My Flying

August proved to be an exciting month in that I eventually got my own aeroplane (or at least a sizable share in one), but also very frustrating as both July and August were really crappy gliding months as the weather did not play ball. Oddly enough last… more »

The thermal predictions looked good(ish) for today, but only for a small window period of about two hours. We hauled the planes out to 26 and started with winch launches. Most reported back a few bubbles, but nothing much. The sky started to look better… more »

Another day in the sun, but with a difference. The holding point of runway 08 had lots of shiny white gliders. Looked very nice. Looked very glider like and professional. Only two problems though: The soaring weather was sheeeet (again) and there wer… more »

Today was a public holiday which meant I could spend some time at home sorting out stuff that one never normally gets to as work is always in the way. It was also however quite a special day as this was the first time I have had a chance to excercise… more »

Another day with the new aerie. We spent the morning weighing and doing the weight and balance checks followed by a good hour's labour polishing. Almost all the upper surfaces have nasty swirl marks where at some stage someone obvioulsy washed the p… more »

Rather an exciting weekend for me (*understatement of the year*). On Saturday we drove through to Bloemfontein to collect our new toy, an ASW 20F, that I purchased a share in along with two other guys. We drove for 12 hours flat to collect the plane… more »