Copenhagen Østerport, 27.11.2025. Seaplane operations in Europe are surprisingly limited. One airline operates scheduled flights, flying their two Twin Otters between Copenhagen and Aarhus. During the last days of November, we decided with Görkem to make a short trip to Aarhus to sample some seaplane action. The plan was as follows: the first day, get […]
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In November 2021, an exciting chance to log at least some flying for 2021 came unexpectedly in the form of British Airways A380 training flights! My previous flight was in January 2020, just before the cough started. This meant I could finally log something more substantial than the short Cessna 152 flight back in October!
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For some mysterious reason, two years Korean Air has chosen Prague as one of its 747 destinations. For a few months in the high seasons of the last 2 years, we have been enjoying our one and only passenger jumbo service, 4 times a week. This is a little unexpected adventure from the airport trying
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If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve been places. If you enjoy keeping track of where you’ve been, you might be looking for ways to turn your travel memories into great wall art. Most people will rarely get a reason to create a map, but if there is one particular activity that is very mappable:
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Most of us will enjoy a good lego set. It is one of the rare collectible items that you get to build yourself, modify if desired and put up somewhere to enjoy. A friend of mine recently got a huge Apollo 11 set, and although I was skeptical in the beginning, it surprisingly makes for
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2 September 2016 Friday, just after noon. Boarding on Wow is oddly calm. No music, no one talks loudly. Takeoff from Lyon is to the north, so we just fly straight ahead for the next three and a half hours over a thick white cloud cover. A 737 joins us somewhere after the UK, flying
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Today, we will be taking a break from airliners and instead will make a short stop at Grenoble general aviation airport. First small, second smaller Two airports serve Grenoble. Grenoble St Geoirs is the international airport, situated 45 km Northwest from Grenoble. It handles regular passenger flights only during winter, mostly snow sports enthusiasts from
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Not many people get the magical opportunity to fly an aircraft in real life. Although there are relatively affordable ways to actually fly a plane for a short time, getting behind a yoke or sidestick of an aircraft for a full flight is virtually impossible, unless you actually become a pilot. Fortunately, home flight simulators
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