tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272163332024-03-07T10:00:04.969+01:00NotamNotice to Airmen are normally issued by the aviation authorities to inform pilots of new or changed aeronautical facilities, services, procedures or hazards, temporary or permanent. This one is a plane blog.Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813188898325500003noreply@blogger.comBlogger253125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27216333.post-79446575175123652942011-03-26T11:26:00.002+01:002019-07-18T18:11:12.109+02:00My Top 5 Aircrafts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LN-NAG (Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klast/">Lisbeth Klastrup</a>)</td></tr>
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[<i>Updated July 2019</i>]: There are <a href="http://ourairports.com/members/arnehk/airports.html">127 airports</a> and 86 aircrafts in my logbook. This is the five I have flown the most:<br />
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<tr><td>1</td><td><a href="http://notice-to-airmen.blogspot.com/search/label/LN-NAG">LN-NAG</a></td><td style="text-align: center;">P28A</td><td style="text-align: right;">164</td><td><a href="http://notice-to-airmen.blogspot.com/2006/06/my-first-airplane-petter-1-and-ln-nag.html">My first</a> airplane (I was co-owner)</td></tr>
<tr><td>2</td><td><a href="http://notice-to-airmen.blogspot.com/search/label/LN-DAH">LN-DAH</a></td><td style="text-align: center;">C172</td><td style="text-align: right;">75</td><td><br />
A favorite for years<br />
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<tr><td>3</td><td><a href="http://notice-to-airmen.blogspot.com/search/label/LN-AEG">LN-AEG</a></td><td style="text-align: center;">C172 Sea</td><td style="text-align: right;">65</td><td>The <a href="http://notice-to-airmen.blogspot.com/search/label/%24100%20Hamburger">$100 Hamburger</a> machine</td></tr>
<tr><td>4</td><td><br />
<span style="text-align: left;">LN-VYC</span><br />
<a href="https://notice-to-airmen.blogspot.com/search/label/LN-FAG">LN-FAG</a><br />
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PA38<br />
C172<br />
<br /></td><td style="text-align: right;">51</td><td><br />
I learned to fly in this one<br />
The mountain flyer<br />
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At the bottom of the list are <a href="http://notice-to-airmen.blogspot.com/search/label/LN-TSW">LN-TSW</a> <i>(C150, 0.3 hrs)</i>, VH-DMP <i>(C172, 0.6 hrs)</i>, and N5432G <i>(C172, 0.7 hrs)</i>.<br />
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The listing is made possible by my electronic logbook. Generating statistics and <a href="http://notice-to-airmen.blogspot.com/2009/05/with-numbers-in-hand.html">browsing my pilot history</a> in other ways than page by page in the paper edition is great fun on a rainy day.<br />
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Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813188898325500003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27216333.post-15553123507377079682011-03-14T13:31:00.006+01:002011-03-14T23:48:53.644+01:00Flight Review Down Under<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oG6FdQCs3JwrUeD8Lm3zCxpuS1YHeQFd7-iW4cPEvQNc1HxLwynfTM9zla9A2_viKfizGk2RhaRp_wtTPZeLSol9BS3jxYt2q519mc5Goul9J5YminftVYlk4BAuCSg74Lsb/s1600/bilde.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oG6FdQCs3JwrUeD8Lm3zCxpuS1YHeQFd7-iW4cPEvQNc1HxLwynfTM9zla9A2_viKfizGk2RhaRp_wtTPZeLSol9BS3jxYt2q519mc5Goul9J5YminftVYlk4BAuCSg74Lsb/s200/bilde.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>Francesco (left) gave me a hard time on my first Australian Flight Review in 11 years, challenging me on vintage navigation techniques. <a href="http://krumsvik.com/arne/australia.html">Last time I visited</a> Melbourne, my base was Point Cook across the bay - and I remember the thrill of doing a touch-and-go at Moorabbin, the main airport for light GA traffic in the area, with no less than five runways.<br />
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This time <a href="http://www.mfs.com.au/">Moorabbin Flying Services</a> were my host, and the instructor sent me this task on e-mail to plan the night before:<br />
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<i>"MB-<u>EN</u>-DCN-<u>YLEG</u>-WON-GMH-MB".</i><br />
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That is Moorabbin (MB), Essendon (EN) for a landing, then out via Doncaster Shopping Town (DSN), Leongatha (YLEG) for a landing, Wonthaggi (WON) as a way point, then back into Moorabbin (MB) via the approach point GMH.<br />
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</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">To solve the puzzle I used the tools listed below, with some assistance from <a href="http://www.casa.gov.au/wcmswr/_assets/main/pilots/download/vpgmelb.pdf">the Melbourne Visual Pilot Guide</a> and AirNav Pro on my iPad.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">We departed YMMB in beautiful summer weather and went directly to YLEG for two landings before a diversion and return to base. I celebrated my review with a burger at the beach and a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAAF_Museum">visit to the RAAF Museum</a> at Point Cook before heading to the northern hemisphere.</div><br />
