Hi and thanks for visiting!

I hope you enjoy my blog about “Flying ‘n’ Stuff”. As the name implies, most of the information you’ll find on my page is somehow aviation related, although you might find an occasional crumb (well, perhaps more than occasional, let’s see how it works out) on other topics that I am interested in, like amateur radio, model flying, photography, IPSC shooting, offroad driving, Mac and “iStuff” … you might realize by now that my scope of interest is quite large … and perhaps a little bit geeky … hope you don’t mind …

To complete the picture: I make my living as a freelance management consultant, mostly in the areas of process design, program and project management, requirements and systems engineering, change management and corporate revitalization. Perhaps you’ll find something on these topics as well, but I’ll doubt it. This site should be focused on the lighter side of life. If you absolutely must, you might want to visit my business web site. It’s all German, but if that’s no problem for you you might find something useful there as well.

My background has been in engineering, having a masters degree in mechanical and industrial engineering. However, right after my studies I started a career with a large international consulting firm (one of the former big six companies). You know the story – I was young and needed the money, and after a while the financial dependency kicked in and prevented me from doing something more serious with my life.

Unfortunately my job does not leave me much time to spend in airplanes and doing the thing I love more than almost anything else in the world. But I am a strong believer in continuous learning, especially in aviation, and I want to encourage you to share some of your experiences and learnings as well. There is no use in making all the mistakes by yourself, life is usually too short for that.

Well, enough said, here are some more facts about me. Hope that gives you some idea of who you are dealing with. Tell me what you think, I’ll love to hear from you!

Best regards from Germany
Jens

FACTS ABOUT ME …

• Licenses: JAR PPL(A) with NFQ and SEP/TMG Class Ratings; FAA Commercial Instrument ASEL
• Types flown: PA-18, C150, C172, TB9, TB10, PA28-R200, DR400/200R, SF25, HK36
• Amateur Radio: Focus on QRP with FT-817, Z-Match, symmetrical fed dipole. Recent add-on is an FT-897 to add some power. Mostly field operations, since the QRM at home is unbearable. German Class-A license, call DJ2UM (ah, that explains the URL … finally)
• IPSC production class with Sig/Sauer P226SL in 9mm Para, and standard class with Streyer Voight Infinity in .40 S&W
• Photography: Nikon D90
• Model flying: Gliders and electric gliders, Multiplex R/C line