Flying
Born and raised in The Netherlands in 1983, I was drawn to the sky from an early age and decided at the age of 12 that I had to become a pilot.
Starting with glider flying at the age of 14, I obtained my PPL private pilot license even before my drivers license. As an eager beginning aerobatics pilot, I competed with the Dutch National Aerobatics Championship and ended as the first place winner in the beginners class in 2003 at the age of 20.
I studied aeronautical engineering polytechnic, but decided to persue my flying career full-time after obtaining my bachelor.
I'm currently captain on the Boeing 747-400: the Queen of the skies.
Early start
At the age of 20 I was hired by an ACMI-airline as a First Officer on the Fokker F50 Turboprop. Flying the F50 for almost 2,5 years with operations ranging from European airline and flying for local African companies and military operations and adventures in Afghanistan that left a deep impression on me ever since.
From 2006 to 2011 I flew the Boeing 737 as a First Officer for a Dutch airline. In that time I was also contracted as a freelance F50 and 737 ferry- & testpilot for a contractor company.
Flying the Queen of the Skies
After 4,5 years on the Boeing 737 my dream came true: I was hired as a First Officer on the Boeing 747-400 at the age of 27 as one of the youngest pilots in the world to fly the first 747-8 that entered service that year.
I have been flying the Boeing 747 for over twelve years and have seen a worldwide variety of destinations and landscapes from that flightdeck, leading to the position of captain today.
With over 9,500 hours in my logbook, including over 6,000 hours on the Boeing 747, I consider myself extremely privileged to fly for a living and being able to document the world from above.
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