Even as a Swiss pilot, I would be afraid to fly over a country which is in war, and I wouldn`t have much pleasure to fly over a country where people are dying under the bombs.
We`ve lost a magnificent weather opening. I hope the dream will come true in the next weeks.
We can actually see 3-meter-long (3-yard-long) stalactites, some of them touching the propane burners.
It`s getting tougher and tougher.
It`s a living nightmare. We`re very sad. Everything seemed so perfect this time.
The Iraqi air traffic controllers were very polite and very helpful,
There`s a lot of stress. It`s really not a picnic.
I am with the angels and just completely happy, ... We are eternally grateful to the invisible hand that has guided us through this fantastic voyage.
Having to land in a bad place. That can happen when there is no wind and your gas starts to run out. You can find yourself blocked over the Alps for two hours and have to land on a forest or a rocky mountain peak.
Personally, my best memory is the precise moment between the takeoff and the landing, ... It`s 20 days of beautiful moments.