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Sven-Hajo Sieber @Subflyer

Captain on A320 for some low cost airline. All opinions and views are my own. Porto/Berlin.

Joined October 2011
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Only planned flight in this block, a short hop to Madeira and back. Interesting wind change between Rosario and the runway threshold of 180° and around 30kts. In just a mile or so. Approach chart depicting Rosario. The mountain just on the other side of the runway. Land ahead
Part of the visual approach chart of runway 05 in Funchal. Showing the curved approach path and two visual waypoints Gelo with a minimum altitude of 850ft and Rosario with 460 ft. Besides the runway wind the wind at Rosario is always reported as well.

ALT Part of the visual approach chart of runway 05 in Funchal. Showing the curved approach path and two visual waypoints Gelo with a minimum altitude of 850ft and Rosario with 460 ft. Besides the runway wind the wind at Rosario is always reported as well.

View back over the left sharklet up the mountain, which is just on the other side of the runway. The clouds coming over the mountain obscuring some parts of the mountain.

ALT View back over the left sharklet up the mountain, which is just on the other side of the runway. The clouds coming over the mountain obscuring some parts of the mountain.

The Portuguese coastline of the mainland during our approach to Porto. Clearly visible is a nearly continuous sand beach, with the Douro estuary a bit further along the coast.

ALT The Portuguese coastline of the mainland during our approach to Porto. Clearly visible is a nearly continuous sand beach, with the Douro estuary a bit further along the coast.
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After a „survived“ standby at home yesterday, this morning it was off to Basel again. Within 2 minutes when we entered the runway the fog moved in. We were lucky enough to get out, but after that it was closed airport for a while. A rare guest (United 737Max) Slot delay.
View across the apron. There is a 737MAX in United colors parked on the other side. An unusual sight as United uses a 757 on the Newark-Porto route.

ALT View across the apron. There is a 737MAX in United colors parked on the other side. An unusual sight as United uses a 757 on the Newark-Porto route.

A picture of our slot app, which shows the timeline for the flight Basel-Porto. With a planned off block time of 08:15 (EOBT), a calculated off block time (10:45) based on the „slot“ (CTOT or calculated take off time) and a planned taxi time of 10 minutes and the CTOT.

ALT A picture of our slot app, which shows the timeline for the flight Basel-Porto. With a planned off block time of 08:15 (EOBT), a calculated off block time (10:45) based on the „slot“ (CTOT or calculated take off time) and a planned taxi time of 10 minutes and the CTOT.
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Had a nice and relaxed evening flight to Geneva (aka the 2nd most expensive city to live in where AC is illegal) last night. Only a single thunderstorm to evade, nothing on the way back. CB. Meeting some colleagues over northern Spain. Swissport names their EVs OPO
View out of the flight deck towards the right, with the top of a cumulonimbus (thunderstorm) visible.

ALT View out of the flight deck towards the right, with the top of a cumulonimbus (thunderstorm) visible.

A white and orange Easyjet Airbus crossing right to left below us. The northern Spanish countryside in the background, still fairly green in late spring.

ALT A white and orange Easyjet Airbus crossing right to left below us. The northern Spanish countryside in the background, still fairly green in late spring.

Two swissport small electric car in light green with a black roof. On the side it says „Je m‘apelle Swiss Minion“ on the first car, the second one is named „Topito“.

ALT Two swissport small electric car in light green with a black roof. On the side it says „Je m‘apelle Swiss Minion“ on the first car, the second one is named „Topito“.

Descending into Porto with the remaining red colors of the sunset an hour before on the horizon. Below the lights of the cities and villages in Northern Portugal.

ALT Descending into Porto with the remaining red colors of the sunset an hour before on the horizon. Below the lights of the cities and villages in Northern Portugal.
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Sometimes this job is a bit weird. Saw they were changing around duties on my roster. Received and confirmed 3 changes for next Monday, and each change brings me €240. my flying pay comes on top, and they might do more. The max I had was 5 for a single day. The future is bright
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This week is a bit of a rut. Flying to FNC, then to GVA, and then the same again. But this mornings flight to Madeira and back was quite enjoyable, finished by a beautifully flown raw data and manual thrust approach of my FO with a ceiling of 400ft. Porto Santo. Funchal. Ship.
The island of Porto Santo, Madeiras much smaller neighbor. Clear of clouds for the most part with the airport bisecting the island towards us. Some clouds over the eastern part.

ALT The island of Porto Santo, Madeiras much smaller neighbor. Clear of clouds for the most part with the airport bisecting the island towards us. Some clouds over the eastern part.

