Izzys & Archies Dad
12th Oct 2008, 10:05
Tempelhof Flight School
As the closure of Tempelhof is seemingly certain this month, I’ve booked a commercial flight to Berlin for a few days during week 43, with the intention of visiting Tempelhof in order to fulfil a long held ambition.
Over the closing hours, Air Service Berlin (air-service-berlin.de] and Tempelhof Airways (lastchancetempelhof.com) are commendably operating what is best described as an ‘Airlift’ of pleasure flights with both the Dakota and AN.2 respectively, however as a PPL Holder the chance to have the coveted Tempelhof ‘From/To’ in my Logbook would be one step better.
If I’m not too late, could somebody please post ‘Details/ Contacts’ for any resident Flight Training or Aircraft Hire organisations that have Aircraft available for at least one hour during the above week.
May I re-in force what has been said on here and elsewhere many times, go and see Tempelhof while it still operates as an Airport, as this time October 31st seems set to be the finale for this ‘Mother of All Airports’, to quote Mr. Norman Foster!
Finally may I recommend the 1950 film ‘The Big Lift’ for some superb flying footage of C.54’s flying in and around Tempelhof during the Berlin Airlift.:ok:
As the closure of Tempelhof is seemingly certain this month, I’ve booked a commercial flight to Berlin for a few days during week 43, with the intention of visiting Tempelhof in order to fulfil a long held ambition.
Over the closing hours, Air Service Berlin (air-service-berlin.de] and Tempelhof Airways (lastchancetempelhof.com) are commendably operating what is best described as an ‘Airlift’ of pleasure flights with both the Dakota and AN.2 respectively, however as a PPL Holder the chance to have the coveted Tempelhof ‘From/To’ in my Logbook would be one step better.
If I’m not too late, could somebody please post ‘Details/ Contacts’ for any resident Flight Training or Aircraft Hire organisations that have Aircraft available for at least one hour during the above week.
May I re-in force what has been said on here and elsewhere many times, go and see Tempelhof while it still operates as an Airport, as this time October 31st seems set to be the finale for this ‘Mother of All Airports’, to quote Mr. Norman Foster!
Finally may I recommend the 1950 film ‘The Big Lift’ for some superb flying footage of C.54’s flying in and around Tempelhof during the Berlin Airlift.:ok: