Crossing the Pond Stories from the Sky USA

Finally in Fort Lauderdale: Crossing the Pond Part IX

It had been a long 4 days. We had dealt with a dodgy engine, a GPS failure, a stranded night in Greenland, a night detained in the USA, but…

Learning to Fly

Learning to Fly: My First Day of (Flight) School

I remember my first day of primary school. It was scary and I was nervous. My first day of flight school was the same.

Although I wasn’t scared of the…

Learning to Fly Personal

Learning to Fly: When I Grow up I am Going to Fly

Everyone under the age 10 wants to learn how to fly. Whether it be a dream of superhero capes or fairy wings, the idea of soaring above the rest seems…

Crossing the Pond Stories from the Sky USA

Not Much in North Carolina: Crossing the Pond Part VIII

It’s the furniture capital of the world, with the highest brick production in the country, and the home of the largest lighthouse in the world to be moved due to erosion…

Crossing the Pond Stories from the Sky USA

A Small Bite of the Big Apple: Crossing the Pond Part VII

After a 3-hour slumber and an early checkout, we arrived as free citizens back in my favourite airport. With our captors obviously clocked off for the night, we were greeted…