Last Flight of Captain Harold van den Pol @ KLM

After 18,5 years Captain Harold van den Pol got his last flight due to retirement at KLM. On his retirementflight to Johannesburg , a ‘Joburg’ , he got assisted by First Officer Michiel Schrier and Captain//Senior Instructor Marc Douglas as his ‘Wingmen’. KL591 , stand F5 and a RWY18L departure operated with a B777-300Er reg PHBVK. Backflight KL592 got a RWY18R landing and taxying for final stand F5. This last flight got operated with a B777-200 reg PHBQF Career of Harold;  KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 18 jaar 5 maanden Human Factor/ Competence trainer jan. 2020 – heden · 3 jr […]
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Last Flight of Captain Jan vd Schuur @ KLM

Captain Jan van der Schuur made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. Together with his wife Purser Sandra Haeck and First Officer Bart Romkens as his ‘Wingman’ heading for Johannesburg and back Amsterdam. As both are ex B747 pilots, in the past they called ‘gonna make a Joburg’. Flight KL591 ,AMS-JNB, stand F5, departure on RWY36L and a awesome wingroll salute !!! This flight got operated with a B777-300ER reg PHBVS Backflight KL592 got RWY36R for his final landing and vacated for stand Echo 17. Jan’s final flight got operated with a B777-300ER again and reg PHBVK   […]
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Last Flight of Captain Kurt Geilert @ KLM

Captain Kurt Geilert made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. Together with First Officer Anil de Nie and Second Officer Ramon Dormans as his ‘Wingmen’, heading for Panama City and back Amsterdam. Flight KL757 with a RWY36L departure and operated with the B777-300ER reg PHBVR. Backflight KL758 got a RWY 06 arrival and was operated with the PHBVK. Vacating runway 06 and taxying to final stand Foxtrot 7. Since October 1989 with KLM SF340A/B           // FO and Captain // Route instructor B767-300            // First Officer B747-400        […]
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Last Flight of Captain Maurice Mulder @ KLM

Captain Maurice Mulder made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. Together with his ‘Wingmen’ First Officers Michiel Stamer & Paul and Second Officer (XCM) Sjan Liem heading for Capetown and back Amsterdam. Flight KL597, callsign KLM119 , stand F4 , runway change 18L to RWY 24, PHBVK. KL598, callsign KL104 and KLM-Mulder, RWY 18R , stand F7 and operated with the B777-300ER reg PHBVS     Videostills……….  
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Last Flight of Captain Tim ten Velde @ KLM

Captain Tim made his last flight due to retirement at KLM. As phenomenal 747 pilot Tim ended his career flying the Triple7. All KLM B747 Combi’s and Full Pax got phased out last year. Final destination Curacao and assisted by gooed friend and Captain Christophe Knaepen as ‘Wingman’ and operating as Co pilot this flight. I operated his last pushback at Schiphol Airport at gate Echo22 with pushbacktruck KI-Kilo India. A huge V8-16L machine. Flight KL735 , callsign KL125 , got a runway 09 departure and operated with the B777-300ER reg PH-BVK. Backflight KL736 got a lovely runway 27 landing, […]
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