The basics you need to fly in Australia:<br />
<ul><li>SPECPL (Special Pilot License, intended to allow pilots holidaying in Australia to validate their overseas license and fly short term. Issued by <a href="http://www.casa.gov.au/">CASA</a>)</li>
<li>AVID (Aviation Identification, show that the holder has a current security check, valid for up to 5 years. To fly solo from security controlled airports you need an ASIC issued by <a href="HTTP://casa.gov.au/">CASA</a>)</li>
<li>ERSA (The En-route Supplement Australia, a joint Military/<a href="http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/">Airservices</a> publication that contains information vital for planning a flight and for the pilot in flight. It contains pictorial presentations of all licensed airports. The ERSA is updated four times a year) </li>
<li>Visual Terminal Chart (1:250.000)</li>
<li>VNC (Visual Navigation Chart, 1:500.000)</li>
<li>AUS PCA (Planning Chart Australia)</li>
</ul>Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813188898325500003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27216333.post-48231632269912398792011-01-30T17:05:00.000+01:002011-01-30T17:05:33.738+01:00Happy B-day, Emil!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigunHLgCKTCFxrlrJoPKXvhCvdmIS_CwSV1u_Nzpf85tMz_gG9WwPMbZ82MZAFC6IGv-iODN4Ebys17Vg0X5_krRnrQAtyb2EHA8sNicb6jDFGydqdJWpdwzp9iPnD6-efO0-/s1600/bilde.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigunHLgCKTCFxrlrJoPKXvhCvdmIS_CwSV1u_Nzpf85tMz_gG9WwPMbZ82MZAFC6IGv-iODN4Ebys17Vg0X5_krRnrQAtyb2EHA8sNicb6jDFGydqdJWpdwzp9iPnD6-efO0-/s320/bilde.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Jostein gave Emil a flight for his 9th birthday. It was Emil's 2nd flight in LN-NAG. <a href="http://notice-to-airmen.blogspot.com/2009/08/lightning-in-vicinity.html">18 months ago</a> we only spent 30 minutes in the air due to lightning in vicinity. This time the flying time was 1:25 in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavok">CAVOK</a>, including three touch-and-go landings at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENRY">Rygge</a> and sight seeing over <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drammen">Drammen</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmenkollen_ski_jump">Holmenkollen ski jump</a>.Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813188898325500003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27216333.post-12636954247125319282011-01-19T20:36:00.003+01:002011-01-20T07:38:21.316+01:00APPsolutely fabulous<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qrgY-ixBPXdJ7eEzdbk9vDOUnvEE8EE694fnSLCz2tVBXxjQ7vBz64VgT5fXq4aUtVlBkyqe8yLgvNQM_gjk35ODSlPIIDddSLW_8zj6Z_aRe5kZjECAJJYl6-grCAZ8YxoZ/s1600/photo.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qrgY-ixBPXdJ7eEzdbk9vDOUnvEE8EE694fnSLCz2tVBXxjQ7vBz64VgT5fXq4aUtVlBkyqe8yLgvNQM_gjk35ODSlPIIDddSLW_8zj6Z_aRe5kZjECAJJYl6-grCAZ8YxoZ/s400/photo.PNG" width="400" /></a></div>Something old, something new, might be an appropriate headline for my first flight in months. The good old <a href="http://krumsvik.com/LN-NAG/">1976 P28A</a> and my portable glass cockpit (iPad & iPhone) took me to Rygge for touch & go landings, and I am current to bring passengers again.<br />
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Fun and useful pilot apps on today's flight:<br />
<ul><li><a href="http://www.aeroweather.ch/">AeroWeather</a></li>
<li><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/air-navigation-pro/id301046057?mt=8">AirNav Pro</a> (absolutely the best value for money aviation GPS-app on the market!)</li>
<li><a href="http://jeppdirect.jeppesen.com/legal/charts/ifr_jepptc.jsp">Jeppesen Mobile TC</a></li>
</ul>After landing an e-mail from Sporty's tempted me to buy the brand new <a href="http://www.sportys.com/PilotShop/category/1036">Study Buddy App</a>. I'll be extremely well prepared for the next <a href="http://notice-to-airmen.blogspot.com/2010/10/flight-reveiw-in-boise-idaho.html">Flight Review</a>...Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813188898325500003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27216333.post-68815385601227156072010-11-07T11:50:00.001+01:002010-11-07T11:51:29.407+01:00Atlanta, New York, Copenhagen, and finally Oslo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxoap2gwJYx_fmayEs0xePUUxbP_tSvtbzbFS13qINmkL9XU-RyxJYNZ0P747NalZIkDsLh8fJTMdxMLViUI1Y8zOXL5XIr5HrBcvnu6Q_MnUfgmlpTtmnTBP_PejhvICF6C5/s1600/bilde.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxoap2gwJYx_fmayEs0xePUUxbP_tSvtbzbFS13qINmkL9XU-RyxJYNZ0P747NalZIkDsLh8fJTMdxMLViUI1Y8zOXL5XIr5HrBcvnu6Q_MnUfgmlpTtmnTBP_PejhvICF6C5/s400/bilde.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Landing at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENKJ">Kjeller</a> after sight seeing over Oslo is documented by Lisbeth's colleagues Torill and Terje at the <a href="http://itu.dk/">IT University of Copenhagen</a>. What is more appropriate than taking a meta picture of media and communication researchers taking pictures? <br />
