I’ve not been great at writing up our trips recently – too busy flying or enjoying myself to take photos, to be honest! We recently popped over to Coll (about 35mins from Oban in our Zenair) in perfect weather and
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I’ve not been great at writing up our trips recently – too busy flying or enjoying myself to take photos, to be honest! We recently popped over to Coll (about 35mins from Oban in our Zenair) in perfect weather and
Read moreLess than a year after swapping our first plane (a TB-10) for the more long-distance capable Mooney we came to the conclusion that it wasn’t going to be practical or cost-effective to keep a certified aircraft at our new home
Read moreWe had previously visited Oban airport a couple of times when touring in Scotland, most recently as a refuelling stop on our way to Colonsay. It’s always been friendly, welcoming and stunningly beautiful. We never dreamed it would end up
Read moreWe recently (August 2017) swapped our trusty TB-10 for a more long distance capable Turbo-Mooney. ‘YC had served us beautifully and we’d taken her to her limits, but our regular trips up and down to Scotland meant we needed something
Read moreI haven’t posted about flying for a while as we’ve been so focused on the build, but I’ve been doing as much of it as time, money and weather will permit! Today it was pretty windy but otherwise lovely and
Read moreAfter an incredible trip across Northern Europe in May ’16, our flying suffered a major setback when ‘YC’s propeller governor failed while J was on approach to Belgrade in July. J was planning to visit a friend who is an
Read moreThe final few legs of our European tour were somewhat more compressed – partly because we were now back in territory we have explored before, and partly because we had a wedding to be at in central Germany that was
Read moreContinuation of our May 2016 tour of Europe took us to Norway next. Our full route is below: From Akureyri, northern Iceland, we flew south with a decent tailwind and returned to Vagar on the Faroes for re-fuelling before setting
Read moreSince we first made it to the Faroes in 2015, we’d been itching to see if we could make the trip across the second North Atlantic stretch from there to Iceland. Short answer: On a good day, we can! On
Read moreWe first visited the Faroe Islands in 2015, when we were lucky enough to go there to fly whilst viewing the total solar eclipse. It was a fairly last-minute trip (as crazy as that sounds) as a friend of ours
Read moreWe’d always said that when I finally passed my PPL, we’d take the TB-10 on a tour of Europe. Flying is such an important part of our lives and future plans, so me getting qualified was a key piece of the puzzle.
Read moreWe both had itchy wings this Wednesday afternoon, having been unable to get up in the air at the weekend due to icing. We have been meaning to visit Lee-on-Solent (also known as Daedalus) airfield for a while now. Built
Read moreToday was one of those days when you don’t achieve your goal but you’re exceptionally glad that you tried! We were intending to fly out to North Weald to meet up and compare notes with another person building the same type
Read moreI often get asked what is the high point of the flying trips we’ve done to date. There are so many to choose from – we’re very lucky! If I had to choose, the most special would be a trip in
Read moreOne blustery day in October 2015, J was getting itchy feet as it had been at least 2 weeks since he last got up in the air. I was also keen to get flying as my last few lessons had
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