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Last weekend we took a plane trip to Berlin, where we had not been since 2012. It was a bit of a fit with the weather on Friday and after the weekend, but it was a fun trip. picture: The Reichstag A trip report with pictures can be found here -o-o-

Yesterday we took a day trip to Bremen. It was worthwhile. We also saw a historic airplane. Picture: Junkers W33 "Bremen" A trip report with pictures can be found here -o-o-

Since last January, we had tried twice before to travel to Locarno for a long weekend with a DA40NG from Lelystad, but the weather gods did not favor us. The third time we went by car, and made a little flying trip in the region from Locarno to Samedan near classy St.Moritz. Picture: Samedan A...

Flying has been a bit of a bummer the last few months because of all the rain. This week there were finally two nice days, although cold. We immediately took advantage of it with a flight to Rotterdam on Tuesday, and to Felde and Wilhelmshaven on Wednesday. After that, the weather was again as...

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This year we made the vacation trip to Denmark that we had wanted to make before. The weather in the first week was (mostly) good, but for the second week it did not look good. We shortened the trip to one week. picture: Off to Denmark A trip report with pictures can be found here -o-o-

Yesterday we intended to make a trip to Amiens. The weather was really perfect. However, when we arrived in the hangar early in the morning, the plane was on a lift that did not work. The hydraulic engine appears to be broken. We went for an alternative plan, and still had a nice day. picture...

We made a little trip to Lille in the north of France. There we had lunch. Fernando bought baguettes for a dinner he was having in the evening. Click here for a trip report, which also contains pictures (outward and return) -o-o-

Just pictures of a sightseeing trip from Hilversum airfield over and around Amsterdam. -o-o-

Perhaps not really something to post here, but we liked it. Last weekend we made a little trip along the Mosel. picture: Cochem Imperial castle A trip report with pictures can be found here -o-o-

Last week we made a flying trip to Verdun, to visit the world war I battlefields and the Douaumont Ossuary. Coincidentally, this trip coincided with Ukraine's counteroffensive, and the blowing up of a dam in the Dnieper River. Picture: Douaumont Ossuary A trip report with pictures can be found...

This week I was introduced to the Diamond DA40NG with a Garmin G1000 glass cockpit. Occasionally I had flown on a Cirrus SR20 and a C182R with a Garmin G3X cockpit, but this type of aircraft and glass cockpit were new to me. picture: G1000 in the DA40NG A trip report with pictures can be found...

Last week we took a trip to Leuven, the oldest university city in the Low Countries, and to Reims, in French ofter referred to as the Coronation City. picture: Leuven A trip report with pictures can be found here -o-o-

Friday we took a trip to Veere, Vlissingen and Fort Rammekens. We could not make the previously planned trip to Goslar because of a technical defect. Monday was a rainy day, and hence this extensive report. picture: 1572 A trip report with pictures can be found here -o-o-

Yesterday we took a trip to Antwerp to visit the city. It was quite cold, but it was well worth it. Picture: Medieval fortress Het Steen A trip report with pictures can be found here -o-o-

Actually we wanted to make a trip to northern North Rhine-Westphalia on Friday, but on the way the weather proved to be uncooperative. Made a trip report anyway. It would be a shame to forget it, like so many unrecorded trips from the past. picture: Ilyushin Il-18 A trip report with pictures...

In and around the High Rhine region Last summer in July was particularly hot in southern Europe, while in the north it was wet, cool and windy. In the area around the so-called High Rhine the weather was pleasant, and there we made nice flights and visited interesting places. picture: Rhine...

We did a couple of trips in the second half of 2022 for which we had not yet put up a trip report but which were a lot of fun. Our most recent trip was to Stade and Hamburg. A trip report with pictures can be found here -o-o-

Last week we flew to Tábor in the Czech Republic for the last three days of the 2022 Junior World Gliding Championships. The trip was fun and it was great to be there. In the Club class, the United Kingdom was declared the winner. In the Standard Class, Germany won and also triumphed in the...

It had been five years since we were last in the Bavarian town of Pappenheim for family visits. It was high time to visit there again. Picture: Wülzburg A trip report with pictures can be found here -o-o-