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Lisbeth and I was visiting scholars at <a href="http://www.gatech.edu/">Georgia Tech</a> a few years ago, and we have flown together over Atlanta, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klast/sets/1326140/">New York</a> and <a href="http://notice-to-airmen.blogspot.com/2007/03/flying-over-copenhagen-lisbeth-and.html">Copenhagen</a>, before Oslo. The event was celebrated with tea at the <a href="http://www.sjoflyhavna.no/">Seaplane Base</a>.Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813188898325500003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27216333.post-55128246198316167582010-10-14T14:20:00.002+02:002010-10-14T14:23:08.861+02:00Hudson River chart for big birds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Fu3PyjjNdcWP-0sR4rUT2G7CZN5WjEzfeZpali_L-OE16H9eX4QbJNJcLn0s9RKRXrqqIZjuLxyL8PVmWHyAPVTTooH3zDBE6liL2d1hKmJ_FMw3PCNFzGKNg1F6PKtQck2B/s1600/hudson-miracle-approach-chart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Fu3PyjjNdcWP-0sR4rUT2G7CZN5WjEzfeZpali_L-OE16H9eX4QbJNJcLn0s9RKRXrqqIZjuLxyL8PVmWHyAPVTTooH3zDBE6liL2d1hKmJ_FMw3PCNFzGKNg1F6PKtQck2B/s640/hudson-miracle-approach-chart.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><b>Click to view</b>.Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813188898325500003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27216333.post-2875410019006563232010-10-13T01:25:00.009+02:002010-10-17T23:47:50.203+02:00Skyhawk over Manhattan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NgXXXUXZlfN7lFr-YYIEDWRP4Feh-1dYcvNrA3XwJ2hCCPJEuh5vCM4IernUolQXlXa4IWj_6gDHIBh3MKW-M-gzrECsANsppzautY0oCFvFsENpBOEboKHI_KgJDvuSaF03/s1600/IMG_0005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NgXXXUXZlfN7lFr-YYIEDWRP4Feh-1dYcvNrA3XwJ2hCCPJEuh5vCM4IernUolQXlXa4IWj_6gDHIBh3MKW-M-gzrECsANsppzautY0oCFvFsENpBOEboKHI_KgJDvuSaF03/s400/IMG_0005.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEielnukznuJE3D_IdV9c-0AyjbbM6bZ51k2TMeS3Ez20dWBRz11wpYZkAAVKXo3aNFw1Sw_dRK9TCbrnElr48tUobdadJsD5veTw2o1On8RkCw0qR_7SG9IDSu6rnRNHUVoJ0ox/s1600/IMG_0004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEielnukznuJE3D_IdV9c-0AyjbbM6bZ51k2TMeS3Ez20dWBRz11wpYZkAAVKXo3aNFw1Sw_dRK9TCbrnElr48tUobdadJsD5veTw2o1On8RkCw0qR_7SG9IDSu6rnRNHUVoJ0ox/s320/IMG_0004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I gave my cousin Kjetil a flight over Manhattan for his 50th birthday, and I hope it was as much fun for him as it was for me. <a href="http://krumsvik.com/arne/manhattan.html">My first flight up the Hudson River</a> was six years ago, but this magnificant route gives me the same thrill every time.<br />
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Kjetil lives in New York this fall with his wife Astrid and their son <a href="http://mheltne.blogspot.com/2010/10/flytyr-over-manhattan.html">Magnus</a>. <br />
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I'll do it again. Any day!Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813188898325500003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27216333.post-83866378058272126092010-10-12T00:35:00.009+02:002010-10-12T01:21:57.936+02:00Flight Reveiw in Boise, Idaho<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-bClbvBKKC1sRUYguZ8_ks74oyVcfRgbppLChotCRW0CY27C0eUNAEDr2f_up1OC_eNTuOPTe1TxV_5ULJMsdPZB0nPGqyuDxFAKsaBYOMSjd4-yFxF5SFonOZ2i6ZnWr2xp/s1600/MAF_Nampa1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-bClbvBKKC1sRUYguZ8_ks74oyVcfRgbppLChotCRW0CY27C0eUNAEDr2f_up1OC_eNTuOPTe1TxV_5ULJMsdPZB0nPGqyuDxFAKsaBYOMSjd4-yFxF5SFonOZ2i6ZnWr2xp/s400/MAF_Nampa1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJ7xR8gzdSWsOjL2VdCf1334y70bNp45XqkWUFu2PEU1G_WQknbNFifiNEDSAzmrJfq4KaWS-Rx5Ld2BwaheCo0hkeR5CcC-iHrrMywS2aXUUYWYcSFQaZWp_ElrFIrqwV1r3/s1600/IMG_0045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJ7xR8gzdSWsOjL2VdCf1334y70bNp45XqkWUFu2PEU1G_WQknbNFifiNEDSAzmrJfq4KaWS-Rx5Ld2BwaheCo0hkeR5CcC-iHrrMywS2aXUUYWYcSFQaZWp_ElrFIrqwV1r3/s320/IMG_0045.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>After a three day <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Aviation_Fellowship">MAF</a> Internatioanl board meeting in Nampa, Idaho, I had the opportunity to fly a VFR Flight Review with an instructor frequently used by the <a href="http://www.maf.org/">MAF US</a> headquarters.<br />
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<a href="http://cammiepatch.com/">Cammie</a>, the owner of <a href="http://glasscockpitaviation.com/">Glass Cockpit Aviation</a>, has given over 4000 hours of instruction, and is a fun, knowledgeble, and highly regarded FAA designated <a class="style5" href="http://www.pilotratings.com/goldseal.html">Gold Seal Instructor,</a> and a NAFI designated <a class="style5" href="http://www.nafinet.org/mastercfi/index.html">Master Flight Instructor</a>. She is <a href="http://www.mustang.cessna.com/">Citation Mustang</a> instructor, a <a class="style5" href="http://www.cirrusdesign.com/contact/training/csip.aspx">Cirrus Standardized Instructor</a>, and a member of the Columbia Recurent Training Program Steering Commitee.<br />
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In addition to being a commercial and general aviation airport, Boise (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boise_Airport">KBOI</a>) is also home of the Idaho Air National Guard on the Gowen Field portion of the airport. The United States Forest Service uses Boise Airport as a base for aerial firefighting air tankers during the wildfire season, and the short distance to challenging airstrips in the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foothill" title="Foothill">foothills</a> of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountains" title="Rocky
