My Flying

The flying club phones me this afternoon, it turns out that I have passed. I duffed the last question badly, but still squeezed in with a 75%. I'm soo heppy! Just need to do the practical now, then a restricted radio license is mine. more »

Sunny day with some light clouds high up and a slight westerly wind strengthening. The Twin is walked to 26L and I accompany one of the members, in the backseat, for the check flight of the day. Air towed to about 1600ft AGL and we spent about 20 minutes… more »

Tuesday was a public holiday so I spent most the day learning. Also spent a few hours in the evenings. Wrote the radio (restricted license) exam at the flying club this morning. Took me 2.5 hours. All was going well until the last question. Just check… more »

Day doesn't look promising, overcast with cloud base at about 2500ft, northerly wind (no good for the ridge) and temperature of about 20ºC at 9:00am. Take a drive to the airfield anyway, very quiet. The club's motorised Falke is in the air (info here)… more »

Get a phone call at 7pm that Friday evening. There is a free slot open in the radio course to be held at the Algoa Flying Club, would I be interested? It's very early in my flying "career", and I really don't need a radio license yet, or have the funds,… more »

Early morning rain and strong winds. No flying. Time Temp/DewPoint Humid Wind Pressure 8:10 AM SAST 16.0°C / 15°C 91% WSW 14.5 km/h 1007.0 hPa 9:07 AM SAST 18.2°C / 14°C 76% WNW 25.3 km/h 996.8 hPa 11:30 AM SAST 19.8°C /… more »

Arrive early, 9:30. Not much happening. Hang around here, hang around there. Not a cloud in the sky, light SE blowing. Decision taken by instructor F(2) to fly. He wants to aero-tow, but the tug pilot can't as the club first need to comply with certain p… more »