Categories: aircraft, ASW 20, blanik L13, motor falke, single astir, twin astir

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24/08/2008

Permalink 16:21:40, by admin, 292 words   English (ZA)
Categories: solo, thermaling & soaring, single astir
The weather on Saturday looked really good while I toiled doing DIY at home. I was constantly looking at the nice clouds forming over Uitenhage and wished that the weather was going to look just as good the next day. I was not to be disappointed.… more »

10/08/2008

Permalink 16:16:33, by admin, 154 words   English (ZA)
Categories: solo, motor falke, circuits & landings, thermaling & soaring
The winch in still out of order and even though we had a tug driver today, the keys to the tug were out of town. :( The weather in the morning looked promising and the reports back from the Falke pilots was good. Unfortunately when my turn arrived, so… more »

27/07/2008

Permalink 18:23:26, by admin, 179 words   English (ZA)
Categories: solo, thermaling & soaring, single astir
Though the winch is STILL out of order (week 3) we were fortunate to have a tug driver at the airfield today. The weather was also very unusual with a slight South-Westerly and banks of high level wave like clouds slowing rolling in through the day. I… more »

20/07/2008

Permalink 16:12:30, by admin, 92 words   English (ZA)
Categories: motor falke, circuits & landings, thermaling & soaring
The winch was still unfortunately kaput and so we could fly gliders, even though there was a good turnout of members. I took the Falke for a 50 minute spin. Talk about a frustrating flight. There were quite a few bumps that teased one into believing t… more »

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