Mountains">Rocky Mountains</a> makes the locaton ideal for training MAF bush pilots.Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813188898325500003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27216333.post-25342799131827761962010-09-30T19:50:00.000+02:002010-09-30T19:50:29.282+02:00What is SAD about this image?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9NhOSl7ZzKUIEU8wg9YE12092DwtAvHYxlPjR2-MNy-8HDrKdmU-ogUrDan3tdCDAN45URB9pD_2eJ7QbDQG_6AGajOE8rDv0BPFjlsAL3QGSw2B7U4pTvJEiPmI5REoFKWB/s1600/bilde.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9NhOSl7ZzKUIEU8wg9YE12092DwtAvHYxlPjR2-MNy-8HDrKdmU-ogUrDan3tdCDAN45URB9pD_2eJ7QbDQG_6AGajOE8rDv0BPFjlsAL3QGSw2B7U4pTvJEiPmI5REoFKWB/s400/bilde.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>After a two day kick-off with the <a href="http://www.hf.uio.no/imk/forskning/forskningsomrader/media-innovations/index.html">Media Innovations</a> Research Group, <a href="http://twitter.com/arnte">@arnte</a> and I flew to <a href="http://www.holmsbuspa.no/">Holmsbu</a> for a cup of coffee. A nice flight on a great day, but unfortunately my last day on floats of the season. Tomorrow the <a href="http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/seasonal_affective_disorder_sad/hic_what_is_seasonal_depression.aspx">Harley</a> go on winter storage as well. Hence I am ready for the Fall Depression, often called <a href="http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/seasonal_affective_disorder_sad/hic_what_is_seasonal_depression.aspx">Seasonal Affective Disorder</a> (SAD).Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813188898325500003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27216333.post-65991075280501913222010-09-21T20:36:00.007+02:002010-09-26T09:16:24.736+02:0049 airplanes on the ENKJ runway<object height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/v-YBtYkUFfA?fs=1&hl=nb_NO"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/v-YBtYkUFfA?fs=1&hl=nb_NO" width="480" height="295" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br />
Today 49 planes was gathered on the runway to celebrate the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kjeller_Airport">Kjeller airport</a>'s 98th anniversary. The home base of <a href="http://krumsvik.com/LN-NAG/">LN-NAG</a> is Norway's first airport, built in 1912. Now this great airport, located 9 NM east northeast of Oslo, is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_aviation">GA</a> and military aviation airport carrying out maintenance for the <a href="http://www.mil.no/luft/">Royal Norwegian Air Force</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.rb.no/bilde/article5320131.ece?start=17">More images</a> from the event.Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813188898325500003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27216333.post-66667164484702156022010-09-20T18:02:00.007+02:002010-09-20T21:49:41.449+02:00Lunch in front of the cold front<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zgVp4mXd2lys8pz8D7uhXv3H-vjrgTW4Plo2hvQdZIi1hMqsdqrdYkdaZh0NwWhuG0Cv_7My5DFy5ExlB0ioIc2N7fZbrEpiKdhL4hkNjG7NY_UDvhoiU7YQENAyjcWEFzp-/s1600/bilde.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zgVp4mXd2lys8pz8D7uhXv3H-vjrgTW4Plo2hvQdZIi1hMqsdqrdYkdaZh0NwWhuG0Cv_7My5DFy5ExlB0ioIc2N7fZbrEpiKdhL4hkNjG7NY_UDvhoiU7YQENAyjcWEFzp-/s320/bilde.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Anders and I had plans for a <a href="http://www.seaplanes.org/">water flying</a> lunch at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krager%C3%B8">Kragerø</a>, but a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_front">cold front</a> with heavy rain moving from the south towards the eastern part of Norway came faster than originally forecasted. At <a href="http://www.kilensjoflyklubb.no/">Kilen/Fornebu</a> (Oslo) we had to wait half an hour for the morning fog to disappear, and as we sat down for lunch at <a href="http://www.rica.no/havna">Havna Hotel Tjøme</a>, the bad weather reached <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larvik">Larvik</a>.<br />
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After our great flight <a href="http://notice-to-airmen.blogspot.com/2009/10/100-bomber-burger-at-half-moon-bay.html">over the Golden Gate</a> last year, Anders has started to take flying lessons, and today he did most of the flying.Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813188898325500003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27216333.post-83179287540835842302010-09-06T01:18:00.003+02:002010-09-06T02:05:42.217+02:00Dinner at the summer paradise of Koster<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSa-Ubh7TDpKZ1o3EI2trT5QhNA4JlabjcLnLDDpZcRDvex8mWN0qkYhKkzYno_hDWLmagmhxeSSGvUno4zJ4XuKE6UWG7h0_kLI6x_3CZmRzgc2PwfYN6RCx_zXPHnJBkZdWZ/s1600/bilde.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSa-Ubh7TDpKZ1o3EI2trT5QhNA4JlabjcLnLDDpZcRDvex8mWN0qkYhKkzYno_hDWLmagmhxeSSGvUno4zJ4XuKE6UWG7h0_kLI6x_3CZmRzgc2PwfYN6RCx_zXPHnJBkZdWZ/s400/bilde.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFanMSwoJLoFic1nepQ-cChBiwkXckFQdrWnBfNGT9Ig-yFm_SGGbngv1Dg1_Fz_KcoQQzm2dWL5z6DqvTX6hf3AxUMntgKRYoIXZt4yHw0JWFMq4WdD4ybSJJvwm6w-Rg3vnZ/s1600/bilde.