Harry Heijst

Flight PIL004 Cabo Verde-Brasil

At 0800 at the airport, departing at 1000 after completing all formalities, waiting for the fuel truck, after taking all survival gear in the passenger compartment, after fuelling the aircraft until the very last liter we could get in the wingtanks, after draining (ourselves and the aircraft) etc.
The weather was fine. The pilots highly motivated […]

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Spain-Cabo Verde

The flight from Las Palmas 10th of November was a perfect flight. Nice weather, no turbulence, no headwinds, good sandwiches and coffee.
I made my first VNAV approach (it would take too long to explain this to the non-flyers amongst you) whilst Urs teached me how to create a waypoint at a chosen radial and at […]

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2nd flight from Spain to Spain

The flight of 1.280 Nm took us nearly 5,5 hours. Nice weather, blue skies, 20-25 knots of headwind. Rather tired upon arrival in Las Palmas. I had moreover problems with an Ischias, but veterinarian help was nearby.
Nr 1 flight out of Mallorca

leaving Mallorca

crossing Spain via Sevilla

final 03L at Las Palmas

Harry is mixing PRIST to the […]

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