I'm in need of something to punctuate my days in the office, and to assist my day-dreaming before the next big adventure kicks off. So, I figured I'd write up my 2013 African flight for the forum, as I did with the recent Alaska trip. Hopefully...

In this month’s mag Russell Myles flies his Sling from Scotland to Sweden.

Setting aside for the moment his huge dogleg (I think I might have just flown direct from Newcastle to Sweden) he seemed to raise VFR Flight plans for every single leg. Is...

It's annual time for N101DW, so I've put together this short video counting down our top 10 most frequently visited destinations since the previous annual.

I wonder how many of your favourites are on the list...

A report put together by myself and flying friend Mike Blake following an amazing week last summer. Visit was to attend the Gothenburg aero clubs 100th anniversary open day held over a weekend in June, we arrived via Stockholm having first visited...

:D A great fly in well attended on the Saturday despite the poor visibility, however, this didn't stop International Rescue making an appearance in Thunderbird 2.

Having recently just flown into Norwich for some IFR practice. It was time to take the aircraft for another spin, this time a short hop around the M25 for London Biggin Hill Airport.

Having had a discussion with my friend who would act as a...

For those who want to see what it was like flying down to Cambridge from Glasgow during the aftermath of Storm Erik yesterday...

It was an opportunity to get a flight in my logbook on the 1st of January. What better way to spend the day than flying. It was Winter so the majority of my flying would likely be in scud, but with the icing level so low It was a lot of careful...

For an inside look at what it was like flying into Cannes last week, here is my latest video.

Having wanted to try this little "shortcut" for a while, finally did it at the weekend.

Fairoaks were very helpful in arranging with Heathrow whilst on the ground and was pretty much zero RT on Heathrow Radar, making an interesting change...

Here's a new trip writeup on a recent trip to Elba and the subsequent trip to Greece, going as far as the tiny island of Kastelorizo

The videos still need to be done; that will take me some days :)

Most of it was done under IFR, with a couple...

I guess this is stretching the definition of a trip report slightly, but hopefully the attached short video will entertain!

In 2018 I flew 23 hours across 1900 miles. It's been a hugely tough year personally, but it's not enough to shadow the love for flight despite a 6 month sabbatical due to financial reasons.

Visiting Southend

ILS approaches and good...

Flew my PA28-181 from Barbados to St Martin (the French side).

It is a little over 440 miles in a single leg.

The trip was to get the annual done - it is being done on St Barts but I do not have the endorsement to land there, so it was picked up...

The New Dutch Waterline is a defence line that spans 53 miles. The line starts at Muiden and ends at the Biesbosch and is 2 to 3 miles wide. It consists of 45 forts, 6 fortified towns, 2 castles, 85 machine gun casemates, over 700 concrete troop...

Pre-Flight -

I've flown all across the world as crew and some of my most notable experiences of turbulence have put me off, such as Houston with 64,000ft Thunderstorms, weather across the ITCZ to South Africa, flying across the notorious Bay of...

Hi all, ( hopefully right forum )

Planning a trip to the states next March. I've applied for verification of foreign licence via the FAA.

I've had a browse on the internet but looking for any real world experiences with rental schools and what...

I’m late in producing this trip report which was last November 2017, when poor flying weather in the USA really is like UK flying! Fog, low cloud, more fog and poor viz.

A planned VFR boys autumnal flying trip to the Florida Keys requires there...

I have copied some recent videos from Vimeo to Youtube.

There is a noticeable drop in quality but YT has many more users...

Thought you may all be interested in my experience today in Tobago.; this is a bit of a rant so brace yourself.

Flew down this morning from Barbados for a couple of days - uneventful flight - never been to Tobago before and likely never will again....

A lovely sunset departure from Stapleford. There is something special about a sunset - and this drew a close to my Autumn flying.

Watch as I learn the correct way of doing a bad weather circuit in this aircraft at Stapleford, before making a...

I recently released a video of RT excerpts drawn from a flight from Shoreham to Cambridge. The video was one of my most popular, but also drew some criticism on the main forum. .

So here is a more conventional take on the same flight - a beautiful...

Nothing special, I suppose, but we enjoyed the trip. To the Algarve coast in the south of Portugal, then to Évora, Ponte de Sor et Castelo Branco in Portugal. On the way back we visited Vitoria and Limoges. We also overflew Oradour-sur-Glane and the...

Wearing the silly hat for one more time, this time perfecting the approach into Lydd. This was very well flown and very enjoyable, and a little less hard work than the flight a week before. *

After an immediate departure from Stapleford, I fly...

Another of my home movies. This time, a flight earlier this week into Schiphol under IFR. All feedback appreciated!

Watch it here

After an unusually long period away from flying, my second flight back in the drivers seat was to begin the process of getting the IMC skills up to scratch and renew the expired rating (June 2018), and what better way to do it than during a cold...

