zondag 23 augustus 2009

Observation flights








Hi guys,

Except that I did some observation flights, nothing really happened the past few weeks. At the moment there are no Belgium companies hiring and in the rest of the world it isn't going well either. Sitting at home isn't that fun and I want to stay in touch with the aviation world, so I selected a whole bunch of Observation flights with Jetairfly. I did last week 3 of them and Tuesday I will have another one.

1st : 10th of August - B737NG - OO-JBG - Souda (CHQ) Greece
2nd : 19th of August - B767-300 - OO-TUC - Tangier Boukhalef (TNG) Maroc
3th : 21st of August - B737CL - OO-TUA - Madeira (FNC)

and Tuesday I will go to Girona (GRO) Barcelona.

You can see that I had the 3 airplane types in a row, and I wish I could tell you guys which aircraft I love most, but I can't. The cockpit layout of the B737NG is very nice, but the cockpit of the B767 is much bigger and much more comfi. There is so much room in the 767 compared with the 737!
However, I do can tell you guys which flight I loved the most. The trip to Maroc, TNG was just incredible. Till now, I enjoyed all my observation flights but the word 'enjoy' is to weak to describe the flight to TNG. A-W-E-S-O-M-E is a better word. The most flight crews and cabin crews are very nice, but on that particular flight it was just funnier, more relaxed and more pleasant. A lot of jokes and laughs, and I got more work from the captain then I normally get. Radio's, FMC, walk-around, following up of the flight plan, ETA calculations, fuel, and a couple of other things more... I had a good time :-)

1. B737NG
2. B767-300
3. B737CL
4. Holding short for landing traffic, Korean Air Cargo
5. Take off
6. The little suite of the royal family in Maroc.

5 reacties:

Anoniem zei

America is indeed a very nice place to fly,not that i have alot
of expercience in it,just a couple
of flights. i wish u do best

With kind regards

Dany Nelissen

Ryan zei

That is so cool!!
will be a very unforgettable memory for you.

Baus zei

Now available: the book "pilot's eye view". 80 pages with around 100 aerial photos. Preview:
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Veerle zei

Hey Elke

Lang geleden dat je nog iets poste, jammer want ik lees je blog graag. hopelijk heb je al een job gevonden nu maar dat zal wel zeker. Ik ng een jaartje middelbaar en dan kan ik ook beginnen, ofwel direct SFA ofwel ng eerst ff verder studeren.
Girlpower!

groeten

Veerle

Veerle zei

hey Elke

Ik heb familie bij Thomas Cook en ze wisten mij te vertellen dat men theorie examen zal doen begin oktober!! Mss wist je dit al maar ik dacht het toch eens te laten weten. Ik ga in Januari testen gaan doen bij SFA

groeten

Veerle