Today I want to explain everyone where I’m from and explain a bit about my little country. There is a big misunderstanding about The Netherlands, the country where I’m from. Often people think the following when I say: “I’m DUTCH” people understand that as Deutsch, as the people speak that language in the country on …
A while back I got asked if I could write down a typical day on a private jet, but as you can imagine there is no such thing a typical day in Aviation. Nevertheless I’ll try to make an impression of a typical day on a private jet. (The dates are changed so tomorrow is …
“Dear passengers, this is your captain speaking from the flight deck. We are fully ready but unfortunately, we got given a SLOT in about 45 minutes from now. Please setback and relax and we let you know if we will get any improvements.” Now people who are in aviation know that you just have a …
What is the perfect flight bag? It depends on how you want to use it and how much space you have. As I started flight school 10 years ago I had this very big traditional pilot bag and everything fitted in. This thing was massive, 43 liters. My supersized headset and camera and books and clothes …
As corporate pilots, we stay half of the year in hotels. Different hotels all over the world. Sleeping in hotels so often may sound like a dream come true for most people. For me, it was like this as well when I started flying. I always saw myself like Kevin from Home Alone in a …
MOMMY… A shark! Let me start off that there is a big misunderstanding about sharks! Ever since the movie Jaws came out in 1975 there is this story that every single shark on the planet is dangerous. This is complete nonsense. I just tried to find some statistics and to make a summary out of …
You call it Amsterdam, I call it home! Yeah, my city in the Netherlands. Its such a great city, well actually it is small it isn’t GREAT at all…! In Amsterdam everything is walkable, the only reason why you wouldn’t is that it is pouring rain or you are just a lazy ass like me. …
Flying on a private jet means that you are away from home about half of the year. mostly in private aviation, you have a schedule that keeps you on the aircraft for about 16 days per month. Sound good? 16 days with the aircraft means you are 15 nights sleeping in hotels, living out of …
Curacao, the island in the south Caribbean sea in front of the coast of Venezuela. So far all the knowledge I got from Wikipedia. I didn’t know that much about the island before I went there, I knew it was a former colony from the Netherlands but that’s about it. I went there to visit …
It is a bit of a Cliché to make a bucket list but I made one before when I was 20 years old and wanted to finish my bucket list before 25 years old. I told myself that I’ll make a new one every 5 years. Well very easy to say this: “I FORGOT”. So let’s …