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The Staggerwing in Italy
The Red Rockette in Italy The journey from St. Georgen airfield in Austria to Italy began back on Sept 27, 2011. I was pleasantly surprised by the president of the local aero club stating that he and his family, who … Continue reading
Leaving Austria – not easy
The last report left the Red Rockette and this old duffer busy getting ready to leave the lovely, historic soaring site of Spitzerberg just east of Vienna, Austria. Just a couple of days prior to leaving, a crew from Austrian … Continue reading
Journey to Austria earlier than expected–July 11, 2011
Well, it’s been a beautiful day in Zell am See, Austria. But why am I here when I had planned to go to Turkey, Greece, Croatia, and Italy from Cyprus prior to Austria? In June, 2011, I had traveled from … Continue reading
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Touring Petra and Wadi Rum
Going back a few days into last week I mentioned that I had found a tour operator and made arrangements to head south from Amman, Jordan to the ancient city of Petra. I will leave the major tourist info for … Continue reading
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Touring Jordan-Part 2
Friday, 14 Jan 2011 I left off several days ago saying that flight clearances had delayed me here in Amman, Jordan. The clearance issue revolved around the fact that after I arrive at my next destination, Paphos, Cyprus, I intend … Continue reading
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Touring historic Jordan..Part 1
After arriving in Amman I searched around the internet for a tour company in the area. I knew I would be here for a few days prior to heading off to Cyprus. At that time I thought that arrangements were … Continue reading
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Bahrain to Amman, Jordan 4 Jan 2011
First a word or twelve about the hospitality of the DHL Air Cargo folks at the Bahrain airport. As briefly mentioned previously, they had extended the invitation to hangar the aircraft due to high winds on the day of arrival … Continue reading
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Welcoming in 2011 in the desert of Bahrain
As I left off in the last blog post, I was being entertained by a local Bahrainian lady and one of her friends from Oman, thanks to a great chap back in Muscat who organized the meeting. The Omanian chap … Continue reading
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Muscat to Bahrain 27 Dec 2010
After a lovely Christmas and wonderful hospitality with old friends in Muscat described earlier, it was time to move on. The senior Koscos were leaving their daughter Hollis on 28 Dec and it seemed right to give them at least … Continue reading
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India to Muscat, Oman just prior to Christmas
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and will have a Happy New Year. The flight from Ahmedabad, India to Muscat was a long one…6.5 hours. The usual fueling delays and problems with leaky hose nozzles, etc. I was … Continue reading
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