July 2010 was a very special month for me. For the first time ever, I flew to and at my home island! Our flight took us from Cascais to Madeira Island and then Santa Maria, the first discovered island of the Azores Archipelago. The total flown distance to Santa Maria was 1.000 nautical miles ( [...]

If you saw my last post on Positive / Climb you could probably feel my sadness for having to return home and not being able to fly anymore, but guess what? I never left! Life sometimes treats your like crap, but you should always look on the bright side of life. Success is inevitable. Just [...]

(Cessna 150L from Aeroclube Ilha Verde – Stored in a pile of boxes at LPPD since 2003) The Azores are nine beautiful islands with spectacular landscapes and nine well maintained airfields. Amongst the 250.000 people who inhabit the islands, I’ve met many who show a real interest in aviation. Some express their interest by spending [...]