Warhammer World

On December 9, 2009, in Places To Visit, by admin

Warhammer World: to some it may be familiar as the Nottingham headquarters of Games Workshop, creators of the popular tabletop war games Warhammer (a fantasy based game), Warhammer 40k (a variant set in the FAR future), and Lord of The Rings (a game that allows players to reenact battles from Tolkein’s famous trilogy). As a [...]

Adventures on Dinosaur Island

On December 9, 2009, in Flying With Passengers, Places To Visit, Route Plan, by admin

To show how the views of the passenger and pilot are vastly different we present here a journey to Bembridge from the point of view of both. The Pilot I don’t like last minute changes! I like to plan things ahead of time. That way there are fewer surpises. But guess what! Even carefully developed [...]

Dinosaur Island II

On December 9, 2009, in Flying With Passengers, Places To Visit, Route Plan, by admin

Last Sunday I went on another plane trip with my Dad, this time to the Isle of Wight. I had not been there before, but we have been taught about it at school. Lots of fossils and dinosaurs were discovered on the Isle of Wight, and so I was looking forward to seeing the dinosaur [...]

The Grand Canyon

On my recent trip to the USA, it occured to me that it would be nice to do an aerial tour of such places as the San Francisco bridge and the Grand Canyon. In the last news letter I mentioned how spectacular the Golden Gate bridge was from the air, and certainly it was a [...]

St Malo

On December 9, 2009, in Places To Visit, Route Plan, by admin

Once you have made that first international trip (probably to the Channel Islands) you can extend your rnage easily by taking in some of the fascinating destinations on the French coast. St Malo makes a great choice for a Flying Family as it provides a chance for the kids to practice their French while you [...]

May in Alderney

On December 9, 2009, in Places To Visit, by admin

ALDERNEY PREPARES ITSELF FOR A BUSY MONTH OF MAY. Alderney, Channel Islands Alderney Seafood Festival: 10 – 20 May 2008 The annual Alderney Seafood Festival takes place from 10 to 20 May and is the island’s biggest culinary event, with Alderney’s chefs working extra hard to create exciting new recipes for the 10 day celebration [...]

Southern Africa

On December 9, 2009, in Places To Visit, by admin

Flying and travel may go together – but how many private pilots have actually thought about flying PIC while on their holidays? For many the idea seems too difficult, too disruptive and too expensive to fit into the family vacation. Yet the fact is – your pilot’s licence gives you an awesome capability to create [...]

New Zealand

On December 9, 2009, in Places To Visit, by admin

Everyone assumes that you have to be an experienced pilot before you can enjoy flying in strange and exotic places, but one place you can fly at any stage of your aviation training is New Zealand, where Rest New Zealand Tours and it’s aviation partners have created a number of packages called ‘New Zealand Sky [...]

San Francisco

On December 9, 2009, in Flying With Passengers, Places To Visit, by admin

If you happen to be in the vicinity of Santa Rosa in California (it’s just North of San Francisco), you’d be mad not to do an aerial fly-by of the Golden Gate bridge. We had of course taken pictures of the famous land mark from the ground, from a scenic position, specially marked out for [...]

Goodwood

On December 9, 2009, in Places To Visit, by admin

One of the worst aspects of attending any popular event is the difficulty of getting there. You know what I mean; traffic jams.How to avoid them? Fly! Goodwood is one venue which is fully pilot friendly and hosts many events throughout the year, and not all related to the same sport. Best known of these [...]