroz Revisited
EDML → LJPZ
- 480 NM
- 4:00
- 2 ldg
Bringing tools down to our stranded DR500 and its dead alternator.
- 2018
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1 Nov 2018Playing around with a drone
EDNW → EDMI
- 50 NM
- 0:30
- 2 ldg
Thanks to Uwe and Thomas for letting me play with their PA-18.
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3 Sept 2018Morning Express Freight to Baden-Baden
EDNW → EDSB
- 250 NM
- 2:00
- 2 ldg
In and out of an airport without meeting a soul - just perfect.
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2 Sept 2018Zell am See with Sepp
EDNW → LOWZ
- 380 NM
- 3:00
- 2 ldg
Forgot to put on the 'Just Married' sign.
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1 Aug 2018A Castle in Scotland
EDFE → EGPN · 1 stop
- 1,250 NM
- 9:30
- 3 ldg
That second engine really gives peace of mind over open water.
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1 Jul 2018Venice Lido and Croatia
EDNW → LDLO · 2 stops
- 800 NM
- 7:30
- 2 ldg
I still hate flying GA in Italy.
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4 Jun 2018Ireland Part4 - Cornwall
EIDL → EGHQ · 4 stops
- 1,200 NM
- 10:30
- 5 ldg
Those tiny roads are a real workout for my left-driving skills
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3 Jun 2018Ireland Part3 - Donegal
EIKY → EIDL · 1 stop
- 370 NM
- 3:30
- 2 ldg
Less people and an even more beautiful landscape
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2 Jun 2018Ireland Part2 - Kerry
EGJJ → EIKY
- 380 NM
- 3:30
- 1 ldg
Seems like the place to be for Golfers
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1 Jun 2018Ireland Part1 - Jersey
EDML → EGJJ · 2 stops
- 560 NM
- 5:00
- 3 ldg
The best of the British (High Tea) and French (Haute Cuisine) culture combined
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3 Apr 2018Estern Europe Part3 - Prague
LHTL → LKLT · 1 stop
- 480 NM
- 4:00
- 2 ldg
You do not even need to file a flight plan.
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2 Apr 2018Estern Europe Part2 - Budapest
LZIB → LHTL
- 100 NM
- 1:00
- 1 ldg
Tököl is a nice airport for a Budapest visit.
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1 Apr 2018Estern Europe Part1 - Bratislava
EDML → LZIB
- 210 NM
- 2:00
- 1 ldg
Like a small Vienna
- 2017
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23 Sept 2017Paris in Formation
EDNW → LFPL · 2 stops
- 640 NM
- 6:30
- 4 ldg
Invading France - again
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14 Sept 2017Schweinfurt - Hamburg - Hannover
EDNW → EDQT · 2 stops
- 680 NM
- 7:30
- 5 ldg
Following Isa in her Airbus and also delivering my parents to Schweinfurt
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4 Aug 2017Boultbee Flight Academy - Flying a Spitfire
EGHR → EGHR
- 300 NM
- 3:00
- 2 ldg
No words to describe the feeling
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15 Jul 2017Vejroe Revisited
EDNW → EKVO · 2 stops
- 800 NM
- 9:00
- 4 ldg
Vejroe never gets old
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15 Jun 2017Corsica
EDNW → LFKC · 2 stops
- 1,200 NM
- 10:00
- 4 ldg
Hourbuilding made fun for my brother-in-law
- 2016
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2 Aug 2016Portoroz
EDML → LJPZ · 1 stop
- 480 NM
- 4:00
- 4 ldg
A holiday-feeling hop to the Slovenian Adriatic, via Salzburg.
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1 Aug 2016Kiel
EDML → EDHK · 2 stops
- 730 NM
- 7:00
- 4 ldg
Up to the Baltic coast with my parents, via a cloudy Kassel.
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1 Jul 2016Sylt
EDML → EDXW
- 840 NM
- 7:00
- 2 ldg
A sunny weekend escape to the North Sea island of Sylt.
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22 Jun 2016Baltics Part1 - Gdansk
EDML → EPGD · 1 stop
- 520 NM
- 5:00
- 2 ldg
Chasing the good weather north to the Baltics in the Grumman Tiger.
