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Ferry Flight 4: Oman to India

Posted on August 27, 2012 by simonhackett

Sunday 26th August saw us flying from Muscat (Oman) to Agra (India).

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Arrived in India

Posted on August 27, 2012 by simonhackett

Tonight we are in Agra, India. This is a brief note before I write a proper post about today.

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Ferry Flight 3: Sharm El Sheikh to Muscat

Posted on August 26, 2012 by simonhackett

A long day today, with a 6.6 hour flight to Muscat into somewhat of a headwind all the way.

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Ferry Flight 2: Crete to Egypt

Posted on August 25, 2012 by simonhackett

Today we flew from Iraklion airport (Crete), to Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt), near the northern end of the Red Sea.

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Ferry Flight 1: Switzerland to Crete

Posted on August 24, 2012 by simonhackett

Its been a successful day. First time at the controls – and it was a great flight.

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Ready to leave Switzerland

Posted on August 23, 2012 by simonhackett

Well, we’re ready to leave.

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How to tell that you are in Switzerland

Posted on August 23, 2012 by simonhackett

For an Australian, there are a number of differences that one notices when spending time here in Switzerland.

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Posted in travel | Tagged lego city, swiss cow, transportation, travel, turboprop aircraft

Lucerne Travelogue

Posted on August 22, 2012 by simonhackett

A few days ago we spent an afternoon/evening in Lucerne, not far away from Stans.

Here are some photos that I took while we were there. It is a city with a deep and rich history.

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Posted in travel | Tagged lucerne, switzerland, travel

PC-12 Factory Perspectives

Gallery

Posted on August 22, 2012 by simonhackett

This gallery contains 7 photos.

Some images from and around the main Pilatus hangar…

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Switzerland Arrival

Posted on August 20, 2012 by simonhackett

We got to Stans, in Switzerland today (Sunday 19th August), a process that took around 30 hours from when we started in Adelaide.

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