Fedex crash on Narita airport – some thoughts

I remember when I first learned about this accident. I was in Oslo for my Class One medical the next day, when me and a fellow student pilot were zapping through the various channels at Radisson Oslo Hotel. As we came across a japanese news channel the images of the Fedex (FX80) MD-11 bouncing down [...]

Tribute to a 40 year old lady

I took my hat off this morning when I woke up and looked at the calendar. It is the queen of the skies` birthday today.
Today it is 40 years ago since Captain Jack Waddell applied full throttle to the engines of a Boeing 747 for the first time. A benchmark was set by Boeing in [...]

What`s after instant web?

I had just heard about Twitter before it turns out that some guy was tweetering from a plane crash! If you don`t know what tweetering is just yet, it`s kind of hard to explain. It is all about your own profile on Twitter where you use your mobile device, like a cell, to send text [...]

How Boeing came up with the name 7

I have always been interested in aviation, and since I was a little boy I have been travelling by planes to my father who lives in Bergen. It is around 45 minutes flight from where I live, Trondheim. The Boeing 737 is the standard aircraft used on domestic routes in Norway, hence Boeing quickly became [...]

Update on my new toy

I have tried it out now, and it works. Very satisfying model of the real Boeing 737-800. I promised you an update, but you will have to do with this picture I took of the screen while cruising at flight level 300. I will download a program called Fraps, which can take pictures and record [...]

My new toy

I have been flying for some time now, online on Microsoft Flight Simulator. Never have I seen a plane so realistic for simulation before. I have had a few jumpseat rides in real life, and this virtual model comes really close to the real thing.
I am talking about Arianedesign`s line of Boeing 737`s. Officially licensed [...]

The Jumbo Hostel

If you are visiting Stocholm any day next year, be sure to book yourself in for a night at the Jumbo Hostel at Arlanda airport. They have converted an old Boeing 747-200 into a hostel.

You can choose between sparkling three-bed rooms with shared shower and toilet in the corridor or the luxury suite in the [...]

747 down at Brussels

A 747-200 cargo from Kalitta Air crashed at the end of a runway and split in two while trying to take off Sunday at Brussels airport. Four of the five crew members on board the Boeing 747 were slightly injured and were hospitalized according to CNN.