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Embark on an exhilarating IFR flight in a sleek Diamond DA40 as we navigate from the Mediterranean charm of Montpellier to the historic heart of Burgundy, Dijon. Experience the thrill of flying through clouds, as we uncover stunning aerial views of France's diverse landscapes. This flight is a pilot's dream! Witness the precision of IFR flight planning, the challenges of instrument flying, and ...

The fifth and shortest leg of a one week flying trip around France. We fly G-SUEO, a DA40 NG from Carcassonne to Montpellier to keep following the good weather to the coast. This leg was flown VFR in pretty much a straight line from departure to destination. The airspace in the South of France can look complex, but ATC provide a really good service and make navigating it quite simple. Aircraft ...

DA40 NG | Pilot Life | Flying Trips | France 2024 | Leg 4 The fourth leg of a one week flying trip around France. We fly G-SUEO, a DA40 NG from La Rochelle to Carcassonne. This leg was flown under IFR and we got a fantastic short cut with a direct routing from the end of the SID to the beginning of the STAR. Carcassonne is a is an amazing medieval city and well worth spending a couple of days e...

The third leg of a one week flying trip around France. We fly G-SUEO, a DA40 NG to La Rochelle LFBH, from Troyes LFQB. We manage to get some short-cuts enroute to ensure we arrived in time to get fuel on landing. La Rochelle is another great, GA friendly airfield and a lovely town to visit too. While we were there we were fortunate to be able to go for an evening sail on the tall ship Shtandart...

The second leg of a one week flying trip around France. We fly G-SUEO, a DA40 NG to Troyes LFQB, from Le Touquet LFAT. David and I visited Troyes on our trip last year, but we wanted to take Faith too and see everything we missed last time. Troyes is a fabulous airport and there is nice hotel a few minutes walk from the terminal with excellent public transport connections. Aircraft is a 2013 Di...

We fly G-SUEO, a DA40 NG around France from the UK. This was a one week trip flown as a mix of VFR and IFR visting six different airports and exploring the local area. Aircraft is a 2013 Diamond DA40 NG fitted with Garmin G1000 displays and GFC 700 auto-pilot. The aircraft is operated by Sue Air who have a fleet of four superbly maintained Diamond aircraft (DA40 and DA42) based at Gloucester an...

The first leg of a one week flying trip around France. We fly G-SUEO, a DA40 NG to Le Touquet LFAT, from North Weald EGSX. Le Touquet is a great place to clear customs when traveling to Europe from the UK as no prior notice is required. Aircraft is a 2013 Diamond DA40 NG fitted with Garmin G1000 displays and GFC 700 auto-pilot. The aircraft is operated by Sue Air who have a fleet of four superb...

Pilot life - I fly with new group member Roger to complete his differences training on our TB10. This flight includes some stalling, a practice forced landing and some circuits back at Kemble. Aircraft is a 1980 Socata TB10 which has been upgraded with a Garmin avionics IFR fit comprising of dual GI275's, GPS175 and GNC255. We also have a JPI EDM 830 engine with fuel totaliser fitted.

Pilot life - after we collect November Charlie from maintenance it's time to pickup new group member Andrew at Kemble (EGBP). Andrew flies us down to Lydd (EGMD) to complete his differences training before we fly to Conington to drop me off for a family weekend. ATC Audio and full run-up checks. Aircraft is a 1980 Socata TB10 which has been upgraded with a Garmin avionics IFR fit comprising of ...

Pilot life - G-IANC has been at Gloucester for a few weeks while the constant speed prop is overhauled. Luckily we get a nice day to go and recover her back to Kemble before she begins a long week of flying around the UK and to France. ATC Audio and full run-up checks. Aircraft is a 1980 Socata TB10 which has been upgraded with a Garmin avionics IFR fit comprising of dual GI275's, GPS175 and GN...

A re-familiarisation flight in the TB10 for Josh after doing a lot of flying together in the DA40 in some previous videos. We managed to get a nice break in the weather at the end of the day. Aircraft is a 1980 Socata TB10 which has been upgraded with a Garmin avionics IFR fit comprising of dual GI275's, GPS175 and GNC255. We also have a JPI EDM 830 engine with fuel totaliser fitted.

A very short IFR flight from Kemble to Gloucester. These airfields are 14nm apart flown direct. We fly the RNP27 approach under a procedural service. Aircraft is a DA40 NG fitted with Garmin G1000 avionics and GFC 700 autopilot.

TB10 | Local Flight | Kemble - Kemble

DA40 NG | Hour Building | La Rochelle - Wellesbourne

DA40 NG | Hour Building | Le Touquet - La Rochelle

DA40 NG | Hour Building | EGBW - LFAT

DA40 NG | ILS Approach | EGMC - Southend

DA40 NG | RNP Approaches

DA40 NG | Differences Training | General Handling

How many go arounds?! | Le Touquet to North Weald | DA40 NG

Race against the weather | Troyes to Le Touquet | DA40 NG

Heavy weather | Cannes to Troyes | DA40 NG | IFR

Over the Mediterranean | Bastia to Cannes | DA40 NG

Island hopping in the DA40 | Elba to Bastia | DA40 NG

DA40 NG | IFR to LIRJ

DA40 NG | All the way across France VFR

DA40 NG | North Weald to Troyes | IFR | RNP Approach

July 2023 | Mediterranean Trip | Trailer

DA40 NG | Rotterdam to North Weald | VFR