Categories: practical, advanced training, basic manoeuvres, cross-country, introduction, stalls & steep turns, take offs & landings, thermaling & soaring

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03/12/2006

Permalink 17:23:05, by admin, 232 words   English (ZA)
Categories: student, twin astir, take offs & landings
Not much to report today. Not many people arrived at the club, but fortunately the duty crew did; well the important ones. By the time all was ready the wind had picked up to 25 km/h and was gusting 35.Two nice launches from 26L to 1000 feet, 5 minut… more »

26/11/2006

A pleasant day's gliding with instructor F(2). Things started off late and as there are three (soon to be four) students, including myself, air time is beginning to become scarce. The wind was blowing a slight South-Easterly and this made the ridge work,… more »

19/11/2006

Permalink 19:45:00, by admin, 289 words   English (ZA)
Categories: student, twin astir, take offs & landings, thermaling & soaring
A nice day's flying and running around the airfield was good relief from a super crappy week at work. It was one of those weeks where you seriously wished you could torch the flippin'; place to the ground and toast marshmallows over the ashes of those @r… more »

05/11/2006

Permalink 19:59:25, by admin, 237 words   English (ZA)
Categories: student, twin astir, take offs & landings, thermaling & soaring
The day started off wet, there was a lecture on thermalling and then actual thermalling. Correct, you heard me right. Thermalling at FAUH! The theory all sounds good, that's of course until you try and put that mass of information to practice, then it's… more »

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