Since April 2017 I have worked in China. I have changed my job in September, but I am still working in China.
So, 2018 is a full year in overseas. For my qualification renewal, I had to repass a test in a very hard weather conditions (almost storm, bad visibility… but still VFR condition) because it was January, not the best period for flying. I passed!!
Although living abroad, I succeed to fly 15 hours. Still more than the average. I am quiet proud :).
Perhaps you have read my previous articles… maybe not. If you have done, you certainly speak French. In that case, maybe those two sentences in English are too much and you will stop now… It is pity. You are going to miss a beautiful story full of stress and surprises.
If now we have a look on my logbook, we can see I have flown more than the French pilot average… without being in France. How that is possible???
All started from an invitation received in Shanghai. A wedding invitation. My friends gave me an invitation for attending their wedding…. In France.
If you have read my previous articles, you noticed I have been in several parts of France by plane… excepting the north East. It is very far. The wedding will take place in Strasbourg! What better opportunity is to fly over there?
I am back!!
Long time, no see… The story I am writing took place 1 year ago. It was in the summer 2016. I am now in China and a lot of things happened to me, so I haven’t taken the time to write and to make the video about.
Aujourd’hui 6h00 du matin en Chine, il fait déjà jour depuis 30 min. Après 4 jours de beau temps, j’entends la pluie et le vent se fracasser sur ma fenêtre. Pas un instant, me vient à l’esprit une quelconque liaison avec une tragédie, qui s’est déroulé samedi en France. Ce matin j’apprendrais que la météo de Chine peut être liée à des événements en France. Mon milieu, le milieu aéronautique est à l’heure du recueillement… la ciel chinois est en pleur.
Ce matin, je reçois un SMS de mon père…
« j’ai appris une mauvaise nouvelle […] »
Au début, je pensais qu’il allait m’informer d’une tragédie qui s’est déroulé la semaine dernière à mon aéroclub dont j’avais déjà été informé: l’accident d’un de nos appareils, que des blessés légers. Non, la second SMS est beaucoup plus triste, la mort d’un ami.
Certes, je n’étais pas proche de lui, certes je ne le connaissais pas énormément. Mais vous aussi vous le connaissiez. Rappelez-vous le projet scolaire d’aéromodélisme. La personne extérieure qui m’a aidé et fait profiter de sa fabuleuse expérience en construction d’aéromodèle. Cette personne qui était très généreuse et toujours prêt à donner de ses conseils et de son temps. Cette personne s’est éteinte dimanche dernier. Rappelez vous de mon projet « Gaz’aile », j’ai choisi cette appareil car j’avais des connaissances et des contacts autour de chez moi pour m’épauler. Il en faisait parti, il était d’ailleurs l’un des principaux, celui qui m’a fait choisir le Gaz’aile.
Cette personne ultra passionnée. Cette personne respectée, écoutée et connue dans le milieu aéronautique pour cette passion dévorante, cette énergie et cette expérience aéronautique, nous a quitté. Alain Grenet mon catch est parti dans un accident d’avion samedi dernier. Son avion récemment terminé après 3 ans de travail… et sa vie après plus de 50 années passés avec nous, sont partis… Toutes mes condoléances pour sa famille et ses proches dont l’épreuve est certainement plus dure et éprouvante que la mienne. En Chine, il pleut toujours.
[Gaz’aile] Visite de Chantier & Manuel de construction
PROJET PLANEUR– Chap1: Introduction
source: Article Charente Libre
Yes, I am at 00:27 with my friend :D.
From November, I have been in Taiwan for 2 months. With my friend, I visited Taipei and several places in the countryside and in the south of Taiwan. At that instance, I noticed a few Korean people was making a movie with a drone. I took a picture that guys. In myself, I thought I will see their video one day.
YES! In January, my sister sent me a message to tell me: « Oh, with your drone, see what you could do ». YES, « Could » because actually, my drone is crashed in the sea ^^. Yet, I will buy a new one soon. In the first images of this video, I said: « Oh my god, I know these guys. I am sure that I am on that video !!! ».
My video from my drone will be made when I have the good software. Exactly the same problem with the video about my England trip :p.
An accident
I haven’t forgotten to write my article about my last trip to England. Yet, I am still waiting for a software to make the video.
This year has really been quiet. Only 7h30 flight hours :(. My WORST year I haven’t ever done. But that can be explained by my accident. Let’s remember, I broke my leg on March, 19th. I haven’t been able to move for 2 months and impossible to fly for 5 months. This accident made several flights cancel!
‘But traveling’
Therefore, I did not fly in the peak period and finally, I decided to travel. I have been in England, Ukraine, Scotland, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
The next 2 years will be the same. It will be really difficult for me to fly… in France. I found a job in China. Yet, I could have the opportunity to fly in Thailand or in the Philippines. So maybe, I will be able to write a beautiful article about this experience with amazing pictures and videos.
‘Learning to prepare a flight navigation’
Meanwhile, I do this experience, I have noticed some people are really in love with flying. They are not pilots but they use Fight Simulator. I have to admit, this game is really really realistic in all matter in navigation. I gave to my friend my old aeronautical maps, and because I also teach to young students some basics in aeronautics like how navigating, how a plane is flying and etc… To help this friend and the others ones that they would like to play in flight simulator with a realistic context (without GPS for example), I will write an article about « how navigating: from the idea to navigate to arrive at the destination place, including how preparing the navigation with an aeronautical map ». During my pilot training, I used FS to learn and improve my skill in navigating. So I will write some articles, maybe 3 to explain how preparing a true navigation… to use with FS.
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Hier, aujourd’hui ou encore demain, vous avez ressenti, ou allez ressentir ce sentiment: « aaaah, hier c’était bien« , un sourire laissant apparaître vos dents blanches sur votre visage joyeux. La nostalgie est présente en chacun de nous. Nous sommes samedi 14 … Lire la suite
A poor lonesome pilot... 