Category Archives: Allt / everything

Hangar talk

Posted on 2 March, 2012 by Anders

Yesterday evening I was on a “hangar talk”. These are nice opportunities to share information and ideas among pilots, controllers and others. West Air showed fine hospitality and made their hangar available. First speaker was controller Tuli Shinyala who informed … Continue reading →

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Damaraland

Posted on 29 February, 2012 by Anders

Friday 24 we left Windhoek. We were seven and every seat was occupied. We choose the long tarred road. So it was “B1” all the way via Okahandja, Otjiwarongo and Outjo. From there we drove the “C39” towards Khorixas. The … Continue reading →

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20 000

Posted on 23 February, 2012 by Anders

Today we reached a milestone. Over 20 000 visits to the blog! And more will come. I’m on my way to Khorixas to visit Namibias only “World Heritage”. Expect to read the story and see the photos soon… In a … Continue reading →

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Exam and start of training

Posted on 22 February, 2012 by Anders

Today another Namibian controller was validated and licensed as surveillance area controller: Mr Noel Kröhne Today also saw the start of another NEXT-1 Eurocat system training. Mrs Jessica Nanhapo and Mr Petrus Nghitewapo studying the Air Situation Display Training for ACC … Continue reading →

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Valentin

Posted on 18 February, 2012 by Anders

…firades hela veckan i Windhoek. I tisdags delades det ut mer eller mindre Valentinbrev och Valentinpresenter. Jag vågar inte yttra mig om vad som gavs eller ficks… Torsdagskväll fick jag den stora äran att köra denna vackra flicka… …till St … Continue reading →

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First NEXT-2 exam 2012

Posted on 17 February, 2012 by Anders

The start of surveillance control operations on December 6th and the official inauguration with presidential presence might seem as the final goals, but they were not the end of the surveillance project. They were in fact not even the beginning … Continue reading →

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Kodiac visiting Namibia

Posted on 28 January, 2012 by Anders

I got an invitation to attend a demonstration of an aircraft. It was the “National Airways Corporation” from South Africa going to demonstrate the new  Kodiac from Quest. So last Monday I went to Desert Air’s hangar on Eros airport. There is obviously … Continue reading →

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Skolstart i Namibia

Posted on 23 January, 2012 by Anders

I onsdags var det alltså dags för skolstart “på riktigt” även om Saga tjuvstartat lite redan på tisdagen… Saga i nya skoluniformen tillsammans med Hanna Bara att släppa av Saga vid college. I väskan låg “tillbehören” som de beordrats ta … Continue reading →

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Saga börjar på college

Posted on 21 January, 2012 by Anders

Förra veckan började ett nytt skolår här i Namibia. Till skillnad från hemma börjar första terminen hät i mitten av januari. Sedan har man tre terminer och skolåret slutar i månadsskiftet november/december. För Saga tjuvstartade året tisdagen den 17:e. Hon … Continue reading →

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2012 training has started

Posted on 20 January, 2012 by Anders

For the last two weeks we have been training on how to use the Eurocat-X in a training program called “NEXT-1”. Today was exam day and four trainees got their diploma: Jeremia Kamati Noel Kröhne Abiud Mbaisa Victor Sitapata These … Continue reading →

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