Still blowing.

The storm is still raging!
The extreme weather is named Aina and she is strong.
I am so pleased that I am not out in a plane or on a boat today.
Have a good weekend!

Hafrsfjord area.

Looking out over the Hafrsfjord area.
Some autumn colours.

GOD HELG!
HAPPY WEEKEND!

Sola Airshow 2017

No rain today!
Perfect for the SOLA AIRSHOW this weekend!
What a great event!
I have seen and learned new things.
Lots of people inside, and lots of people watching outside from all around the airport.

Some more images from the Airshow taken by my new mobile you can see at #stavangerdailyphoto

A busy weekend ahead.

Just an image from my archive .....
British Airways has direct daily flights from London.

This weekend there will be plenty of planes at the airport.
More to come......

(PS. I just read in the newspaper, June 21. that BA will stop flying to Stavanger.
Sad news.)

Wind energy.

From the window up in the plane, not that far from the airport, I suddenly saw something I have not seen before.

Well, I have seen it in the newspapers, but I can´t say that I had read more than the heading.

So, I googled and found out that there are things happening nearby that are quite impressive. Take a look at this: http://vindenergi.no/english

(This is Høg-Jæren Energipark.)


Perhaps it is common in many other countries?

Heading back home again.

When the winter, the snow and the cold make us long for a break in the sun....

Those of us who do not have the opportunity to spend months abroad, look for cheap flights to a warmer place.

This year my friend and I spent a week on the island Gran Canaria.

Seven days without a drop of rain, just relaxing and exploring parts of the island.

It was worth every penny, and it is good for the body as well as the soul.

The number of Norwegians travelling abroad has increased substantially over the years, but this is now probably on the decline again due to the current economic situation.

Do you see STAVANGER up there?

More snow today.

This is what it looked like around 10 o´clock this morning.
We got even more snow later this afternoon / evening.

Just a snap shot....

I know this is just a snap shot.
But WOW.... what an unusual plane I saw taxiing away outside the window at the airport.
Quite unusual to see at OUR airport.
Later I read about it in the newspaper, and I just have to share it with you, so take a look here: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aftenbladet.no%2Fnyheter%2Flokalt%2Fstavanger%2FSe-innsiden-av-verdens-storste-privatfly-3752091.html&edit-text=

UPSIDE DOWN.

I have been lucky enough to have twice been to big air shows at Stavanger Airport.
Wow!
These pilots and the acrobats nearly took my breath away!
Today there are lots of other people who post images with the same theme; UPSIDE DOWN.
Take a look here: http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com.au

Ascension Day.

Today is a Christian Holy Day in Norway.
Ascension Day, and most shops and offices have been closed.
Lots of people have also taken tomorrow free from work and gone away for a long weekend.

Life at the airport was quieter today.

From the air.

The area looks different from above.

An evening flight ready to depart.

As you can see it is fairly light here.

SOLA AIRSHOW today!

It is already 5 years since last time I have been to an air show.

Great fun!! And impressive talents from civil as well as military aviation people.

This is CATWALK, http://www.airshow.se

This old warplane has been at the bottom of Hafrsfjord for 70 years, and was brought to the surface near Sola Air Museum over the weekend.

Some of my photographs are now in both a local and a National newspaper.

Take a look at the links.

In Norwegian,

http://www.rogalandsavis.no/nyheter/article6089255.ece

http://www.dagbladet.no/2012/06/03/nyheter/krigshistorie/fly/21898737/

In English (via Google Translate)

Dagbladet

Rogalands Avis

This is a "Norwegian" plane, who have photos of several more or less famous people who are all dead, that now have been put up on their planes. ( With permission from relatives.)

This is Aril Edvardsen, a Evangelic preacher and missionary who died back in 2008.

If you see a "Norwegian" plane, you might get a glimpse of Thor Heyerdahl, Sonja Henie, Fridtjof Nansen etc.

Why did the plane cross the road?

No, it did not land on the road! It was being moved from the main airport area to the seaport.