March 2019 – Flying Gas

Weather 1 – Me 0

Posted on March 8, 2019March 8, 2019 by Mike Blackburn

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…

flying

Obsessive Radar checking – a trip to Zebula

Posted on March 5, 2019March 5, 2019 by Mike Blackburn

My brother-in-law’s family have a place in a game reserve called Zebula – we have driven up with them a couple of times before for the weekend – the house is great with a pool and a jacuzzi and it is good to hang out with family. The reserve has an airstrip which is well…

Family, flying

Flying Totals for jhb.anaesthetist as of 10/22/2026
582.1 ASEL 991 Landings (541 Day, 23 Night), 50 Approaches 6 Approaches - ILS 10 Approaches - VOR/DME 17.7 Cross-Country Time over 50nm 2.8 Day Flight 17,574.29 Distance Flown 1 Engine Out Landing Patterns 139.0 Fuel Added 27 Go-arounds 7 Holding: Entries 12 Landings - Cross-wind 9 Landings - Emergency 3 Landings - Grass 21 Landings - No Flaps 1 Landings - Stop and Go 273 Landings - Touch and Go 37 Landings - Touch and Go (Night) 12 Missed Approaches 2.5 Night Cross-country Time 72 Number of Passengers 33 Passengers - Recreation 16.3 Solo Time 268 Takeoffs (any) 5 Takeoffs - Cross-wind 3 Takeoffs - Grass 55 Takeoffs - Night 15 Takeoffs - Night, Non-towered airport 29 Takeoffs - Night, Towered airport 42.3 High Performance 0.6 High Performance - SIC 6.3 High Performance - PIC 135.0 TAA (Technically Advanced Airplane) 0.6 TAA (Technically Advanced Airplane) - SIC 27.2 TAA (Technically Advanced Airplane) - PIC 220.6 Cross Country 17.7 Night 42.0 Instrument Time (=0.0 Actual + 42.0 Simulated) 42.0 Simulated Instrument 23.7 Ground Simulator 119.5 Dual Received 0.6 SIC 462.5 PIC 501 Flights 582.1 Total Time