Good flight planning is important, but it is probably one of the most dull parts of flying. Well, actually that would be filling in the aircraft journal after flight. I always seem to lose that tiny little piece of paper on which I wrote down all the flight ... Read more ...
Satellite Communication in the Cockpit
3 April 2014 by
Satellite data communication provides pilots with valuable data while en route, such as information on the weather around them as this is evolving during their flight. There is a specific need for up-to-date weather radar and strike images while en ... Read more ...
Gagi Gagi Airfield Zimbabwe
5 February 2014 by
Right next to Lake Kariba you can still find quite a few lodges from the old Rhodesian times. Quite a few of these lodges were deserted, but some have been rebuilt or reopened again. One of them is Gachi Gachi Lodge with its associated and nearby own ... Read more ...
Belgian Aerodrome automates Tower Operations
26 December 2013 by
During a Cannes airshow I was presenting our aviation software in a booth right next to a booth dedicated to the aerodrome Saint Hubert with its visionary commandant, mr. Franck Dubarry. It was here that mr. Dubarry expressed his interest in finding good ... Read more ...
Coupe Breitling 2013 – Team AeroPlus
25 April 2013 by
Also this year AeroPlus will participate again with a Dutch-Belgian team in the French Coupe Breitling 'race' (2013 Edition). Different from last year is, that we are competing with a Cirrus SR22 Turbo and thus also with another team of pilots proficient on ... Read more ...
IFR flight with Cirrus SR22 Turbo
25 February 2013 by
Short business trip to Lille Last weekend I made a short trip from Rotterdam airport (EHRD) to Lille (LFQQ) in a Cirrus SR22 Turbo aircraft. The total flight time was only about 40 minutes and I was flying this trip together with my wife to visit Lille. Lille ... Read more ...
Flying through the Snow
2 February 2013 by
Winter and Icing Conditions The Cirrus SR22 Turbo is FIKI (flight-into-known-icing) approved. That doesn't mean that the aircraft can fly in all weather conditions, but it comes close. Of course, there are situations of severe icing, freezing rain or ... Read more ...