Soulmates

It happens. You don´t know when and where .. but sometimes Soulmates do meet. Even from different countries, colours or ages... but when when it happens - both parties immediately know it. Happy that I met mine ... and Lola seemed fine for that bautiful October day as well.

Photos of Niels, Marina, Guido & Mireille and their first flight

On a warm Indian summer day...

It must have been that latest warm day of the year....

One of these days that even people who have never been flying before,

look at the sky...

and wish they could go out there...

So Captain Joerg played Captain for a full afternoon

and took Marina and her friend, Niels and his daddy

and Flemish foreigners Mireille & Guido

for a trip.

The Edersee, Kassel-city and the German country-side

looked like Italy for a moment...

And they all loved it!

Thank you, Joerg!

Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag!

Happy Birthday, my friend Joerg, and all the best,
from Birgit, Michael and the rest!

...und noch´n Gedicht:)

All birds and bees and things with wings
drift in the breeze as Nature sings.

A few brave souls who must be bright
have lofty goals and claim the right
to leave safe ground and seek the sky,
thus heaven-bound, they really fly.

Persistent rumour says that a boy
with skill and humour and special toy
can be a flyer just like a bird.
Flies even higher 'til earth is blurred.

And spreads his wings peers through dark shades
a king of kings, an ace of spades.

...and keep up-to-date, stay sharp and smart!
A Pilot, mate, is no old Fart ;-))

Yeah....

Sssssssst....

Tomorrow is Joerg's birthday.

And we have sooo many things to tell about Lola he does not know yet... Cause when you have a Twin Comanche out of 1972, it has a history... A loooong history...

So, pilot, take your seat. And fasten your seat belts.
Everything you know, will be different after tomorrow.

The Co-Pilot

A few good men ...

With a Twin Comanche to Argentinia.

How many people fly into vacation?
Well many. Germany´s tourism industry employs 10% of all employees of Germany. Mainly Europe, but also far east. Far and easy. With Condor, Tui or many other airlines. A video, some cookies, a book, breakfast before the landing. Easy.

Ok than. How many fly themself? ca. 50,000 in Germany. How many of them have flown into their own holidays into another country? My guestimate is 10% of all pilots flying. Makes 5,000.

How many of own pilots have been flying across the Atlantic? (Ok, you Lufhansa pilots - you don´t count here). My guestimate is 10% of the 10% of all pilots flying. Makes 500 in total or 0,0006 % of the population of my home country.

Pilot und Flugzeug organizes every year spectacular readers tours. This year to south america, than north toward the USA and via the northern Atlantic back to Europe. With a few good men, a mission and lots of adventurous spirit. Breakfast before the landing? Well, read the full story:



http://www.pilotundflugzeug.de/artikel/2007-09-26/Leserreise_2007

We can't get enough of it... San Francisco out of the air...

RIP

On Oct. 1st a good man died. Hermann Krug was passionate about flying - we spent quite a few hours in Lola when he was teaching me about flying. He died at home in peace with his Pilot licence, active Medical, some 25,000 h of expercience and all the strenght a man can possibly have. Never complaining about his desease and up to the end with a smile in his face and a tear in his eye. Good bye Hermann. We miss you a lot.