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blackburnmike

Fun morning trip to Florence Guest Farm in Chrissi

Fun morning trip to Florence Guest Farm in Chrissiesmeer for brekkie.

Trip back was like being in a washing machine on spin cycle #turbulence

#sling #sling4 #tafsling #generalaviation#flying

Before the speed rally. Photo by @african_pilot_

Before the speed rally.
Photo by @african_pilot_ (Athol Franz)

#sapfa #speedrally #zuibm #missdaisy #sling4 #tafsling #theairplanefactory #sling #flying #southafricanaviation #aviation #generalaviation #competitionflying

The -7s of Secunda. ZU-IHH and ZU-MER. Missed ZU-L

The -7s of Secunda. ZU-IHH and ZU-MER. Missed ZU-LAX who was also there. #secunda #speedrally #flying #vansairforce #vansrv7a

Parked up at Secunda last night before the #sapfa

Parked up at Secunda last night before the #sapfa #speedrally today.

#sling4 #slingaircraft #tafsling #slingtakingyouplaces #aerosport #flying #racing #generalaviation #southafricanaviation

Stunning morning walking tour of #maboneng precinc

Stunning morning walking tour of #maboneng precinct with @joburg360. So impressed with the rejuvenation that’s going on despite the economic ravages brought on by lockdown.

Sarah is extremely knowledgable and you can see how much she loves the inner city. Extremely impressed with how clean the streets are and how safe it feels. Lots of eating spots to add to our list and the rooftop bar at the Hallmark hotel on Siemert road will make a fantastic sundowner spot!

Dropping in at Panorama Airfield for a breakfast s

Dropping in at Panorama Airfield for a breakfast sarmie. #saturdayflyinggoals

Miss Daisy safely installed into her new home at R

Miss Daisy safely installed into her new home at Rand Airport (FAGM) after her annual inspection at @sling_aircraft Not the best day for flying today - the 36028G33 wind reported by tower seemed to be more and at more of an angle to runway 35 - was pretty sporty.... #fagm #rand #flying #aviation

Great day trip to El Mirador near Cathedral peak.

Great day trip to El Mirador near Cathedral peak. Easy in the #sling #sling4 #slingtakingyouplaces #generalaviation #flying #ppl #personalaviation #elmirador #drakensberg

Marking up our map. As it turns out we may as well

Marking up our map. As it turns out we may as well have left it behind. #lostoversprings #wheretheheckarewe #galeforce #SAPFA #navigationrally #generalaviation #flying #sling

A little breezy at Brakpan (FABB) yesterday for th

A little breezy at Brakpan (FABB) yesterday for the inaugural post covid lockdown ANR. @nigel.d.hopkins ‘ RV-8 ZU-NDH resting in the gale #Sapfa #flying #airnavigation #rv8 #vansaircraft

Inversion layers and other stories. #sling4 #sli

Inversion layers and other stories.

#sling4 #slingtakingyouplaces #slingsmile #slingaircraft #zuibm #missdaisy #wts #suspensioncity #wingviews #yellowplanes #aviation #flying #amflying #postcorona

What? ?????? #catstagram #tails #cattail #curled

What?
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#catstagram #tails #cattail #curled

“Green Cessna runway 36 clear to land on or afte

“Green Cessna runway 36 clear to land on or after the yellow dot”

Simventure Virtual Oshkosh arrival on the PilotEdge network. Fisk arrival with the real controllers and real procedures. A small consolation for #noshkosh20 but fun nonetheless. C172 in X-Plane. #simventure #oshkosh2020 #pilotedge #xplane #notrealflying #inisolation.

Obligatory cat photo. This is Ser Pouncival #burm

Obligatory cat photo. This is Ser Pouncival #burmese #posing#catstagram #catsofinstagram #burmeseofinstagram

Flying Miss Daisy. -After a satisfying 1.8 touring

Flying Miss Daisy.
-After a satisfying 1.8 touring the airfields of Southern Gauteng. Shoutout to the muppet doing circuits at FAVV with no radiocalls -
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#winter #flying #sling4 #slingtakingyouplaces #tafsling #missdaisy #generalaviation #flying #baragwanathairfield #fasy #proficiencyflight #flyingagain #flyrotax #rotax914

Great maintenance flight today - maintenance/prese

Great maintenance flight today - maintenance/preservation of the engine and maintenance of my proficiency. Worked hard, stayed within 3nm of Bara. 11 circuits, 2 glide approaches, couple of steep turns (all those X-plane practice sessions helped) and a couple of stalls.
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#lockdownflying #southafricanaviation #generalaviation #sling #tafsling #slingsmile #circuits #missdaisy #zuibm #baragwanath #fasy #jlpc #amflying #flying #whyifly #yellowplanes #experimental

I may or may not have made #Rotax914 noises.
It’s day 479 of lockdown and about 2gazillion days since I last flew. No general aviation in South Africa because as we all know, the sky is riddled with Coronavirus.
At least we’re able to do maintenance and permits are being issued for maintenance and preservation flights - but you need to prove why it’s required and the @flyrotax manual doesn’t call for regular flying. (Boo hiss!) Anyhow, the plane is clean again, I’ve brought the spinner home for polishing and now we have to wait for reason and logic to prevail at the Council Against Aviation.
Sense and reason not so strong at the moment.
#missdaisy #sling #tafsling #sling4 #zuibm #lockdownaviation #lockdown #coronavirus #flying #notflying #yellow #plane #southafricanaviation #generalaviation#baragwanathairfield #jlpc

Well I didn’t realise this would be the last fly

Well I didn’t realise this would be the last flying I’d be doing for a while. #lockdown #slingaircraft #sling #sling4 #family #aviation #generalaviation #southafricanaviation #missdaisy

I think the Yellow goes well with the blue skies -

I think the Yellow goes well with the blue skies - FAPY-FARG. Anybody seen Derby? Where even IS Derby? Why does Jhb Info have such a thing for Derby? 🤣. #flying #sling #sling4 #slingtakingyouplaces #tafsling #aviation #westrand #fl95 #missdaisy #southafricanaviation

@nigelhopkinsaerobatics blasting off of RWY36 at K

@nigelhopkinsaerobatics blasting off of RWY36 at Klerksdorp. Shortly hereafter, someone learned a lesson about being in an airport’s airspace without being on frequency... (Don’t people read the NOTAMs?)
😂
#aerobatics #aviation #bluesky

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Flying Totals for Mike Blackburn as of 9/22/2020

Totals by Category/Class 220.0 ASEL: 446 Landings (190 Day, 10 Night), 1 Approach Standard Logbook Times 86.6 Cross Country: 11.0 Night: 12.7 Simulated Instrument: 1.1 Ground Simulator: 79.8 Dual: 140.2 PIC: Other Totals 6 180-Degree Power-off Accuracy Landings: 16.5 Cross-Country Time over 50nm: 2.8 Day Flight: 5,481.49 Distance Flown: 7 Go-arounds: 10 Landings - Cross-wind : 2 Landings - Emergency: 13 Landings - No Flaps: 1 Landings - Stop and Go: 191 Landings - Touch and Go: 22 Landings - Touch and Go (Night): 2.5 Night Cross-country Time: 55 Number of Passengers: 33 Passengers - Recreation: 18.9 Solo Time: 268 Takeoffs (any): 5 Takeoffs - Cross-wind: 33 Takeoffs - Night: 4 Takeoffs - Night, Non-towered airport: 29 Takeoffs - Night, Towered airport: 1 Takeoffs - Short Field: Overall Total Flight Time 220.0 Total Time:

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