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFanMSwoJLoFic1nepQ-cChBiwkXckFQdrWnBfNGT9Ig-yFm_SGGbngv1Dg1_Fz_KcoQQzm2dWL5z6DqvTX6hf3AxUMntgKRYoIXZt4yHw0JWFMq4WdD4ybSJJvwm6w-Rg3vnZ/s320/bilde.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>To the west of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Str%C3%B6mstad">Strömstad</a> lie the <a href="http://www.kosteroarna.com/">Koster Islands</a>, noted for the beauty of its scenery. These are Sweden's most westerly populated islands. Around them lie the Koster archipelago with a large number of skerries and rocky isles. We landed west of Kostersundet and taxied to Bopallen harbour at North Koster, where we had dinner at <a href="http://www.strandkanten.se/">Strandkanten</a> restaurant. This summer paradise is less than an hour of flying time coastwise from Oslo.Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813188898325500003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27216333.post-16968414762821185332010-09-04T10:25:00.001+02:002010-09-04T10:26:59.473+02:00Aviation afternoon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ZLNzPb40sqEsstHv7C3Us0Muz_YHRYgYozU31uoeXAtl0pKvikzrbZVABCJX5kvYBugfR7OiQcxPnp0FPuhyCf7S2KXVfdBBhKhpnRHHf4PvLN_G1QZULghNIDyn1shcWIpF/s1600/bilde.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ZLNzPb40sqEsstHv7C3Us0Muz_YHRYgYozU31uoeXAtl0pKvikzrbZVABCJX5kvYBugfR7OiQcxPnp0FPuhyCf7S2KXVfdBBhKhpnRHHf4PvLN_G1QZULghNIDyn1shcWIpF/s320/bilde.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The boys helping my pilot cousin Stig (flying with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavian_Airlines">SAS</a>) on his home and garden renovation project in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimstad">Grimstad</a> got an elevated bonus. I made four local flights from <a href="http://www.gullknapp.com/">Gullknapp</a> with the great guys from the Olav Lindstøl Company over <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arendal">Arendal</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimstad">Grimstad</a> before returning to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo">Oslo</a>.<br />
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6 flights, 3.9 hrs total flying time in 4.3 hrs, departing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENGM">Gardermoen</a> 15:10LT and arriving <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kjeller_Airport">Kjeller</a> 19:30LT.Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813188898325500003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27216333.post-34230038364398262352010-09-02T21:38:00.001+02:002010-09-03T05:55:48.963+02:00Monster lunch in Hardanger<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlTVidhZX61wd3dh8iUHewp2iUlWsD-3UVL74BGcf5OKtYEIQ9i4rC0iUR0WJ-8iYLmZn5y23-GR8yAoMWB3a-NdyzIPlZ8SyEI1PB_ZSlP9xHno3cvxyUfMesislF7auTtPV/s1600/bilde.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlTVidhZX61wd3dh8iUHewp2iUlWsD-3UVL74BGcf5OKtYEIQ9i4rC0iUR0WJ-8iYLmZn5y23-GR8yAoMWB3a-NdyzIPlZ8SyEI1PB_ZSlP9xHno3cvxyUfMesislF7auTtPV/s400/bilde.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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Flying time: 1:30 Kilen-Ulvik. FL 95/75.Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813188898325500003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27216333.post-69575170533165822562010-08-30T09:24:00.004+02:002010-08-30T09:43:16.439+02:00Many people, few planes at Fly-in<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFaelmigiQGTuayfULEX8qm2CkIcNkIrM4_Nrt_iotC86Lrcm6wtG7Jq1SQCfwZbFd6-a8dHDY0qupM4hgZ_eh8FaY1w0UsOD_RwgvfGq2D_njEeX9N5ZzHsBuIpdIz4dzyZ0/s1600/IMG_0046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFaelmigiQGTuayfULEX8qm2CkIcNkIrM4_Nrt_iotC86Lrcm6wtG7Jq1SQCfwZbFd6-a8dHDY0qupM4hgZ_eh8FaY1w0UsOD_RwgvfGq2D_njEeX9N5ZzHsBuIpdIz4dzyZ0/s400/IMG_0046.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>It was good meeting new and old friends (like André and <a href="http://notice-to-airmen.blogspot.com/2008/08/i-love-smell-of-avgas-in-morning.html">the aspiring pilot Margrete</a>) at the <a href="http://maf.no/">MAF Norway</a> annual Fly-In this weekend.<br />
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Low <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratus_cloud">stratus</a> and rain showers kept all visitors but me on the ground as the Fly-In at <a href="http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elverum_flyplass,_Starmoen">Starmoen</a> started Saturday. We spent four hours waiting at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kjeller_Airport">Kjeller</a> for conditions to be better. As we left a restaurant in Lillestrøm after a late lunch, a bit of sun came through the low sky base. The <a href="http://www.aeroweather.ch/">AeroWeather</a> app on my iPhone said <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_meteorological_conditions">VMC</a> at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENGM">ENGM</a>, and we called our friends at Starmoen for an update to receive good news. At 3 p.m. LN-NAG was the 2nd plane of the day to leave the busiest <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_aviation">GA</a> airport in Norway, and we followed the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glomma">Glomma river</a> in 500 ft. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Above_ground_level">AGL</a>. A few showers en route made it good to have a FlightSim enthusiast as my manual autopilot, and a pastor in the back seat was also nice. 1:55 of airtime. Only 0:30 going back on a direct track transiting ENGM <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_zone">CTR</a> the next day.<br />
