03.10.2013: Autumn is moving in quickly, with the usual fog in the morning, and with wind, rain and many other weather phenomena which aren’t really compatible with VFR flying, Today initially looked to be one of these days, but then the fog started thinning and it became clear that on top it must be really nice weather.
I drove to the airport early in the afternoon, prepared my plane and taking off into the layer of still quite thick haze, with a visibility of maybe 2 – 3 km. Already when climbing in the circuit I however broke out of the haze, to be rewarded with a beautiful panorama of the alps.
The higher I climbed the clearer it go, with a spectacular scenery. All the higher hills were sticking out of the haze, which made navigation quite easy as I know most of them.
Below some additional impressions from the flight, which lasted about an hour and a half.
With this flight I passed the 50 hours mark for this year, not as many as I would have liked to fly but still not bad compared to many other VFR pilots. I have now flown roughly 175 hours with the SportCruiser, with 193 landings, and it has performed flawlessly. And I am still very happy with it, as it delivers exactly what I have been looking for. It is fun to fly and very docile, with a great view thanks to the bubble canopy, roomy and comfortable to fly even for longer distances, carries enough for fuel, two persons and some luggage and is very economical.
14.10.2013: I’m off again to Australia on a business trip, so nothing with flying with my own plane for the rest of the month. At Zurich airport in I saw a Boeing 787 from Qatar Airways, they are the first ones to operate the type to Zurich.
I flew however the usual route with Singapore Airlines via Singapore to Sydney, which gives me the shortest travelling time as well as the best schedule. Like that I arrive in Sydney in the evening, can then spend a night in the hotel to recover from the flight and then start working the following day (actually it’s the morning of the second day, as I am loosing a day during the eastbound travel).
