Blogs
My heart is breaking for Afghanistan
16 August 2021My heart is breaking: Afghanistan is overrun by Taliban in an unbelievable...
A very close call over the Sahara (five minute read)
1 September 2020My first job as a pilot, sixteen years ago. Flying the Fokker 50 Turboprop...
Stars and hopes
3 May 2020Chasing the illuminated contrail of another 747 Freighter halfway between...
Farewell KLM 747
29 March 2020The end of an era and goodbye to the flagship of the world's oldest airline....
Let There Be Light
14 February 202020-second exposure over the midnight Atlantic. Cockpit lights dimmed, smooth...
Apollo 11 - The most important event in history (7 minute read)
20 July 2019“We choose to go to the Moon,” Kennedy said. “We choose to go to the...
Photography from the Moon - Documenting history (6 minute read)
8 February 2019"You know, when you get back, you're going to be a national hero ... But...
SR-71 Blackbird - Legend of the skies (4 minute read)
25 January 2019Elegant, black, mysterious, powerful and extremely fast. Originally designed...
Traversing the globe
11 January 2019I used to have a globe with a lightbulb inside that stood next to my bed when...