My Flying

The whole duty system at our club is falling to pieces. For the second week in a row the members on duty just decided not to arrive for duty and not to bother to inform anyone or arrange for replacements. This unfortunate and selfish attitude is beginning to define what our club is about.

Fortunately the instructor F(1) arrived and as there were so few people and the weather was threatening rain, we opted for a short flight in the motor Falke.

It was very pleasant and I did rather well, with it only being my 6th flight ever in a Falke. I handled the taxing and three takeoffs and landings very well. The only part I really only had a small problem with was judging the circuits. I'm not used to the extra variable of engine power and how to use that power to climb and descend. I was also not used to the effectiveness, or lack of there of, of the airbrakes when compared to the Twin. The flare when landing also went off well and I surprised myself by judging all three just right; not bad consider you sit a lot higher in the Falke than the Twin and also to the left and not in the centre.

So that was a nice 25 minute flip at 97,50ZAR. Actually a bargain compared to the Twin, where the same flights (three) would have cost 150,00ZAR.