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A great weekend with good people doing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Aviation_Fellowship">very important work</a>, 3:40 flying time, and a new airport in my logbook: <a href="http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%98stre_%C3%86ra_flyplass">ENAE</a> at the national parachuting centre became <a href="http://www.ourairports.com/members/arnehk/">my #93</a>.Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813188898325500003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27216333.post-79345153524380671692010-08-17T21:44:00.002+02:002010-08-18T08:49:52.130+02:00Good clean fun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMr2gdijh7qNTV6HRfIv2Ccv7Jpz_djpCBvPyiC22iQa3U1nVefXeXXQMvoqXx8F_zZk2ACu8ZkEoRlcgqKQW_WR364OwTOIoRlvsv5bfvr7hfjQb2hj6lnzXtKOy9cDbEArb0/s1600/IMG_0012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMr2gdijh7qNTV6HRfIv2Ccv7Jpz_djpCBvPyiC22iQa3U1nVefXeXXQMvoqXx8F_zZk2ACu8ZkEoRlcgqKQW_WR364OwTOIoRlvsv5bfvr7hfjQb2hj6lnzXtKOy9cDbEArb0/s320/IMG_0012.JPG" /></a></div><a href="http://www.erikwilberg.no/">Erik</a> washing our white swan after landings on the <a href="http://maps.google.no/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=no&geocode=&q=Drammen+flyklubb,+Drammen&sll=61.143235,9.09668&sspn=10.039617,39.506836&ie=UTF8&hq=Drammen+flyklubb,&hnear=Drammen,+Buskerud&ll=59.809613,9.917908&spn=0.325961,1.234589&t=h&z=10&iwloc=A">dirt strip at Hokksund</a>. He wanted to take his son Rune along for a birthday flight, but the airfield was in too bad condition for all three of us to get up from the 600 meters.<br />
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Solution: First Rune and I flew over Drammen, then Erik and I flew back to Kjeller while Rune drove Erik's car the 85 km.Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813188898325500003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27216333.post-24756456684431616862010-08-16T19:57:00.002+02:002010-08-16T20:04:27.480+02:00Plan B for splash-in lunch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtNN-hmFpUUlTwjLIC7sReIjeML6DqAr4k_i9QkwAZ2Q5yrhAkAwSBV-CVvwfMnpk_99XdXnNcEBk6DYtw1KKbvCAVjrDPodPWUcHck6lMMuea8-gSyQUBHQX18ymB3euCv7s4/s1600/bilde.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtNN-hmFpUUlTwjLIC7sReIjeML6DqAr4k_i9QkwAZ2Q5yrhAkAwSBV-CVvwfMnpk_99XdXnNcEBk6DYtw1KKbvCAVjrDPodPWUcHck6lMMuea8-gSyQUBHQX18ymB3euCv7s4/s320/bilde.JPG" /></a></div>My college Vilde and I had plans for a working lunch in the nice sorroundings of <a href="http://www.villafridheim.no/">Villa Fridheim</a>, but LN-AEG had only 16 gallons of fuel, and the <a href="http://www.kilensjoflyklubb.no/">Kilen Seaplanebase</a> were out of Avgas. Plan B became a short flight of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslofjord">Oslofjord</a>, and lunch at <a href="http://www.sjoflyhavna.no/">Sjøflyhavna Kro</a>. Worked quite well.Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813188898325500003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27216333.post-89418269396545514562010-08-14T13:30:00.007+02:002010-08-14T15:06:43.969+02:00Something old, something new<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8zqAtVNwYrhaZfeApeDxe5ZdxXOivPp0uNmCblQ0yViVeDfT58gYn_87OQrUoeYaPA0D5e3PQPIfvJcYRyC8gnqRpAQJ03qCITCGAwfDlOWsHjNbCdrqaDb3vnHHopxnnf_7/s1600/IMG_0811.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8zqAtVNwYrhaZfeApeDxe5ZdxXOivPp0uNmCblQ0yViVeDfT58gYn_87OQrUoeYaPA0D5e3PQPIfvJcYRyC8gnqRpAQJ03qCITCGAwfDlOWsHjNbCdrqaDb3vnHHopxnnf_7/s400/IMG_0811.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrxdti-3e1lHEW1dEajnSGz-1xggQFTWvUFgHsQdFb1WBvNiNn7aZanxqTvR1Lz7Rxmyqys9EzTXqKVAew73UYyoqRcco9IU530wBz1nokPFdGEla40TIkytZ_Ebho3dBH1eT/s1600/IMG_0807.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrxdti-3e1lHEW1dEajnSGz-1xggQFTWvUFgHsQdFb1WBvNiNn7aZanxqTvR1Lz7Rxmyqys9EzTXqKVAew73UYyoqRcco9IU530wBz1nokPFdGEla40TIkytZ_Ebho3dBH1eT/s200/IMG_0807.JPG" width="200" /></a><br />
Øyvind (left) gave me a demo flight in the posh <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrus_SR20">SR20</a> during the <a href="http://www.cirruseurope.com/">Cirrus</a> gathering at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kjeller_Airport">Kjeller</a> this weekend, and then Petter (over) joined me for my first flight in the good old <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_150">C150</a>. Quite different experiences. Both to be repeated.Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813188898325500003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27216333.post-59586028924330617462010-08-12T23:10:00.003+02:002010-08-14T14:49:08.948+02:00My first G1000 solo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTtseMBx2IUQMReg7GejpQLidcQQZd2ilNaS84awXViyiJRPeJPGCMqMDym7iqdnR6izV7PxTyp-aHG-1jzFYrelbFIGvt_K3OagAWnNs_jscZMp94omCTHTKlVcMuyn8xLc45/s1600/100812einar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTtseMBx2IUQMReg7GejpQLidcQQZd2ilNaS84awXViyiJRPeJPGCMqMDym7iqdnR6izV7PxTyp-aHG-1jzFYrelbFIGvt_K3OagAWnNs_jscZMp94omCTHTKlVcMuyn8xLc45/s200/100812einar.