Look at me! I am in a really big plane. Its a Transall C-160, the military transport aircraft of the French Air Force. This is a different feeling again. A little bit “oldstyle” but really big and cool. Look how small I am in between all those buttons and sliders… But back to the job….
View MoreThat was my last flight with Anaïs. I am really sad. It has been “only” 10 days, but I experienced so much with her. She is really a courageous woman pilot who did everything for giving me the opportunity to know more about her job, all these different planes of the French Air Force and…
View MoreThat is my eighth flight with Anaïs already: Three countries, six spots, 9,297 kilometres! In only one week!!! Even though I am pretty used to the flights with Casa by now, it’s pretty rough today. Not only the flight itself, but also the ambiance. Something is different. We fly directly from Aguellal (Niger) to Mali,…
View MoreWhat did I say in Faya? That it would be isolated and be the “real desert life”. Well, I haven’t been to Aguellal. Also famous of being in the “middle of nothing” – and this says everything. There is nothing, nothing other than sand, sand and – yes, you guess it – sand! It’s unbelievable…
View MoreAfter the real desert life we returned to N’Djamena to charge the Casa CN135 for a new mission. This time we fly to a greener region of Niger. I can see lots of animals from above. Dromedares, goats, cows and I see also nomades. Then we arrive in Diffa, a town of around 56.000 inhabitants….
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