Categories: solo, aircraft, ASW 20, blanik L13, motor falke, single astir, twin astir, practical, achievments, advanced, backseat training, circuits & landings, cross-country, stalls, spins & steep turns, thermaling & soaring

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17/11/2007

During the drive to the airfield I was admiring all those pretty Cumulus clouds and they were looking oh so good, showing lots of promise for the day ahead. Unfortunately the member turn out at the club was low, but still just enough to get us airborne.… more »

09/09/2007

Permalink 22:00:00, by admin, 292 words   English (ZA)
Categories: take offs & landings, solo, motor falke, circuits & landings, blanik L13
I'm posting this blog little late due to it being rather a hectic week at work. Sunday at the club was great. Just as they were about to wheel the Blanik out to the launch point I asked the instructor if I could take a flight in the Falke. No problem… more »

11/08/2007

Permalink 13:35:19, by admin, 238 words   English (ZA)
Categories: solo, motor falke, circuits & landings, thermaling & soaring
No instructor, no winch driver, no comment. Fortunately an off duty instructor arrived and he was happy to send me solo without a check flight. A nice confidence boost. The wind was starting to pick up and was gusting a bit from the South-West. The… more »

15/07/2007

Permalink 17:42:20, by admin, 147 words   English (ZA)
Categories: solo, motor falke, circuits & landings, stalls, spins & steep turns
This morning I was up there all alone in the Falke on a beautiful calm sunny winter's morning doing a long circuit (waiting for all the traffic to clear) and I had a moment to take a breath, study the country side and enjoy the experience and I thought t… more »

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