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Isavia opens second VFR route from Reykjavik to Fagradalsfjall eruption

The new VFR route will be established for scenic flights, departing from Reykjavik’s capital airport (ICAO: BIRK) to the site of the volcanic eruption near the mountain Fagradalsfjall. The route…

Keilir Aviation Academy Diamond DA20 TF-KFC crahs in Western Fjords // Source: Umhverfisstofnun (Sigurlína Hilmarsdóttir)

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RNSA: Strong downstream caused the emergency landing of Keilir Aviation Academy Diamond DA40 in Western Fjords in 2020

Icelandic Transport Accident Investigation Agency RNSA has completed the investigation of the emergency landing of Keilir Aviation Academy Diamond DA40 TDI reg. TF-KFC in Western Fjords in July 2019. According…

View onto Icelandair Boeing 757-300 TF-ISX from Diamond DA-20 cockpit at holding point in Keflavik // Source: Morten Herdichek Langfeldt

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Icelandic government supports private flight schools with 240 million ISK

Iceland Aviation Academy press-release Iceland Aviation Academy will receive 80 million ISK annually for the next three years as a result of a new support initiative by the Icelandic government.…

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RNSA: Low amount of fuel caused the plane crash at Múlakot in 2019

A lack of fuel caused the crash of Piper PA-23 Apache with tail number N3294P during approach in Múlakot on 9.June 2019, Vísir reported with the reference to Icelandic aviation…

The first post-COVID airshow in Akureyri // Source: Flugblogg

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What was at the first post-COVID air show in Iceland. And the biggest in the world so far

Early sunny morning Air Iceland Connect Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 TF-FXK took off from runway 01 of Reykjavik airport and started to climb FL210 towards Akureyri. “I hope this kind…

Geitamels flugvöllur // Source: Wikimedia

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The secret of the undesignated airport in the south of Iceland with 3 km runway

At the beginning of February 2020, there was a discussion in Iceland about the possibility to built a substitute for Keflavik airport in the south of Iceland. These talks included…

President of Flugmálafélag Íslands in 2018 Matthías Sveinbjörnsson // Source: Matthías Sveinbjörnsson Facebook page

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The president of the National Aeroclub of Iceland about Reykjavik airshow, Icelandic championship and his own path to the sky

The National Aeroclub of Iceland (Icelandic “Flugmálafélag Íslands”) includes 26 aviation organizations of the country, any of which somehow related to flying. The president of the National club is elected…

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Yak-52 in Iceland: Soviet beast tingling your balls

Soviet two-seater Yak-52 is a tough plane, which not every pilot can ride on. Snorri Bjarnvin Jonson is one from few who can. After more than 10 years’ experience of…

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President of AOPA Iceland about obstacles for pilots in mind and law

Haraldur Diego called planes the means of gaining freedom to be somewhere else. He experienced this freedom for many years, from the very first flight in the age of 5…

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