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Einar studying the <a href="http://www8.garmin.com/manuals/G1000:CessnaNavIII_CockpitReferenceGuide.pdf">G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide</a> after having joined me on my first glass cockpit solo. I remembered the basics, but the manual will be a dear friend for some time to come.Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813188898325500003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27216333.post-22520022357977240732010-08-09T22:53:00.001+02:002010-08-09T22:55:39.752+02:00Glass Cockpit Checkout<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUnALXtr5gDmJqSEIuxyfZQI6jC8iX_soBLMrt8XPfyojL98He2D2gLAPUuHG2vlxCwwUGOL45rYwMlUqJUtso8G8uIbvFGDfkAMiqeQ6ApfhJ-njR3lDWDe2Gs7Fjdrp9tuq/s1600/rf-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUnALXtr5gDmJqSEIuxyfZQI6jC8iX_soBLMrt8XPfyojL98He2D2gLAPUuHG2vlxCwwUGOL45rYwMlUqJUtso8G8uIbvFGDfkAMiqeQ6ApfhJ-njR3lDWDe2Gs7Fjdrp9tuq/s320/rf-lg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGVetBHi9WLAW-Se3FrXsxdmgM0CkHmMEmBv3gRj6lRs8GQAS7QIRKzDFuTd_Wei8dZfzKjpP9T3c4nn1CnFFQld59zqdPapo_Xe7YOwZJWtr9of2I2GMzghpzdhSY5dH05Ra/s1600/100809-Odd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGVetBHi9WLAW-Se3FrXsxdmgM0CkHmMEmBv3gRj6lRs8GQAS7QIRKzDFuTd_Wei8dZfzKjpP9T3c4nn1CnFFQld59zqdPapo_Xe7YOwZJWtr9of2I2GMzghpzdhSY5dH05Ra/s200/100809-Odd.jpg" width="200" /></a>Completing the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garmin_G1000">G1000</a> checkout with CFI Odd at <a href="http://nrfk.org/">NRFK</a>, I now know the basics about PFD, MFD, GDU, GMA, GIA, GDC, GRS, GMU, GTX, GEA, and GSD. While enjoying the integrated autopilot and a wealth of flight-critical data at my fingertips, I barely remembered to look out the window...Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813188898325500003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27216333.post-41370571188223591472010-08-08T22:58:00.002+02:002010-08-08T23:52:18.188+02:00Splash-in at Holmsbu for Coffee<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduBGmIaedAZUBGpwyKAsmRZHhRqmXM90tGWHwWWU-G1EAvubTsCW2uB_SUT5PAf1P-y1-ZEdpdORYEg4KQOf4-tOMeEpHaUrqR-WXJLK-jn_61uOPIzY2EdL7Em4M7NfbE3Ub/s1600/IMG_0799.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduBGmIaedAZUBGpwyKAsmRZHhRqmXM90tGWHwWWU-G1EAvubTsCW2uB_SUT5PAf1P-y1-ZEdpdORYEg4KQOf4-tOMeEpHaUrqR-WXJLK-jn_61uOPIzY2EdL7Em4M7NfbE3Ub/s320/IMG_0799.JPG" /></a></div>My sister-in-law Solfrid at <a href="http://www.holmsbuspa.no/">Holmsbu Spa</a>. After a full day at the <a href="http://www.tusenfryd.no/">Tusenfryd</a> theme park with our families, we drove my Harley to the <a href="http://www.kilensjoflyklubb.no/">Kilen Seaplane Base</a> and flew to Holmsbu for coffee. Then we continued flying into the sunset until we reached the <a href="http://www.villafridheim.no/">Villa Fridheim</a> fairytale castle by Krøderen, and returned to Kilen before dark. A nice summer day.Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813188898325500003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27216333.post-42992223018697208602010-08-07T15:27:00.000+02:002010-08-07T15:27:32.913+02:00Petter's Flying Fun Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1x3Jng3iy46LNtUpY8Z9UNFuQq6dqv2jlULlomujBtCobCki60ra7ndP3EoPKo2bSuFizYwslcRuuTeTsZDFxfMz8B3y18K8FHGIxWJsDetx3rqJtLDEI6Hgq-KXoLTI3rBK/s1600/IMG_0783.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1x3Jng3iy46LNtUpY8Z9UNFuQq6dqv2jlULlomujBtCobCki60ra7ndP3EoPKo2bSuFizYwslcRuuTeTsZDFxfMz8B3y18K8FHGIxWJsDetx3rqJtLDEI6Hgq-KXoLTI3rBK/s320/IMG_0783.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Sigrid, Lise, Tone, and Liss had fun flying with Petter (6), celebrating him leaving kindergarten to start school this fall. His older brother Jostein also invited the nice people at <a href="http://www.starveienbarnehage.no/">Starveien Barnehage</a> on <a href="http://notice-to-airmen.blogspot.com/2007/09/josteins-farewell-to-kindergarten.html">a flight three years ago</a> as he left for school.<br />
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Liss joined us for flying fun both times, and asked us to consider having more children...Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813188898325500003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27216333.post-85244073118203023272010-07-13T01:06:00.013+02:002010-07-16T19:02:01.218+02:00Flying the Kodiak in Norway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_OqPhtLeA5Ur8ZWNjlERbEUPx9fGNvslZ4N0qyt1YCMQJaQrhFVyt_-LymZibts6qBcmSx4UmwWasuiMDQvfsWBKxZmn2NkNMsHsm1dZLnuCd9kaCURiyYve5-FxStfzm1ajg/s1600/IMG_0570.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_OqPhtLeA5Ur8ZWNjlERbEUPx9fGNvslZ4N0qyt1YCMQJaQrhFVyt_-LymZibts6qBcmSx4UmwWasuiMDQvfsWBKxZmn2NkNMsHsm1dZLnuCd9kaCURiyYve5-FxStfzm1ajg/s400/IMG_0570.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7gKom9tuwM5bTPx120QdUsEl6JVqidfz_20v32kogp095_Irtqfl8zKuK28ogSQtqqJW2iqu6OkZOeRXwWJwm038dtYqrq-5_qs-eoxRLzkAOSeChA8EhMl22unC4QEhsWS1f/s1600/IMG_0567.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7gKom9tuwM5bTPx120QdUsEl6JVqidfz_20v32kogp095_Irtqfl8zKuK28ogSQtqqJW2iqu6OkZOeRXwWJwm038dtYqrq-5_qs-eoxRLzkAOSeChA8EhMl22unC4QEhsWS1f/s320/IMG_0567.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>N106MF Kodiak 100 arrived ENGM at noon Monday, and we did a couple of landings at Haga airfield (590 m grass) before going to ENKJ and ENHA. A great airplane that will help a lot of people.<br />
