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Since 1995 an airline pilot currently flying as a First Officer on a B747-400....read the blog to know more about me.Where did Günter go?
“Günter Wendt, I wonder where Günter went!”. Anybody who saw the movie Apollo 13 remembers these words. I saw the film in 1995 and this funny joke was one thing that caught my attention. But… who the hell was Günter Wendt? … Continue reading →
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Tagged Air&Space, Apollo, Apollo 13, astronaut, astronauts, biographies, biography, book, books, film, Günter, Günter Wendt, Gemini, Guenter, Guenter Wendt, Mercury, movie, Smithsonian, space shuttle, spaceflight, unbroken chain, Wendt
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Geolocation
Sometimes a year I wonder where the hell I am. A really good psychoanalysis might explain a lot but I am not talking about existentialism or other mind related issues here. What I really mean is that I cannot tag … Continue reading →
Space Shuttle
It goes without saying that for many pilots Spaceflight is the top of the pyramid, the apex of a career in aviation, the sum of all that is technically possible. If you think that flying near the speed of sound … Continue reading →
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Tagged aircraft, airlines, Apollo 13, Armstrong, aviation, blog, brothers, flight deck, Lunar Module, moon, Neil, Neil Armstrong, pilot, space shuttle, spaceflight, speed of sound, stories, Wally Shirra, Wright
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Transport Business
Inevitably when asked about my profession I try to avoid being too specific. “I’m in the transport business” is usually my answer when I don’t want to get too much attention. Sometimes however there is no way I can avoid … Continue reading →
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Tagged aerodynamics, aircraft, airlines, autopilot, aviation, blog, business, Discovery, experiences, Hudson, money, Nat Geo, pilot, pilots, profession, stories, Sully, transport, word processor, writer
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Fasten your seat belts!
Hi everybody! After some pressure (thanks Gian!) I decided to go global. Instead of telling my stories to e select group of friends and colleagues I thought that, maybe, there were other people who were willing to read my experiences … Continue reading →
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Tagged aircraft, airlines, aviation, blog, experiences, pilot, pilots, stories
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A Pilot's Tour 