2011-09-22 09:35
The Air France Cadet Training scheme now contains a one month gliding and glider-towing course. So I had the opportunity of spending my entire June month in Saint Auban National Gliding Cent… Read More
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2009-01-26 09:53
One of the pleasures I have while spending time in the cockpits is being dazzled.At the cruising altitudes where commercial transport aircrafts cruise, the atmosphere is very pure and gives… Read More
2009-01-26 09:29
One of the impassable borders of the private pilot is the cloud layer present during a flight.Flying through clouds most of the time means that you put yourself in a situation where both vis… Read More
2008-10-23 12:31
Each year in September an incredible aviation event takes place, the Reno National Championship Air Races. For one week, races are launched one after another over Reno Stead Airfield in Neva… Read More
2008-10-22 12:45
One of the air transportation's problems concerns the flights above remote areas, like deserts or oceans. These areas can be extremely vast and it is impossible to land there in case of a fl… Read More
2008-10-22 08:32
Last act of the trip around Brittany.We woke up early in the morning to check the day's weather forecast on the Internet, and the situation is great. The sun shines almost everywhere over ou… Read More
2008-10-22 07:27
The second day of the trip should have flown us from Morlaix to Quiberon, overflying the Brittany's most Western extremity. The plan was then to head to Brest and then reach the south coast… Read More
2008-10-19 14:35
As I quickly mentioned it in a previous post, I realised a three days trip around Brittany with a Cessna 172 last summer. The principle: following the coast all around the peninsula, accompa… Read More
2008-10-19 14:11
Here is a short video from a Toussus -> Pont-sur-Yonne -> Toussus flight. You'll see some castles, some colourful Yonne river meanders, the city of Fontainebleau and its famous fo… Read More
2008-10-19 13:55
Three years ago precisely, I was passenger of a Boeing 777 between Paris CDG and New-York JFK airport. Around 20 minutes after take-off we reached the European continent's border, ready to c… Read More
2008-10-19 13:32
That's it! Two years and nine months after my first flying lesson I crossed the line, the one that makes the total flight time a three digits counter.For this special step I realized a navig… Read More
2008-10-03 09:30
Passenger [noun] A traveler on a public or private conveyance other than the driver, pilot or crew.Adapted to air transportation, the passenger's role is to my opinion one of the best occupa… Read More
2008-10-03 08:36
Although strongly attracted by everything that can fly, looking at the sea remains something special ad mysteriously resourcing.As I only need to fly straight for 45 minutes from my aerodrom… Read More
2008-10-03 07:44
A well known basic training exercise for student pilots is flying in the aerodrome traffic pattern, or aerodrome circuit. Without surprise, it consists in realizing a complete circuit around… Read More
2008-10-01 09:36
The best seats onboard an aeroplane are the window side seats! This picture is an indisputable proof.Like many dreamers, I let my eyes fixed on the outside world when I get the chance to obt… Read More
2008-09-30 11:45
When flying with a single engine aeroplane, we have to be prepared to the engine failure situation. In this case, the solution is an off field landing, which means gliding to a field without… Read More
2008-09-28 15:51
To my eyes, one of the most attracting aspects of an air transport pilot's life is its unlimited sunshine feature!It must be really pleasant knowing that today at work you'll pass over this… Read More
2008-09-25 16:39
We are never far from clouds when flying and with time I'm starting to really appreciate them. These large heaps of condensed water droplets are indeed excellent visual indicators for the at… Read More
2008-09-25 08:54
Do aircrafts draw large straight lines on our skies so they can better be spotted?Yes, but it isn't the only reason. In fact these condensation trails are simply composed of very small… Read More
2008-09-24 07:14
Why is it so complicated to become an air transport pilot?A glance to the right side gives us some clues.That complex thing is an aircraft's jet engine. Unfortunately, before being able to u… Read More
2008-09-23 09:00
The small hatch hidden on the top of the engine hood gives access to this pretty yellow cap used to probe the engine oil's quantity.In a car, the oil level remains a boring needle living on… Read More
2008-09-22 16:17
This picture shows more than a sunset. It somehow figures the differences of limits between a private and a line pilot.The private pilot can generally only fly by day and he considers that o… Read More
2008-09-22 13:59
What would this yellow line be? It's the result of a sudden need to see the ocean. That is why I went on a plane navigation to Dieppe (in the North-West West of France) to admire Etretat cl… Read More
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