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Flying with a purpose

Posted on July 27, 2021July 27, 2021 by Mike Blackburn

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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Aircraft Ownership, flying, General

Back to the Drakensberg

Posted on August 25, 2020August 28, 2020 by Mike Blackburn

Level 2 lockdown is real in South Africa. This allows further movement and (good news for some) the purchase of alcohol and cigarettes. Most importantly, the restrictions on general aviation have been lifted – we can fly between provinces (states) and can fly with other people in the aircraft. To celebrate our new found freedom…

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Aircraft Ownership, Cross Country, Family, flying

2019 in the air

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Mike Blackburn

Total Hours : – 67.7 Number of flights: – 71 Longest Flight:- 2.3h Airports visited:- 27 Landings:- 113 Cross Country Hours(>50nm):- 29.0 Passengers(not unique):- 35 All in all a great year’s flying. Bring on 2020!

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Aircraft Ownership

Annual time….

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Mike Blackburn

As I write this, ZU-IBM is in for annual inspection. This should only have been done in October, but the CAA is a bit of a hot mess at the moment, and it is taking 3-4weeks to get the airworthy certificate or Authority to Fly (ATF) after annual inspection so we moved it up a…

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Aircraft Ownership, Maintenance

Getting a lift – My first time in a Taildragger

Posted on May 16, 2019July 2, 2019 by Mike Blackburn

My airplane needed to go to the AMO to have some work done. This, as most aircraft owners will appreciate, is a real pain. To achieve this 10nm flight requires two adults, at least one car and a fair bit of patience from the non flying adult. The usual rigmarole – drive to Baragwanath airfield….

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Aircraft Ownership, Maintenance

That Sling Smile

Posted on April 2, 2019April 4, 2019 by Mike Blackburn

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to be able to take my friend Ari flying. He may not know it but he’s actually my aviation mentor – one heck of a nice guy who has a knack of thinking about general aviation in ways I haven’t thought of. He’s a commercial instrument rated pilot with more…

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Aircraft Ownership, flying, Maintenance

Places I’ve Landed

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The @flyinglionsaerobaticteam departing FAGM for t The @flyinglionsaerobaticteam departing FAGM for the Stellenbosch Airshow this weekend. Sound up!!

#harvard #t6 #radials #rand #fagm #generalaviation
First aerie out of Rand this morning. sublime atmo First aerie out of Rand this morning. sublime atmosphere for some practice manoeuvres. #sling4 #sling #slingaircraft #zuibm #mikemoment #flying #morning #generalaviation #fagm #ppl

Nice to meet @groundeffectfilms finally too!
The Saint John’s College Big Band performing “ The Saint John’s College Big Band performing “Turn the Beat Around” featuring Scott Blackburn on bass and Thomas Kruger on Drums 

#bigband #saintjohnscollege
just some condensation and the rotation of the ear just some condensation and the rotation of the earth.
short field takeoff from Glenvista airfield. 135m short field takeoff from Glenvista airfield. 135m give or take a metre. yes, it’s not proper short field technique but given the guys refilling a crop duster behind me i thought it would be rude to not do a rolling takeoff. 

#sling4 #missdaisy #zuibm #flying #mikemoment #generalaviation #sling
anyone else do this? can never remember the altitu anyone else do this? can never remember the altitude of the landing field so i write it on the window in whiteboard marker. #tips #flying #zuibm #mikemoment #aviation #memory
oh hai guys! #harvards #formation #flyinglions #ra oh hai guys!
#harvards #formation #flyinglions #rand #fagm #flying #sling #zuibm
one town, two airfields. Any guesses which town? one town, two airfields. Any guesses which town? 

#sling #sling4 #zuibm #flying #generalaviation
something something a mile of runway …… DA of something something a mile of runway …… DA of 4500 feet and i was airborne by the end of the concrete. 
#glenside #drakensberg #sling #flying #aviation
lovely morning for it…. #parktowngirls #diving lovely morning for it…. #parktowngirls #diving
popped past Panorama today on my ‘dust off the s popped past Panorama today on my ‘dust off the skills’ flight. great toastie, nice grass runway… what’s not to like? love it when the weather and work gods get the alignment right…

 #sling #sling4 #zuibm #aviator #flying #saflyers #southafricanaviation #grassstripsaremorefun
everyone is doing it this week - thought it would everyone is doing it this week - thought it would be rude not to - The Vaal dam with many (4) sluice gates open. first time in this year that the weather and my schedule have coincided…. 

#flying #southafricanaviation #sling4 #slingaircraft #zuibm #mikemoment #missdaisy #vaaldam #flyingeyessa #flyingeyes
great end of year flight out to @bonabonagamelodge great end of year flight out to @bonabonagamelodge with @sjr.briggs today. fought the wind there but miraculously got the benefits on the way back. solid 152Kts over the ground at FL95. 

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#aviation #sling4 #slingaircraft #missdaisy #zuibm #flying #flyrotax #rotax914
Now loading- last flight of 2021. #sling4 #slinga Now loading- last flight of 2021. 
#sling4 #slingaircraft #flyrotax #missdaisy #flying #generalaviation #randairport #fagm #flyingeyes
epic storm here last night - if i was flying and i epic storm here last night - if i was flying and i’d looked at this radar image i’d be somewhat upset. why is the wx radar service so poor??
#kasouga #storm #epicsky #cloudporn
#lestweforget🌹 #lestweforget🌹
First flight behind my @flyingeyessa Kestrels. ver First flight behind my @flyingeyessa Kestrels. very impressed. nice to have proper noise cancelling seals now. 
#sling4 #sling #slingaircraft #flying #joburg #southafricanaviation #zuibm #flyingeyes #generalaviation
Hangar 9 flyers outing to Zebula. #sling #flying # Hangar 9 flyers outing to Zebula. #sling #flying #sling4 #zebula #southafricanaviation #zuibm
Preflight…. spot the Rotax thing i do? #flyrotax Preflight…. spot the Rotax thing i do? #flyrotax #sling4 #fagm #zuibm #flying
trying to blend in at Lanseria. went to fly IF pra trying to blend in at Lanseria. went to fly IF practice with a mate in an SR22.. #sling #sling4 #flying #cirrus #sr22 #lanseria #fala #southafricanaviation #whyaretherunwayssowide
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