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I had had a fantastic time flying it from the right seat to Hamar, and I am looking forward to share the experience with many people during the three day visit.<br />
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Tuesday MAF will do demo flights for press and supporters from Hamar at noon at Kjeller from 6 p.m. More details at <a href="http://www.maf.no/maf_article_2034_spesialbygget_hjelpefly_fra_haiti_til_hamar_og_kjeller.html">maf.no</a>.<br />
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<ul><li>Vårt Land: <a href="http://www.vl.no/kristenliv/article61279.zrm">Fikk sin drømmedag i lufta</A></LI>
<li>Romerikes Blad: <a href="http://www.rb.no/lokale_nyheter/article5191329.ece">Lite fly - stor jobb</a></li>
<li>TV 2 Nyhetene: <a href="http://webtv.tv2.no/webtv/?progId=440862&itemId=384778">Faddere for et fly </a></li>
<li>Østlendingen: <a href="http://www.ostlendingen.no/nyheter/pa-vingene-med-maf-1.5458720">På vingene med MAF</a></li>
<LI><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dag-kjetil-oyna/sets/72157624388458255/show/">More images from the visit at ENKJ</A></LI>
</ul>See the Quest presentation of the Kodiak 100: <object height="295" style="background-image: url("http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/xun_JT0IQ1E/hqdefault.jpg");" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xun_JT0IQ1E&hl=nb_NO&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xun_JT0IQ1E&hl=nb_NO&fs=1" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="295" width="480"></embed></object>Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813188898325500003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27216333.post-57882607005063935532010-07-11T22:50:00.002+02:002010-07-11T23:04:12.034+02:00Low and slow over Drammen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Csy5D1ijZGqDEnyEWMVGvGAE2N1HLMDjs04P8e93EoJrvRy1elavBam7LyXKqXwyGuVKVF9Pfq5Y02HBCvjmuYVR9MnShxs_maSMSSB7U_kInoaSyq-3PCui83ImVJos8hpA/s1600/bilde.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Csy5D1ijZGqDEnyEWMVGvGAE2N1HLMDjs04P8e93EoJrvRy1elavBam7LyXKqXwyGuVKVF9Pfq5Y02HBCvjmuYVR9MnShxs_maSMSSB7U_kInoaSyq-3PCui83ImVJos8hpA/s320/bilde.JPG" /></a></div>The flying family Thomas, Jonas, Anne Merete, and Hanna after low flights over <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drammen">Drammen</a>, due to weather. Flying the girls first, we had to do <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumulus_cloud">cumulus</a> slalom to reach their home at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konnerud">Konnerud</a>. I was happy to note that the sky base lifted a bit before we came back with the boys. Smooth return via the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslofjord">Oslofjord</a> on both occasions.Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813188898325500003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27216333.post-67549165820441072222010-07-10T00:49:00.014+02:002010-08-08T23:53:39.977+02:00Over the border for splash-in dinner<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_7OGDUf93izeCvqoFX2mkhEbyQVT_Z5iP5tkEN5g5RZKFgGENTiGKnZIotP3mt_n4_GjkWWe1gRhBTNXcnK9-74T0cIRlUB9Y1JTDw2B6SrEKMP3nZTX1T4y8lEhuWOCDYGb/s1600/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_7OGDUf93izeCvqoFX2mkhEbyQVT_Z5iP5tkEN5g5RZKFgGENTiGKnZIotP3mt_n4_GjkWWe1gRhBTNXcnK9-74T0cIRlUB9Y1JTDw2B6SrEKMP3nZTX1T4y8lEhuWOCDYGb/s400/download.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnvVPaC_7tHaV-t21N4PvP6gTmBvRtUueURy7RdNlEA1JutaTM8v7h2uBCUTN7HE_RMuvvZoi7kKxXP3X5UshyphenhyphendQXlVdUNV3PebhhqB96ed-CPs64qV0cs9YTCZlmDutVfHlc/s1600/download-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnvVPaC_7tHaV-t21N4PvP6gTmBvRtUueURy7RdNlEA1JutaTM8v7h2uBCUTN7HE_RMuvvZoi7kKxXP3X5UshyphenhyphendQXlVdUNV3PebhhqB96ed-CPs64qV0cs9YTCZlmDutVfHlc/s200/download-1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Flying along the Swedish/Norwegian border at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svinesund">Svinesund</a> on our way back from dinner (above). Coastwise in 500 feet from the border and back to <a href="http://www.kilensjoflyklubb.no/">Kilen Seaplanebase</a> was a perfect ending of a nice late summer night. <br />
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The Baldersnäs mansion has reopened under new ownership. The food was not as posh as it used to be, but quite acceptable. And Einar was complimented for his appropriate costume for a fly-in dinner in Sweden (small image). <br />
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The only disappointment was the removal of flying memorabilia from the hotel lobby. The legacy of a former owner and Sweden's flying pioneer <a href="http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albin_Ahrenberg">Albin Ahrenberg</a> is not present any more, and the annual <a href="http://notice-to-airmen.blogspot.com/2008/08/celebrating-flying-pioneer.html">Ahrenberg Day Fly-In</a> and Aero Show seems to be history.Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813188898325500003noreply@blogger.com0