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We flew our 1977 Cessna to the Alps. And the French military got involved.

That sentence pretty much sums up the trip out to Aero Friedrichshafen 2023 and I'm still not entirely sure how it happened. What started as a straightforward cross-country to one of the world's biggest GA airshows turned into one of those flights where you're constantly wondering what's going to happen next.

Aero Friedrichshafen is worth the effort. If you're a GA pilot and you've never been, put it on the list. 860 exhibitors. Aircraft you'll never see at a UK airshow. The kind of flying culture that makes you realise how hard UK GA has it by comparison. Oh, and a Zeppelin. An actual Zeppelin flying overhead. That alone is worth the fuel.

The show floor video is the calmer of the two. Less French military, more wandering around trying not to spend money on things I don't need. Mostly unsuccessful on that front.

Two videos, one trip, and a reminder that GA flying doesn't have to stop at the English Channel. KK is perfectly capable of getting you somewhere interesting if you're willing to plan properly and accept that nothing will go entirely to plan.

Worth it. Every bit of it.

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