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22 Jun 2016Baltics Part2 - Palanga
EPGD → EYPA
- 160 NM
- 1:30
- 1 ldg
An easy IFR run into Lithuania, well clear of the Kaliningrad FIR.
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22 Jun 2016Baltics Part3 - Riga
EYPA → EVRA
- 130 NM
- 1:30
- 1 ldg
A short coastal hop up to the Latvian capital.
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22 Jun 2016Baltics Part4 - Kuressaare
EVRA → EEKE
- 100 NM
- 1:00
- 1 ldg
Up the coast and a short water crossing to the island of Saaremaa.
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22 Jun 2016Baltics Part5 - Helsinki and Tallinn
EEKE → EFHF
- 160 NM
- 1:30
- 1 ldg
A long stretch over the Gulf of Finland to Helsinki.
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22 Jun 2016Baltics Part6 - Tampere
EFHF → EFTP
- 130 NM
- 1:00
- 1 ldg
Welcome to the Finnish countryside
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22 Jun 2016Baltics Part7 - Turku
EFTP → EFTU
- 60 NM
- 0:30
- 1 ldg
Beautiful port city
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22 Jun 2016Baltics Part8 - Stockholm
EFTU → ESKN
- 210 NM
- 2:00
- 1 ldg
Skavsta is an hour drive from Stockholm, but gives you much lower fees than Bromma
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22 Jun 2016Baltics Part9 - Visby
ESKN → ESSV · 2 stops
- 690 NM
- 7:00
- 3 ldg
Gotland and it's capital Visby are beautiful and the people even more laid back then on the Swedish main land
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3 May 2016Vilshofen
EDNW → EDMV
- 100 NM
- 1:00
- 2 ldg
Fun afternoon trip for Pizza and Gelato
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2 May 2016Friedrichshafen - Flying a Zeppelin
EDNY → EDNY
- 50 NM
- 1:30
- 1 ldg
Isa was born for this - I totally suck at it
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1 May 2016Norderney
EDML → EDWY · 2 stops
- 860 NM
- 8:00
- 6 ldg
Visiting Isa's aunt and cousins on their vacation
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4 Apr 2016Southend
EDNW → EGMC · 1 stop
- 880 NM
- 7:30
- 4 ldg
Southend remains perfect for a visit to London
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3 Apr 2016Copenhagen
EDML → EKRK · 1 stop
- 850 NM
- 7:30
- 3 ldg
Typical Jetset-Gourmet-Excursion with our favourite captain
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2 Apr 2016Cologne
EDML → EDDK
- 510 NM
- 5:00
- 2 ldg
Picking up an old friend from flightschool
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1 Apr 2016Chambery and Mont Blanc
EDNW → LFLB
- 520 NM
- 5:00
- 2 ldg
Hour-Building for Thomas with a view
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1 Mar 2016Konstanz
EDNW → EDTZ
- 110 NM
- 1:00
- 2 ldg
Fog can be a real dealbreaker in spring and autumn around southern Germany
- 2015
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1 Sept 2015Vejroe
EDML → EKVO · 1 stop
- 800 NM
- 7:30
- 3 ldg
An island full of fluffy bunnies, delicious food and a runway almost for ourselves
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1 Aug 2015Zell am See
EDML → LOWZ
- 280 NM
- 3:00
- 2 ldg
Perfect place to escape to on a hot summer day - check your density altitude though
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2 Jul 2015Salzburg - Tauern Mountain Range
LOWS → LOWS
- 90 NM
- 1:00
- 1 ldg
Collecting more bonus points with my sister-in-law
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1 Jul 2015Bavaria to Salzburg
EDML → LOWS
- 180 NM
- 2:00
- 1 ldg
Collecting bonus points with my mother-in-law
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7 Jun 2015UK Part7 - Jersey
EGEO → EGJJ · 3 stops
- 1,140 NM
- 10:00
- 4 ldg
Jersey surprised us with the best of both worlds (English politness and French food) and very very cheap Avgas
