Flying is great. What’s even better, is flying on a boat, powered by a 675 shp turbojet engine, taking off towards the Pacific Ocean! This is the story of when Keishi and I took our first ever seaplane flight, from Richmond to Nanaimo. The seaplane flights were the pinnacle of our trip to Vancouver. Where …
Flying on the Seair Cessna Caravan Amphibian from Vancouver to Nanaimo Read More »
There are many reasons one could want to log their travels, and especially flights. It makes recollecting events easier, gives access to interesting stats like distance, speed and altitude, and makes for good looking wall art, or even gifts. In this post, we’ll look at a few different ways of logging and mapping flights, from …
After a first article about 5th Freedom Flights in and out of Europe, let’s look at short haul flights inside Europe with widebody airplanes in 2018. Flying on large planes comes with quite a few advantages, and we will look into these as well as a complete list with types, time tables and a map. …
With the sun out and puffy low clouds over the horizon, I decided to make a last minute trip to the airport to catch the delayed China Airlines 747-400F. After a short spotting session, things got unexpectedly well aligned and I ended up with one of my favourite images of this year. Here’s a short …
Fifth freedom flights are a great opportunity to fly on interesting, different aircraft without having to pay for a longer flight. It can also be a chance to try a new airline on a short route. Oftentimes, fifth freedom flights don’t vary much in price for a given sector, so they can also be a …
During winter season, Saturdays come to me with a dilemma when it comes to spotting. Which airport, if any, out of Grenoble, Chambery or Geneva has the most potential? Geneva has the most traffic and decent scenery, Grenoble has great spots and can have great light, and finally Chambery has THE approach and magical scenery. …
Light Jackpot in Grenoble – first spotting in 2018 Read More »
2017 has been a year of surprises, adrenaline and challenges. It was also a year of many firsts. Most of my flying was either completely unexpected, or due to good opportunities. So just like last year, here’s a recap of this past one. I want to thank everyone that’s been following the blog, I hope …
After a first successful day at Pearson airport, it was time to get on the main spotting mission of my trip to Canada… catch the Sunday evening FedEx MD-10! As you know, cargo flights can be quite unpredictable. Flight FX132 being scheduled to land at 7:02 pm, this would be a tight fit with the …