At this rate, by the time I get home I’ll be fluent in Russian.

I’ve been in Ayan almost 3 weeks now. Weather is looking promising for tomorrow!

Plane is being warmed up in the background to melt some of the ice.

At this rate, by the time I get home I’ll be fluent in Russian.

I’ve been in Ayan almost 3 weeks now. Weather is looking promising for tomorrow!

Plane is being warmed up in the background to melt some of the ice.

Flyzolo Team Update - Day 103
Believe it or not but Zara is still stuck in #Ayan, #Russia... There was a weather window 🌤 and Zara was ready for take-off ✈ but... Her destination airfield, #Kalinka, #Gaborovsk, had too much snow on the runway. 😔

Of course, this is General Aviation, a World Record Attempt and part o...

Flyzolo Team Update - Day 99
It's sounding a bit like a broken record now 😅, but Zara is still stuck in #Ayan, #Russia. She has been for over two weeks. Fingers crossed Zara can fly soon! ✈🤞

Ayan is a little rural locality with a population of about 800, where she is renting a little flat from a local grocery-owner...

Flyzolo Team Update - Day 96
Zara is still stuck in #Ayan, #Russia. We hoped for yesterday, but it did not happen. Next weather window is probably Friday... She is using her waiting time to enter university-applications.

Meanwhile, how about a little series on Navigation?

So, how does a pilot know where she/he 😜 ...

Still stuck in Ayan, Russia. Hoping to get out on Monday before a snowstorm hits on Tuesday/Wednesday. I’ve been having loads of fun walking around the town and meeting new people. Getting slightly tired of the snow and ice though…

Still stuck in Ayan, Russia. Hoping to get out on Monday before a snowstorm hits on Tuesday/Wednesday. I’ve been having loads of fun walking around the town and meeting new people. Getting slightly tired of the snow and ice though…

Flyzolo Team Update - Day 92
In desperate times, desperate measures! 💪

Zara has now been performing a traditional Shamanic "Good Weather Dance" in front of her Shark plane ✈. Turn on that sound 🎼🎶📀🎻🎺!!! The hope is to be able to leave #Ayan, #Russia, where she has been stuck for more than a week now.

According to ...

Flyzolo Team Update - Day 90
Zara is still stuck in #Ayan, #Russia. Weather, in appearance at least, was very promising the last 2 days, but hopes were crushed twice due to strong winds.

Time to start dancing around the fire, pray and resort to your best incantations again! 🧙‍🧚‍♂️🧞‍♂️🔥

Meanwhile, we would like to ...

Flyzolo Team Update - Day 88
Zara is still in #Ayan, #Russia and will most likely fly her little Shark 🦈 ✈️ in a few hours from now. Weather permitting, first Kalinka Airport, #Kaborovsk, than #Vladivostok. Fingers crossed everyone! ⭐🤞

Meanwhile, not sure we understand any of this, but we can tell you two things ab...