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6 Jun 2015UK Part6 - Sollas Beach and Oban
EGPO → EGEO
- 160 NM
- 1:30
- 2 ldg
Landings on beaches are our new favorite thing
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5 Jun 2015UK Part5 - Great Glen and Stornoway
EGPE → EGPO
- 220 NM
- 2:00
- 1 ldg
More of beautiful Scotland from above
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4 Jun 2015UK Part4 - Shetlands and Inverness
EGPN → EGPE · 1 stop
- 530 NM
- 5:00
- 2 ldg
Did not find any Shetland Ponys but enjoyed the Scottish landscapes
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3 Jun 2015UK Part3 - Edinburgh
EGNC → EGPN
- 140 NM
- 1:30
- 1 ldg
Being able to fly through clouds without the fuss of an IFR enroute clearance sure helped on this day
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2 Jun 2015UK Part2 - Lake District
EGMC → EGNC
- 320 NM
- 3:00
- 1 ldg
After clearing the busy airspace of London we are increasingly enjoying the liberty of Class Golf airspace all around the UK
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1 Jun 2015UK Part1 - Southend
EDNW → EGMC · 1 stop
- 450 NM
- 4:00
- 2 ldg
Southend is perfect for a visit to London with the train running from the airport to the city in just 45 minutes
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7 Mar 2015Morocco Part6 - Arcachon
LECO → LFCH · 3 stops
- 940 NM
- 9:00
- 4 ldg
Arcachon is French GA at it's best - no landing fees, no handling fees, no hassle
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6 Mar 2015Morocco Part5 - Cascais and La Coruna
LEZL → LECL · 1 stop
- 570 NM
- 5:30
- 2 ldg
Portugal looks like a very GA minded place - much better then Spain
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5 Mar 2015Morocco Part4 - Seville
GMMX → LEZL
- 410 NM
- 3:30
- 1 ldg
Another beautiful Spanish city with an airport that charges way too much for handling
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2 Mar 2015Morocco Part1 - Biarritz
EDNW → LFBZ · 1 stop
- 600 NM
- 5:00
- 2 ldg
Have your airplane's papers in order for the regular checks in Biarritz
- 2014
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1 Nov 2014Around Reykjavik
BIRK → BIRK
- 180 NM
- 2:00
- 1 ldg
If only the North Atlantic wasn't so cold
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1 Oct 2014Dresden
EDML → EDDC
- 200 NM
- 2:00
- 1 ldg
First Night VFR flight in the Grumman
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5 Jul 2014North Cape Part5 - Göteborg
ENBR → ESGP · 3 stops
- 930 NM
- 8:30
- 4 ldg
First thunderstorm avoidance with the ADL110B.
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4 Jul 2014North Cape Part4 - Bergen
ENTC → ENBR · 2 stops
- 770 NM
- 7:00
- 3 ldg
Always have a plan B when your stopover is suddenly out of fuel
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3 Jul 2014North Cape Part3 - Tromso
ENAT → ENTC
- 110 NM
- 1:00
- 1 ldg
First time the IFR capability was really needed
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2 Jul 2014North Cape Part2 - North Cape and Alta
ESSK → ENAT · 2 stops
- 940 NM
- 8:30
- 3 ldg
Beautiful swedish coastline
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1 Jul 2014North Cape Part1 - Gavle
EDML → ESSK · 1 stop
- 780 NM
- 6:30
- 2 ldg
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3 May 2014Malta Part3 - Cannes and Naples
LMML → LFMD · 3 stops
- 1,300 NM
- 11:00
- 4 ldg
(Southern) Italy is a GA nightmare
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2 May 2014Malta Part2 - Gozo
LFKJ → LMML
- 500 NM
- 4:00
- 1 ldg
Handling in Malta is slow and quite expensive.
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1 May 2014Malta Part1 - Corsica
EDNW → LFKY · 1 stop
- 620 NM
- 5:30
- 2 ldg
Flying France IFR is so much more relaxing with all those Restricted Areas.
