Look, I’m all in favour of boring holes in the sky for the sake of flying. There’s nothing wrong with flying with no particular purpose in mind, flying for proficiency, practicing holds and tracking radials, stalling, steep turns, power off 180s etc. But occasionally we get to fly for something bigger, more important. Sadly, this…
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Secunda Speed Rally 2019 – Day 1
I’ve been trying to get involved in competition flying for a long time, but it has always seemed to not work out for one reason or another. I’ve been able to go to see the rally taking place at Middelberg and Springs in the past but haven’t been able to take part. This weekend though,…
Breakfast in Villiers
It’s a public holiday – Worker’s Day and those of us who work are restless to get some air between us and the ground. There is some discussion in the club WhatsApp group about a suitable location for breakfast – some guys want to go to Thabazimbi for the NGK Meifees (May fest) but many…
Weather 1 – Me 0
I was supposed to fly to Middelburg(FAMB) this afternoon to camp at the AeroClub of SA Airweek being held there this weekend. The weather, it seems, had other ideas. I was delayed by 30min at work this morning and by the time I arrived at the airfield the storm line was developing. I hung around…
Breakfast in Parys
To say that the year thus far has not been great for flying is no understatement. As soon as MGL Avionics opened this year I sent my EFiS in for hardware upgrade and that took 2 weeks – where I (obviously couldn’t fly). As that came back and it was re-installed, the wet season arrived…
Home – Morningstar to Tedderfield – not so simple
All good things must come to an end and this includes congresses – well, OK, being at a congress (even one dedicated to anaesthetising small people) is not as good as not being at a congress when in Cape Town, but it was still worthwhile. There was a huge amount going on from a social…
Flying to a Congress in Cape Town
Having an aircraft means somewhat more flexibility in terms of using general aviation to get to where you want on (more or less) your own terms. Of course, having an aircraft also means you can make totally financially unjustifiable trips on (more or less) your own terms. I tried to do a long cross country…