There’s nearly always clouds around Madeira, today was no exception. The mountains are visible over them and we are over the cloudless Atlantic Ocean with Madeiras clouds ahead.

ALT There’s nearly always clouds around Madeira, today was no exception. The mountains are visible over them and we are over the cloudless Atlantic Ocean with Madeiras clouds ahead.

On the ground in Madeira. A ferry passing by not far away.

ALT On the ground in Madeira. A ferry passing by not far away.

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Wrapped up flying two days of flying with the only german FO in base (that i know of). Yesterday it was a middle Madeira and after minimum rest (plus 4 minutes) an early flight to Geneva and back. It is sometimes nice to be able to chat in ones native language.
View out of the front window into the rising sun over a partially cloudy Portugal.

ALT View out of the front window into the rising sun over a partially cloudy Portugal.

A contrail and its shadows on some clouds below. Curving away to the left.

ALT A contrail and its shadows on some clouds below. Curving away to the left.
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Rare, but after many years a quick visit to headquarters. After passing over London Heathrow we continued on to Luton, where we parked right in front of the headquarter, which is actually a real hangar. Hazy London. Orange in front of an orange Hangar.
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B-Roll. They opened the hangar shortly after and yes, there was an aircraft inside for maintenance work. So it is actively used besides being the main office.
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Quite a rare bird I saw today upon returning from the Cape Verde’s Boa Vista.
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When you go to the same cantina as the airport police and they all get a bottle of wine with their lunch… 😳 They do carry firearms after all.
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Last night it was another flight to Madeira and back. There was quite a but of weather east of Porto, but thankfully we headed to the southwest. Managed to grease the landings with the winds close to the limit. And boy, do I hate late duties. But sadly bidding doesn’t always work
Cumulonimbus (mammatus?) behind the Tower in Porto.

ALT Cumulonimbus (mammatus?) behind the Tower in Porto.

View to the southwest into the setting sun below the tail of „my“ A320NEO.

ALT View to the southwest into the setting sun below the tail of „my“ A320NEO.

In cruise, view out of the flightdeck over clouds below and sunset colors on the horizon.

ALT In cruise, view out of the flightdeck over clouds below and sunset colors on the horizon.

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It was a pretty late rotation last night, not helped by an APU generator not working. The APU is needed to produce electric and pneumatic power when the engines are not running. Approaching Paris on the way back. Some Tower. Parking besides a 787 private jet.
Full city view of Paris at night, with the Charles de Gaulle airport closest to us.

ALT Full city view of Paris at night, with the Charles de Gaulle airport closest to us.

View of the lit Eiffel Tower at night from 37.000ft. And of course part of the inner city of Paris.

ALT View of the lit Eiffel Tower at night from 37.000ft. And of course part of the inner city of Paris.

Private 787, mostly white with a nice speed stripe along the fuselage tuning color from red at the front to purple at the back. Registration 2-DEER.

ALT Private 787, mostly white with a nice speed stripe along the fuselage tuning color from red at the front to purple at the back. Registration 2-DEER.
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Today I had an early flight to Paris Orly. Nearly no clouds along the way, but lots of dust/sand from the Sahara desert, especially in Spain and Portugal. My colleague is based in Charles de Gaulle, so he took the opportunity to land in Orly. Green French countryside. View back
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Berlin ist wenn Busse und I-Bahnen bestreikt werden und der #FEX zum Flughafen am ersten Hakt die Türen nicht mehr zu bekommt. Wilder Streik bei der @DB_Bahn
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Yesterday was a long day at work, and a new destination for me. We flew to Praia on the Cape Vérdes, a 4:25 long trip. As it is a captains only landing on runway 03 I had to take it there, while the FO flew it back. 🇵🇹 coast. Passing the canary islands. Praia and Ilha do Fogo.
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Today it’s off to Madeira again, this time fairly late in the day and a landing in the dark. It’s nice to have the sun out after weeks of storms and rain. Leaving the mainline cost, and OPO. Madeira ahead, as usual fairly cloudy.
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B-Roll. Spray patterns of all the flights to and from the Canary Islands. Madeira again.
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I won a trip out of standby, to Nice and back. Today was one of those days where we were on clouds at FL340. The approach along the Cote d‘Azure was a nice change after that, as was the departure towards Toulon. And sometimes I have to use just too many iPads.
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Theres US business class on short haul flight, and then there is the european business class with just a free seat beside you, and then there is #TAP where you get the exact same treatment for your money as the pothead in the last row. Truly exceptionally bad.
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