My brain on overload, If you’re a pilot, you’ve probably been there.

Here is a quick insight into what it is like to keep the airplane under control, on course and maintaining altitude whilst entering IMC (Instrument meteorological conditions)

If...

A short video from an extremely wet visit to Teesside from Cambridge yesterday.

Camera shake has almost entirely been eliminated through the use of Fat Gecko mounts. The pulsing previously seen whilst shooting the Garmin screens of the glass...

After an extended time away from the drivers seat due to personal reasons, I finally get back in the saddle for a short but beautiful flight on a relatively warm Autumn evening. This was the first flight since May 2018. Keep your eyes pealed for the...

During a recent holiday to the Scottish Highlands I booked onto a "Beach Landing" course through Highland Aviation, based at Inverness Airport. This was to be flying though the mountains, and landing at Barra, the only commercial beach...

Is it possible to fly to Casablanca from Oxford in one day?

I may need to go to Conakry (in Guinea) again (it’s a long story but it’s work) and I’m bored with the whole Heathrow-CDG-Nouakchott-Conakry Air France food and wine bonanza.

I reckon I...

I’m planning on flying from east Anglia too Perranporth, Cornwall. Has anyone made the trip and if so any advice before i set off ? I’m heading down there in a pa28.

Cheers

Josh

A friend was looking for a ‘little flying adventure’ and mentioned that he had never been to Copenhagen.

A few hours research later and a pleasant Sunday’s flying was in the plan. Baxterley (near Birmingham EGBB) to Texel EHTX for breakfast, then...

I recently flew into Bicester in the RV for the final 'Sunday Scramble' at Bicester Heritage. You can read a short report here on my blog.

Top marks all around, it was my first landing at a true gliding site and everybody was very accommodating. I...

In case anyone is interested, I have been writing this up day by day. I thought I'd share it here with some photos.

First things first; there's a satellite tracker on the airplane that can be viewed at

My loose plan was to spend ~6 weeks total...

I went to Bequia last Sunday.

Lots of cloud build ups on the way out - had to deviate from following the purple line on the way over.

Back straight as an arrow - result actually quicker on the way back that the way out even with a 15kt tailwind...

Having been involved with KAXT on the insurance side for several years I finally had the chance to have go on Sunday ! This was only my 3rd rotary flight ( others being a quick jolly in a Squirrel from Bournemouth and a similar jolly in the Bristows...

I took a friend for a blast around the Cotswolds in the RV on Monday night.

The sky was literally empty and the air as smooth as glass.

Read here .

Another home movie. It's amazing what you can achieve on an 11 hour long haul flight. This one tells the tale of a flight last Saturday from a thoroughly miserable Cambridge over to sunny Lille.

A bit of shake from two new camera mount positions,...

My best mate has a chalet here so I've popped down for a game of poker, a birthday beer (his) and to check out the history. Yes it's the same place that was on the Flying Across Britain programme. Ep 1. Small world!!! :D

Prompted by Cranfield's latest batch of weekend closures, I moved N101DW to Cambridge today. The weather this morning was horrid, but it made for a fun video.

Take a look here

For those interested in hearing more about the newly re-opened restaurant at Calais (LFAC), a short home movie.

CLICK HERE

Netherlands Trip September 2018

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Five and a half days. Five flights. Four new airfields. Six hours and forty-five minutes flight time.

In summary, this was an...

Made a video of the journey to/from the LAA Rally at Sywell this past weekend. Mixed up in-cockpit with more cinematic stuff, as that's the kind of thing I like to watch myself.

It is *far* from polished, I've spent a few nights on it and now have...

Am planning a trip next week to Denmark - probably Aarhus and Copenhagen Roskilde, and maybe some islands in between. Intending to stop at Texel on the way. Haven't been in this direction before so I would welcome any recommendations/advice on...

Three more trip reports for my non-aeronautical uncle about the return from Sweden:

Day One: ESVS Siljansnäs to EDHL Lübeck

Day Two: EDHL Lübeck to EBKT Kortrijk

Day Three: EBKT Kortrijk to EGPT Perth

I’m a convert now. Everybody always...

A blog I set up for family and friends, some of whom are not as aeronautically minded as you lot...

Hope you enjoy it!

So for want of cockpit audio, I ended up making a quick 3 minute music video of my trip to Blackbushe last week.

Now, this new video is a rather different beast, taking into account some of the feedback that you have been kind enough to provide on...

GoPro Video production number 2 . No cockpit audio on this one since it was largely designed to try out a new filter (for the prop and screens) and practise a rather more aggressive editing style.

Blackbushe were great as ever. Stand 1 for our...

I'm not entirely sure where the best place on the forum might be for Video Logs of flying activities.

As a GoPro Virgin, here is a link to my first effort - a flight under IFR from Cranfield to Le Touquet one overcast day earlier this month.