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3 Apr 2014Croatia Part3 - Rijeka
LDDU → LDRI · 2 stops
- 560 NM
- 5:00
- 3 ldg
First crossing of the Alps on an IFR flight plan - must get an oxygen system
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2 Apr 2014Croatia Part2 - Dubrovnik
LDSP → LDDU
- 120 NM
- 1:00
- 1 ldg
Beautiful Croatian costline and cities
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1 Apr 2014Croatia Part1 - Split
EDML → LDSP · 1 stop
- 430 NM
- 3:30
- 2 ldg
Apart from their "VFR-Airway-System" Croatia is a scenic GA paradise
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1 Jan 2014Straubing - New Propeller
EDNW → EDMS
- 110 NM
- 1:00
- 1 ldg
Improved takeoff performance, fewer vibrations and what a nice sound
- 2013
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1 Aug 2013Borkum and Birdstrike in Bremen
EDML → EDWR · 2 stops
- 540 NM
- 5:00
- 4 ldg
I think we had our fair share of bad luck for now
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2 May 2013Oberschleissheim - Engine Trouble
EDML → EDML
- 40 NM
- 0:30
- 1 ldg
Great emergency landing by Isa
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1 May 2013Landshut - New Plane
EDMS → EDML
- 40 NM
- 0:30
- 1 ldg
So many new toys in the cockpit
- 2012
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1 Sept 2012Aix-en-Provence
EDNW → LFMA · 1 stop
- 800 NM
- 7:30
- 3 ldg
Get a Total-Fuel-Card if you want to get Avgas in France without a hassle
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3 Jul 2012Oberschleissheim - Museum Fly-In
EDNW → EDNX
- 160 NM
- 2:00
- 2 ldg
Lots of vintage planes
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2 Jul 2012Southern France Part2 - Toulouse
LFMD → LFCL · 2 stops
- 750 NM
- 7:30
- 3 ldg
Linda was more impressed by a huge glass of Nutella
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1 Jul 2012Southern France Part1 - Cannes
EDNW → LFMD · 1 stop
- 420 NM
- 4:00
- 2 ldg
Linda was not impressed by the Cote d'Azur
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1 Mar 2012Calais and English Channel
EDNW → LFAC · 3 stops
- 1,100 NM
- 14:00
- 5 ldg
High Pressure Systems can lead to a lot of fog and low visibility
- 2011
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1 Dec 2011Innsbruck
EDNW → LOWI
- 350 NM
- 4:30
- 2 ldg
Winterwonderland
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1 Aug 2011Cannes
EDNW → LFMD · 2 stops
- 880 NM
- 8:00
- 4 ldg
Jetset-Lifestyle for Mom
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1 Aug 2011Landshut
EDNW → EDML
- 160 NM
- 2:00
- 2 ldg
Moving into a new home
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1 Mar 2011Egelsbach
EDNW → EDFE
- 240 NM
- 4:00
- 2 ldg
Egelsbach-Info behaves like it is Frankfurt-Tower
- 2010
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3 Sept 2010Scandinavia Part3 - Sylt
ENCN → EDXW · 2 stops
- 600 NM
- 5:30
- 3 ldg
Sylt is perfect for a GA daytrip
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2 Sept 2010Scandinavia Part2 - Kristiansand
ESGP → ENCN · 1 stop
- 380 NM
- 3:00
- 2 ldg
No customs airport to Norway needed when coming from another Scandinavian country
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1 Sept 2010Scandinavia Part1 - Göteborg
EDNW → ESGP · 2 stops
- 600 NM
- 5:30
- 3 ldg
Beautiful Swedish coastline
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27 Apr 2010Paris
EDNW → LFPL · 2 stops
- 770 NM
- 9:00
- 4 ldg
During the Icelandic volcano ash cloud with no airliners in the sky
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13 Apr 2010Denmark
EDFE → EKBI · 2 stops
- 1,000 NM
- 11:00
- 5 ldg
First long range trip outside Germany
- 2009
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12 Apr 2009Salzburg - Meeting the In-Laws
EDNW → LOWS
- 120 NM
- 1:00
- 2 ldg
Remember to file a flight plan to all controlled airports when crossing from Germany to Austria and back
- 2008
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18 Oct 2008Friedrichshafen - First Flight
EDNW → EDNY · 1 stop
- 300 NM
- 3:00
- 3 ldg
First flight together