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For many years I’ve wanted to join Erlangen Bergweich, which is one of the oldest festivals in Germany. Like Oktoberfest with better weather. With the previous two years cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, it was time to organise the planning of this trip. Many months were spent waiting on the local authorities and the Bavarian Government to allow the event to take place.

Despite a relatively high number of visitors, it is not commonly known by tourists, or people living outside Bavaria. This was a much-needed trip and would be flown entirely IFR, but we had a last-minute addition to ensure this trip was memorable.



Despite the challenges of the first flight, with en route weather, the rest of the trip was uneventful and all flights took place as planned with no real weather issues. Despite some convection forecasts, none of this impacted us majorly. It was great to see that we finally reached the Berg, after many years wishing to visit and the emotions of completing such a big trip on the back of the trip to Spain.






Much experience was developed on this trip and would be the catalyst for developing my Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and eventually a re-write of the Normal checklist to enhance my flying skills.

Read the blog: https://www.theflyingvlog.uk/prague-erlangen/

Watch the VLOG:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzjA3gRT9u4

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Here's the challenging sector to Prague. Navigating TSRA enroute then ending up in a front on the Czech Border for 45 minutes, with icing problems and embedded TCU.

https://youtu.be/QgmmguHWzjA

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A spontaneous flight, flown entirely under IFR conditions to Germany for the beer fest. Warm summer conditions give lots of turbulence as we approach Airport Nürnberg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhuIGcCT1zw

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An extremely bumpy departure from Nuremberg in the Diamond DA40, an RNP into a very bumpy Baden-Baden Karlsruhe and some decisions on my planning go absolutely wrong.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEUjNpW ... e=youtu.be

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Sadly the final flight of this huge trip. Baden-Baden to the UK. I can't wait for this years adventure to the Bier Fest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bs5QplJ28I