For the test flight we flew a 27 mile circuit out of Dhaka and back again. The following are some sights from the flight. We had a beautiful clear day to fly and because it was Saturday, the normally very busy airport – was not so busy and we were able to take off and … More Flight test completed and now we wait…
On our way to Dhaka, Bangladesh again. Thank you for joining along with our blog. Today we begin on a very long flight – commercial – to Dhaka where we will pick up a Caravan on floats – fly to Australia – back on the airlines pointing north to Dhaka and pick up and fly … More Back on the road and in the air…
I guess it wouldn’t be flying in the time of Covid if … Oh my – I thought he was joking when he said we were both positive!!! Me a little and Dylan a lot. We have had so many tests negative in the past few weeks and we feel great We were told that … More A little bit of Angola before we sign off in this leg of the blog
The last leg – a beautiful flight over Angola Wonderful 10 hour flight and we look forward to completing paperwork and seeing a little of Lubango
Togo – West African nation on the Gulf of Guinea and is known for its hilltop villages and palm lined beaches. It’s one of the smallest countries in Africa. In the 18th century it was a major trading centre for purchasing slaves – earning Togo the name “Slave Coast”. After WW 1 rule was transferred … More A day in Togo
A long and good flight today. It was a hazy flight the entire way so unfortunately the pictures are not great. When we fly to various locations in the world we arrange handling so that when we fly in or depart we are met by someone who will help go through customs. The visibility was … More Welcome to Togo
The Sahara Desert is the largest sand desert in the world and spans over nearly a third of the African continent I thought to again take a picture of random place along the route and read up about it later – this is Dakhla in the disputed territory of Western Sahara (currently under Morocco) The … More Sunday flight along the Sahara
Arrived from the Portuguese Azores to the Spanish Canary Islands For anyone who knows me – I really resist looking at pictures of places we are going- I love to be surprised:) Today was no exception. I was surprised at the landscape of the island- anyone who has never been- what would you think the … More From Portugal to Spain
New flight plans are set – a few hours ago we received our permit to land in Dakar for Feb 20 so tomorrow we will fly to the Canary Islands and to Senegal the following day and then onward to Togo. We are adding Senegal to our stops because of a NOTAM stating that we … More Leaving the Azores and tomorrow – destination the Canary Islands
It was a harsh cold wind this morning with blowing snow. I read this morning that the search for lost fishermen was not hopeful – made much worse with the cold rugged water. 30 feet waves and 45 knot winds. There really are so few words in response to tragedy such as this – but … More The cold and harsh Atlantic
A clear morning in Quebec and on our way to St Johns Newfoundland – the most eastern point in North America (except Greenland) I thought it would be good to share a little about this Caravan- it’s a brand new aircraft – when we left Winnipeg it had only 80 hours. The Caravan is a … More Flying to the eastern tip
February 14- happy valentines! How wonderful it is to fly off with Dylan today – valentines- after 30 years of marriage and doing one of our favourite things together- going on an adventure and flying a plane to the other side of the world! We are departing in between Manitoba snow storms – a blustery … More And we are off…
Awaiting departure – destination Lubango (FNUB – airport identifier), Angola! Welcome. The last ferry flight in this blog “Flying in Covid” – was this past November- December when Dylan and our son Isaiah were destined for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As some of you may recall – Dylan and Isaiah were en route … More Wings of Hope – Destination Angola
Ferry Flying - Delivering Aircraft around the world for MAF 