Welcome to my page!
I am Stan(islav), born in Slovakia and currently living in Tenerife, on the Canary Islands.
I am commercial pilot (ATPL/A) looking for new challenges as a professional, ferry or a safety pilot.
On this blog you will find posts about (not only my) flying experiencies, from my flights around the Canaries and arond the world as well.
Alternatively you can also follow my Youtube Channel, or Instagram and Facebook page for daily images from my flights.
I’m also a proud co-autor of the book “A Day Above The Canary Islands” including some of my aerial images of the Canary Islands.
I hope you’ll enjoy reading my posts! And please don’t hesitate to comment, like or share and let me hear about your experiences as well!
Always tailwinds and happy landings!
Stan
Hi Stan! Thank you for following my blog, I appreciate it! Great blog about your flying here!
You are welcome, Elina, you have some very nice images on your blog and it would be a pitty to miss them 😉
You are so kind Stan, thank you 🙂
Hi Stan,
I also fly piper.. Like to know how did you have the camera mounted on the night flight
Hi Tom, on this occasion I have used a clip mount on the sunshade. You can see it here: http://www.ebay.es/itm/PINZA-CLIP-MOUNT-ROTACION-GIRA-360-GRADOS-ACCESORIO-SOPORTE-PARA-CAMARA-GOPRO-/321458065159?pt=ES_C%C3%A1maras_de_v%C3%ADdeo&hash=item4ad864cf07
Safe flying!
Stan
Hey Stan, great Blog! Looks like you are really having fun flying around your little island 🙂
I’m thinking about visiting Tenerife next year, is there any chance to rent a plane as a foreigner? I couldn’t find any website regarding your aero club!
Hi Tom!
Thanks for stopping by. Glad to hear that you liked my blog. You can visit my youtube channels as well for some videos from the flights around the Canaries: youtube.com/sklajban
If you are a pilot, and you would like to fly a plane, it is possible with an instructor at the local flying club, which is situated at the north airport (TFN/GCXO).
You could get the rates on demand; through the contact section on their website realaeroclubdetenerife.com.
Currently it’s the only option to make a flight as a pilot, no clubs are at the south airport.
If you’d like to make just a round flight, you could fly with me as a passenger, which would be obviously cheaper.
Have a nice day!
Stan
Hey Stan, great blog! I love your passion of flying!
Is there any chance to rent a plane as a foreigner in Tenerife? I couldn’t find any website of your aero club!
Hi Tom!
Thanks for stopping by. Glad to hear that you liked my blog. You can visit my youtube channels as well for some videos from the flights around the Canaries: youtube.com/sklajban
If you are a pilot, and you would like to fly a plane, it is possible with an instructor at the local flying club, which is situated at the north airport (TFN/GCXO).
You could get the rates on demand; through the contact section on their website realaeroclubdetenerife.com.
Currently it’s the only option to make a flight as a pilot, no clubs are at the south airport.
If you’d like to make just a round flight, you could fly with me as a passenger, which would be obviously cheaper.
Have a nice day!
Stan
Hi Stan,
very interesting blog. The Canaries from the sky are so beautiful. How would it work to fly with you as a passenger? We are coming to Tenerife in 10 days and that sounds very interesting.
Many thanks,
Arianna
Hi Arianna,
Many thanks for stopping by. I am glad that you liked my blog.
Sure it is possible to fly with me as a passenger, if you wish send me an email to stan@flywithstan.com so we can discuss this.
Regards,
Stan
Hi Stan,
Im a flying enthusiast and Im often using flightgear, an open-source flight simulator.
Unfortunately the scenery of La Gomera isn’t really realistic within flightgear.
For new textures, I wanted to ask you if it would be okay when I use one of your pictures
(https://flywithstan.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/img_2315.jpg), take a small part of it, use it as a texture(for example like this:https://www.dropbox.com/s/01welgojmrf5d8x/texturetest.png?dl=0) and redistribute it under GPL (for sure with your name as author and link to your blog).
Please tell me, whether this would be okay for you…
Regards
D-ECHO (acronym)
Hi D-ECHO,
Thanks for stopping by. Sure, you may use the image in the scenery.
Will be happy to see it once it will be finished!
All the best!
Stan
Thank you very much!
Here a link to some screenshots of the (not yet finished) scenery, not really realistic, but more than before.
Good work, thanks for the screenshots! Glad I could help you 🙂
Hi Stan,
now I finally was on Gomera – the island for which textures I asked you for 🙂
Now I got almost every picture I need for texturing the island virtually, but unfortunately I haven’t got any useable shot of Canarian city, so I would like to ask you whether you have any aerial images of Canarian cities.
Kind Regards
D-ECHO
Hello,
I flew yesterday to La Gomera as well… Give me som time, I’d see if I’ll find something…
Take care!
Stan
Hi Stan ,
I’m a cadet pilot who’s enthusiastic to use to gopro on the wing & horizontal stabilizer of a PA28 and I was wondering do you take out the mounts after every flight ? And if so , how do you do it ?
Hi Fariz,
Thanks for stopping by on my blog.
I use different mounts; the adhesive ones (tail, wing) stay attached so I can use them again.
Ig I use the suction cup, I take it out after every flight.
Safe flights!
Stan
Hi Stan, great blog with stunning photos! 2 friends and I are heading to Tenerife later this month and we all love aviation – I myself am in the local glider club. Would it be possible for you to take us on a little tour of Tenerife and neighbouring islands in your piper? Of course we will pay for the costs, but it just seems like the perfect way to experience what the Canaries have to offer! If you cant, then no big deal, we’ll still get to enjoy your blog!
Hi Chris,
Many thanks for your kind comment :-).
I´ll answer you in a private message.
All the best,
Stan
Stan. Looking at your blog with interest. I will be in Tenerife (South) in April and would love to fly (I am JAR3 PPL SEP-LAND/SEA licensed). Would you be able to suggest me any flying clubs around there?
Hi Sylvan,
Thank you for your comment. I hope you have received my reply by email.
All the best,
Stan
Hi Stan, cool pictures. Really unique content.
You should think about selling some of them on AdobeStock etc.
Wish you safe flights and always calm weather
Thank you Adrian!
Found your article interesting as well.
And yes, I’m starting to upload some images into image banks; however the competence is big and the profits veey small.
But I’m glad you liked my images!
All the best,
Stan
Hey Stan,
Really enjoyed reading your posts
You make some great pictures.
I’d like to fly from Tenerife,I’ve got a licence and would love to chat about it and hear your advice.
Hi Anthony,
Thank you. I’ll send you an email.
All the best,
Stan
Hi Stan,
very nice blog of yours! I am a pilot from Austria (PPL-A) and would like to take my parents for a one-two hour flight during our vacation on Tenerif (21st to 28th of March).
I don’t want to do an extra check out ride, so I guess I will have to take along a safety pilot from a club/school which I don’t mind as long as I get to do all the flying. Don’t care about PIC time.
Do you have suggestions or contact details you could provide me with? That would be really helpful! Many thanks in advance and looking forward to your new adventures!
Cheers,
Mario
Hi Mario,
Thank you! 🙂 I’ve just send you the contact details by email.
All the best,
Stan
Great blog and beautiful pictures!!! Any chance to meet you at the Canary Islands for a chat?
Thank you. Let me know when you’ll around and we’ll see 😉
Stan, I’ll be there tomorrow. Basically I am looking for the same flight as “Mario Mueller” did. Maybe you can drop me the contact details as well? Would be very nice!!