Europe

The German & Austrian section held its annual fly in weekend in the north German city of Lübeck, a delightfully pretty and bustling city that was known as “Queen of the Hanseatic League” for 500 years. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1987. A great gathering with members from the Benelux, Scandinavian, […]

IFFR Benelux hosted the first of the European Section Fly Ins for 2023 in Breda, Netherlands on the weekend of 23 – 25 June.  With fine sunshine across the whole of Europe, 8 aircraft flew in to Breda/Seppe International airport from the UK, Norway, and other parts of the Benelux for a truly delightful weekend

September often has great flying weather in western Europe. But sadly that didn’t last until the weekend of the French meeting.  Of the 8 aircraft due in from the UK and Channel Islands, only one, John and Diana Davy were able to make it to Melun, situated around 40km / 25 miles south-east of Paris. 

Italian meetings have always been stylish, gastronomic, and with a great mix of Italian culture and aviation-related content, and this year was no exception. So, it was really nice to see members from the Benelux and the French, Benelux and UK section, as well as PWP George Chaffey, still over from California on his “European

The beautiful capital of Switzerland, Bern was the location of this year’s Swiss Fly in.  The hotel was conveniently located close to the City Center and was situated within a bend of the river Aare, and with panoramic rooftop views of the City and the Alps beyond.  50 IFFR members and guests participated and 12

Over 60 Flying Rotarians and guests came together for the Scandinavian Section Fly-In at Stavanger in August. A great weekend in one of Norway’s fourth largest city, and now its oil and gas capital. The meeting started Thursday lunchtime with greetings and lunch at the Flying Club at Sola Airport. The UK Section was well

IFFR UK continues with its tradition of holding one-day fly-ins during the summer, and in July organised a trip to Beccles, Suffolk, near the East Coast of England. The weatherman was kind to us and we had a perfect day for flying. My plane was away having an avionics re-fit, so PWP Feroz Wadia, who