• Chris the Drifter
  • Chris the Drifter

Romania 2018 The beginning

Heading to advanced championships in Romania Læs mere
  • Start på rejsen
    27. juni 2018

    Loading the first two 330SC.

    27. juni 2018, Forenede Stater ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F

    Look out competition, bringing big guns this time. 330SC . Disassembled and created ready for loading. Lots of stress too pack airplanes for overseas adventures, with a little luck and creek don’t rise they will look like this July 30th when we open the box and see their smiling props again. What a journey this is going to be. Follow along as we ride waves associated with aerobatic competition in another country.Læs mere

  • Most in czech republic

    29. juli 2018, Tjekkiet ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F

    We have made it to training ground. Seems to start off on right foot. A memorial too Americans out front . B-17 the pursuit of happiness that went down nearby . And other one is for two other Americans that helped here in some way. U can see classroom and bedroom, no ac etc. what a great opportunity to experience a world away.Læs mere

  • Practice has begun

    1. august 2018, Tjekkiet ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F

    Finished assembly of Johnny and Aj extra 330, got test flights completed and put in two practice flights, had alternator give up on Aj extra but we pulled out pit crew and had it resolved and back in box quick quick, hoping Stan moyes extra arrives tomorrow and we can get reassembly under way, the food is excellent here so the diet plan will probably be on hold till Romania.Læs mere

  • The pilots

    3. august 2018, Tjekkiet ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F

    Matt , Aj , Stan , Johnny and Marty . They are whipping ole extras this morning. The g meters are pegged in all directions, huge thunderstorms last night made barracks cool for a change and actually got a full nights rest without waking in a pool of sweat. Bull dozer still fired up at 330 am to go to work apparently they keep it here so diesel doesn’t get stolen at mine. Huge coal strip mines in all directions.Læs mere

  • Drive back across germany

    6. august 2018, Tjekkiet ⋅ 🌙 72 °F

    Me and Richard acquired our parts at the extra factory, got our tour, and were able to talk with Mr. Walter Extra himself. Another item that can be removed from my bucket list “visit extra factory “. It is very odd to me the number of deer hunting stands in every field across Germany I did not think of hunting as a past time here but apparently it is,we saw 3 of the deer like animals I think they call them stags. The food was ok but not on par with folks in Czech Republic. Awaiting the arrival of the last plane a panzl belonging to Aaron . There is graffiti everywhere, I would outlaw sale of paint cans makes a beautiful place look so trashed. The first pic is border between Germany and Czech Republic were the used to have border guardsLæs mere

  • Family hotel hungary

    11. august 2018, Ungarn ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F

    Drove 10 hours today in the van made it to 20 miles from Romania border we had elected to not drive at night so we rounded up a room for the night. Just acquiring this van was interesting no normal rental company (hertz budget enterprise) would allow u to cross border into Romania somehow we found this thing from friend of friend from another town , it showed up last night at ten o’clock with no diesel and missing oil cap. We struck out at 8am and at 8:45 the owner called and told us to pull over he was coming with oil cap we stopped and he showed up in panic with oil cap( he didn’t realize good country boys like us had already made a cap out of duct tape) he finally let us go after a bit. Tough driving on these roads here. On to Romania in morning. KFC at fuel stations .Læs mere

  • Hungarian motel room

    11. august 2018, Ungarn ⋅ 🌙 73 °F

    Here is pictures of our room tonight, no ac but opening skylights I also took pictures of water closet so my folks can see what bathroom looks like in Hungary, my hint of the day is the lever on left of toilet is not for flushing, if u push it it will b a woo hoo moment cold water comes from somewhere beneath ya. Big sink I hear some folks wash their feet in it. I did see it occurring once in UAE.Læs mere

  • Across the border

    12. august 2018, Rumænien ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F

    By our superior smarts or blind luck , we left the major highway just before border and wound back thru small towns to a small border crossing with one guard, he sent us off the side and went into his shack and looked at vehicle registration and our passports after about ten minutes he came back to van stuck paperwork in the window and said bye bye. Off we went back to interstate, then after a bit this very nice interstate stopped at a mountain and the goat trail trek over the hill ensued , if u have never done it there is no possible way to describe driving over a mountain on a goat trail in an 18 foot van being pushed by the locals, no restrooms, u go flying by folks taking care business on roads edge, what a ride, we made it over and back on interstate needed a break, pic is from porch were we stopped for lunch. All I thought going over the mountain (I drove) was oh my gosh we gotta do this again in 13 days. On to the next goat trail we go. Lunch picture chicken with mushrooms, mushrooms, and fries with homemade bread, I keep getting biggerLæs mere

  • btgog we made it

    12. august 2018, Rumænien ⋅ 🌙 68 °F

    We made it to the contest site and locked the van inside the secure area, if it ain’t nailed down it will grow legs and vanish. The first goat trail was a warm up for many more” I had asked Stan if there were any mountains to cross””he said no “ no more trusting Stan on topography. I will load several posts of pictures from Romania portion of this 1000 mile journey.Læs mere

  • Practice day

    14. august 2018, Rumænien ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F

    Yesterday all the pilots got in couple really good practice flights, the Russian team lost brake caliper off of their 330SC in flight and ground looped a su-26 sukhoi in a dramatic fashion, also had some theft from one of our pilots if locals get close they are trying to steal they can get hand in your pocket and ur stuff out without u having a clue, we appear mean now, get away, few bad apples spoil whole bunch, pictures to come today.Læs mere