PENGUIN'S NEXT MISSION

Penguin has his next mission... surveillance in Genoa (satellite picture here), Italy. Penguin will fly out for five days in late July. There will be many sights to see (all properly photographed and surveyed of course) and lots to eat! This penguin is sure that his mission will be a success.

BEEN AWAY

This penguin has been away for a while... busy with other things. But not any longger... the penguin will post again.

LH3384 TO ATHENS

A report of my last flight. This is Lufthansa flight 3384 from Frankfurt to Athens. Tonight's flight will be flown by D-AIRY "Die Maus" (I used D-AIRY in another post), a Airbus A321-131. The flight is due depart at 21.20 hours and land in Athens at 01.00 local time.

RY being prepared for departure.

The last passengers boarding.

Just after take-off, a passengers view.


Leaving Frankfurt behind us.

A bit cloudy.

Passing by Munich.

The cabin.

Overview of the flight deck.

Arrived in Athens... eight minutes late.

A very enjoyable flight indeed, I had never 'flown' to that part of the world before. The stuff used: Flight Simulator 2004 by Microsoft, MegaAirport Frankfurt from Aerosoft, Athens Eleftherios Venizelos Airport by HSP Greece, A321 from Wilco/Feelthere and D-AIRY repaint by Karsten Pohl.

HALLOWE'EN

WARNING:

HOMICIDAL MANIAC AT LARGE.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES APPROACH.

This is the Hallowe'en Chainsaw Maniac. He comes out every Hallowe'en night to claim new victims. He stalks the streets of London seeking to satisfy his thirst for death and mayhem. He claims his victims using his weapon of choice, the chainsaw. He will generally cut off the victims limbs and will claim the little toe of his victims as a trophy. Nothing is known about the killer expect that he has claimed the lives of 47 people over the last 10 Hallowe'en nights. Be alert and if you hear the rumbling sound of a chainsaw be sure to run like hell... maw ha ha.

PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE

I haven't been flying (virtually speaking of course) recently but I want to change that. I have a few flights in mind. But before I do a full flight I must practice, like anything else. So I decided to take a Lufthansa Airbus A321 from Hamburg to do some touch-and-goes at Bremen. A touch-and-go is a practice landing but instead of coming to a full stop you simply power up again and take off straight away.

D-AIRY sitting in front of the Lusfthansa Technik hanger at Hamburg Airport.

The sun over the unseen river Elbe.

Coming in for my first touch-and-go at Bremen Airport.


Powering away from Bremen.

The city of Bremen at dusk.

Touch down for my final touch-and-go.

German Airports 3 and Scenery Germany 2 by Aerosoft, Ultimate Terrain Europe from Flight1, Feelthere Airbus Vol. 1 from Wilco Publishing and ActiveSky 6.5 from HiFi Simulation Software.

I didn't reliese how out of practice I was but after a few times round I soon pick it all back up and I'm ready for those flights. An interesting note about the airbus featured today is that it is a repaint of an actual Lufthansa aircraft. Its construction was feature on a German childrens program so Lufthansa put the logo of the show on the aircraft. The logo can be seen in the first picture behind the last door.

PENGUIN DAY OUT

Every once in a while this penguin needs to take a break from it all and just relax. A Day trip to Bournemouth provided the perfect opportunity. It was windy but no overly cold but this penguin is now suffering the effects... blocked nose, headache and stuffiness.

Being beside the sea was nice... the fresh air, smell of the sea and the hunger. Yes hunger. Being next to the sea made this little penguin very hungry indeed. Perhaps soon this little city penguin will return to the sea... side that is.

Penguin thought of the day: "What is the difference between normal golf and American Golf".

TWO LITTLE FISHIES (A POEM)

Two little fishies swimming in a tank.
Along comes a ginger cat...
eaty eaty eaty.
One little fishy swimming in a tank.
Along comes a brown and white cat...
eaty eaty eaty.
No more fishies swimming in a tank.
The kitties bellies full.