Tomorrow I’ll have to go for a simulator check again. I wrote a blog before that I’ve worked at a Simulator company before called CAE. I think that is a good way to start this blog by telling a little bit about this before I write about the check itself. I worked as an operator …
It has been 11 years actually but if you don’t tell anyone I won’t do that as well. (I wrote this before the corona crisis) If I look back on my aviation career I made some mistakes as well, things that I would have done differently but also things that I’m very proud of. Let …
Frequently I get the question if you should start flight school now? To save you a lot of reading: my answer is “NO!” Let me explain to you why and some little side stories about what happened to me. Due to the Covid19 epidemic, we have a crisis on our hands. a reduction of more …
On Instagram, I received a lot of questions regarding bank loans. The bank loan you might need if you don’t have rich parents to pay for your flight school. Bank loan: I started my flight school in 2007, the whole school was 110.000 euro at that time. As my parents didn’t have the money to …
Flying is something special, you know this already because you wouldn’t read my blogs if you wouldn’t have any affection with flying what so ever. When you are in flight school you have a few points you are working towards. one of these points is your first Solo flight. You start flying with an instructor where …
The biggest stereotype might just be about being a pilot. Aviation is a relatively young profession and people ask me often about all these stereotypes and if they are true. Do all pilots have perfect eyesight? If a pilot stays in a hotel do they have sex with all flight attendants. After the movie Flight …
Today I would like to tell you why I started the blog in the first place a few months ago. It came up when I spoke with a friend of mine who develops websites. He told me that I should think about it because it might be interested in a long-term basis. At first, I …
How did you finance flight school? This is the most asked question I received on Instagram and on this website. Today I will try to give some clarity on this subject and hopefully, it will help you. It has been 10 years since I got my finance for flight school, things might have changed since …
Flight schools? Often I get the question about what flight school I attended? And why I chose this School at the time? I’ll try to explain why I did this and why I didn’t do a PPL (private pilot license) first etc. I was finishing up my high school when I started to orientate for …