Archives for: February 2007

25/02/2007

Permalink 19:34:36, by admin, 244 words   English (ZA)
Categories: student, twin astir, take offs & landings
Frustration is starting to set in! Last week I was so close to solo. During the week I spoke to the instructor and he said that there were just a few things that needed sorting out and it shouldn't take more than two or three flights. But with the gli… more »

18/02/2007

I came so close to being sent solo today I could almost feel it. It was the things the instructor F(3) was saying and his overall mood. Problem is, it just wasn't meant to be. A set of circumstances lead to me really not being in the right frame of mind… more »

11/02/2007

Permalink 14:40:13, by admin, 26 words   English (ZA)
Categories: student, no fly day
No flying today. METAR (Actual) FAPE 111230Z 25030G43KT 9999 SCT039 23/10 Q1009 NOSIG= FC TAF - 6/9 hours FAPE 111200Z 111324 27035G45KT 9999 SCT025 TEMPO 2124 4000 SHRA BKN010 TX21/13ZTN16/24Z= more »

04/02/2007

Permalink 20:30:00, by admin, 359 words   English (ZA)
Categories: student, twin astir, take offs & landings, thermaling & soaring
Today was my first full day of winch duty. I was pre-warned that this would be a very boring and lonely duty as one sat alone at the opposite end of the airfield with your only visitor being the guy who would come retrieve the cable after each launch.… more »