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This will undoubtedly be the longest and most difficult day of the trip. Many people think that crossing the North Atlantic is the toughest part of the trip, and in some respects they’re [...]

This is the start of part 2 of the trip, where we make the transition from flying over oceans to flying over mountain ranges, hollow valleys and increasingly hot temperatures. So time to change [...]

On day 7, we had a well-deserved day of rest.   After a good, long night’s sleep in a boat hotel called the Ahoi, we took an Uber to meet up with Lieven, another pilot who made the [...]

Today, we had a short flight. 1.5 hours between the Southern UK and Kortrijk, Belgium. It felt so short compared to every other day we’ve flown. The weather was nice for our departure, but [...]

It’s 4 AM. We wake up in preparation for a LONG day of flying. We need to head to southern England to arrive in Belgium on time tomorrow. We take off from Keflavik at 6 AM. Interestingly, [...]

At 7:30 a.m. on June 19, 2024, we were all gathered on the tarmac at Nasarsuaq airport on the south-west coast of Greenland for the second leg of the Atlantic Ocean crossing. The sky was [...]

Well, although I am not writing this at the end of the day on June 18, 2024, I can guarantee the memories are still very fresh and pretty much unforgettable. First, you must know that I hopped [...]

Well, here we are. It’s 09:15 local (12:15Z) and we are grounded for the day. Ferry flying often involves unforeseen delays, which impact the entire trip due to flight plans, hotel [...]

As dawn breaks over Goose Bay, Canada on June 17, 2024, our team of six pilots prepares for an ambitious ferry flight to Mumbai, India. Over the next 12 days, we will navigate three Archer DX [...]

It’s official. I, Sandrine Gressard, proud founder of Girls Go Fly, am embarking on a spectacular journey to hand fly a 4-seat trainer from Goose Bay, Canada to Mumbai, India. We are 6 pilots in [...]