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 ...
Emergency Descent Mode (EDM) Garmin Perspective
23 January 2013 by
Emergency Descent Mode (EDM) The Garmin Perspective G1000 glass cockpit, as is found in the latest Cirrus aircraft models, is equipped with an Emergency Descent Mode (EDM). EDM can kick in when flying at high altitudes like at FL 250 (25.000 feet). At ... Read more ...
Ordering Food over the Radio
26 October 2012 by
Differences between airports and airfields Sometimes when you go flying, you realise there are two kinds of landing strips: airports and airfields. At many airports every expense is made to provide a save (and almost boring) way to guide you to the ground, ... Read more ...
Battery Issues on Ferry Flight
24 October 2012 by
How we Coped with a Troubled Engine If your engine started with troubles the last 2 times, the possibility it won't start the third time will be high. This happened on Kerkira, Corfu with the Cherokee I was flying and ferrying from Cyprus all the way to ... Read more ...
Our Barra beach landing wins top votes for extreme airport approach
2 August 2012 by
Named as 'The Airport with the Most Extreme Approach by PrivateFly,' a booking network, in a global poll to determine the most scenic airport landings. Barra Airport (BRR/EGBR) located in a shallow bay called Traigh Mhor at the north tip of the ... Read more ...