Had my TR-1 dollar ride in the Eurofighter today. I had it all planned out and organized a friend to take pictures with official permission to photograph inside the restricted zone – and forgot to put in a new battery. Great – not one piece of evidence. The ride itself was uneventful – it was [...]

I was asked to come up with a t-shirt design for the 1st EF2000 squadron. The theme was supposed to be the grim reaper brandishing an Amraam instead of his scythe and holding a deck of cards with the sqn patch as for Aces, since the Sqn patch happens to be in the form of [...]

I think I am going to allow myself to feel optimistic for a couple of hours. I have one more Simulator to go next week and then I am actually scheduled to fly on Wednesday for my dollar ride. I’ve probably jinxed myself by mentioning this but like I said I am optimistic. Once we [...]

I finally got fed up.
I don’t know if it was my last backseat ride in the EF2000 where I noticed my flight gear getting tight after a months’ break, or a collegue mentioning in passing that “nobody abuses their body like Limey” – or both. Either way, I am in the typical rebound cycle of [...]

I finished a book last night that I’ve been reading for the last 2 weeks. It had over 900 pages and was written by a german author, Frank Schätzing. I thought I’d mention it here since I really recommend it. I read a lot of fiction, and this one was definately a “can’t put it [...]