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Welcome to The Flying VLOG website. Showcasing regular IFR flights, flying the world (General Aviation Style), exploring its best hidden gems and educating along the way. We've recently updated the website to reflect that the website will now only showcase the written material supporting the YouTube channel.

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Visiting Zurich
Introduction – It’s always been a dream to fly to bigger airports, this time a country I’ve never visited; Switzerland. There were two choices to choose from that I fancied for my…
18/02/2024
A thousand-mile journey to the edge of Europe
Introduction – After cancelling Hamburg in April, it was time to plan the first big trip of the year. Whilst originally we would repeat last year’s trip to Prague & Erlangen, we…
03/12/2023
Golze In-Flight Weather
Introduction – Golze Engineering is the leading supplier of Worldwide in-flight satellite weather products. Since 2012 it has used satellite technology to bring live weather data to European and Worldwide cockpits. ADS-B…
29/10/2023
Implementing SOPs
What are SOPs? Firstly what are SOPs? Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are simply a specific way of getting things done and maintaining a steady consistent process, breaking down the most complex scenarios…
20/10/2023
The Flying Annual – 2022
It’s no secret that the cost of living crisis is having a profound impact on everything in life we do, aviation is no stranger to increased costs due to global events. First,…
26/01/2023
Prague & Erlangen
Introduction – For many years I’ve wanted to join Erlangen Bergweich, which is one of the oldest festivals in Germany. Like Oktoberfest with better weather. With the previous two years cancelled due…
11/12/2022
Flying IFR to Spain
Introduction – With the restrictions in the UK almost gone for over a year, and most of Europe now fully open my head turned towards a long-distance flight, with the original destination…
30/10/2022
First Intl IFR Trip
Introduction – After touring some of the UK airports, Newquay, Doncaster, Liverpool & Kemble utilising my Instrument Rating it was time to explore further afield, and with that came crossing international boundaries. …
16/02/2022
First International IFR
A busy international IFR flight across Europe in the airways from London to Dusseldorf in the midst of a return of air travel demand. The flight includes departure from Stapleford, climbing through…
22/01/2022
The Flying Annual – 2021
Introduction – When I look back at the year 2021, flying was amazing; for other reasons, personal and globally it was a rather gloomy year. The ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic meant for the best…
01/01/2022