I’m a private pilot and flight instructor from Norway, I use this space to share things I wish someone had shared with me when I started on the journey to my PPL, and everything else (aviation related) I want to share.
How I got into aviation
As with so many others, aviation has fascinated me for as long as I can remember. And I’ve wanted to get the private pilot license for a long time. A lot of horrible things happened in 2020, but it was also the year I finally got to start working towards this dream! The local flying club, Haugaland Flyklubb, had just started offering flying lessons through a partnership with Sola Flyklubb. And since everything else was cancelled, I suddenly had money enough to just do it. So I did.
In March, 2021, I passed the skill test and got my PPL(A)! January, 2022 I passed the skill test in a TMG and got my SPL as well. April, 2023 I went to Hungary and completed the practical training and passed the Assessment of Competence for FI(A).
In January 2024 I joined Norges Luftsportforbund (The Norwegian Air Sports Federation) as a full time employee, so now I’m also working within the industry.
Current ratings
PPL: SEP(land), SEP(sea), TMG, Night, FI(A) (SE, Night, FCL.945 (Sweden and Denmark)), CRI(A) SEP/TMG
SPL: TMG, Night
Norges Luftsportforbund (NLF) / Norwegian Air Sports Federation
January 2024 I joined Norges Luftsportforbund (NLF) / Norwegian Air Sports Federation as a full time employee, filling the role as “Medlems- og kommunikasjonsansvarlig” (Membership and Communications Officer). Early 2025 my role was changed to “IT- og kommunikasjonsansvarlig” (IT and Communications Officer).
Involvement in organizations and aviation projects
I am a board member of both the local flying clubs, a coordinator and developer for the Norwegian occurrence reporting system OBSREG, and a recurring contributor to the Norwegian aviation magazine Flynytt.
Haugaland Flyklubb
Was elected deputy chairman in June, 2021, and re-elected on all subsequent elections after that. Had a brief period as acting chairman in the period 2021/2022. Has been the Club Operations Officer since early 2025, the Club Flight Safety Manager since early 2026 and the Deputy Head of Training since August 2026.
Haugaland Seilflyklubb
Was elected deputy chairman in March, 2023, and re-elected in 2024. Haugaland Seilflyklubb was merged with Haugaland Flyklubb January 1st, 2025.
OBSREG
Was accepted and on-boarded as a coordinator for the accident/occurrence registration system OBSREG (owned by Norges Luftsportforbund) in February, 2022.
Also joined the team as a developer in January, 2023.
Got the role as head coordinator for the entire system in April 2023.
Flynytt
Have been featured a couple times, first after our trip around Norway in 2021 (issue 5/2021), and second after our article about flying with a baby (issue 5/2022).
Joined as a regular contributor in December, 2022, starting with issue 6/2022.
Flymagasinet
Flymagasinet featured my entire PPL-training, which are all listed here.
Other projects
Was allowed to read and contribute feedback to Elevhåndboken in April, 2023.
What I fly
I mainly fly a Cessna 172B from 1960 (LN-BIH), a Cessna 172N from 1979 (LN-HOG) and a Diamond HK36 TTC 115 Super Dimona from 2008 (LN-GJP), all three in Haugaland Flyklubb.
I also fly LN-ELB, a Pipistrel Velis Electro operated by Norges Luftsportforbund.
Other important airplanes
Cessna 172P, LN-MTX, Sola Flyklubb (did my skill test in this one)
Cessna 172 Turbodiesel, D-EKJJ, Best Fly (did my FI(A) training and FI Assessment of Competence in this one)
For a full list, see my Flightbook.