Categories: practical, achievments, advanced, backseat training, circuits & landings, cross-country, stalls, spins & steep turns, thermaling & soaring

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31/12/2008

Permalink 18:20:00, by admin, 209 words   English (ZA)
Categories: motor falke, thermaling & soaring
More work on the Single's tow out gear and some very nice looking clouds that invited me to take the Falke for a quick spin. I found a few decent thermals but I really had a hard time thermalling and using the lift. I find the Falke difficult to therm… more »

29/12/2008

Permalink 04:40:36, by admin, 222 words   English (ZA)
Categories: solo, motor falke, circuits & landings
Once again I took the opportunity to do some further work on the Single's tow out gear and as the sky was looking really good I wanted to fly the Falke. The only problem was that the wind was blowing quite and bit and was also gusting some what. I would… more »

20/12/2008

Permalink 08:21:15, by admin, 145 words   English (ZA)
Categories: solo, motor falke, circuits & landings, thermaling & soaring
The Sunday flying activities of our club take their annual break from about mid December to mid January and thus there no organised flying. Presently I'm also on my three weeks annual leave and took this opportunity to head out to the airfield today to d… more »

05/12/2008

Permalink 22:16:00, by admin, 1378 words   English (ZA)
Categories: solo, single astir, cross-country
When I planned my trip for Bloemfontein I set for myself two objects. The first was to fly my short (50km) cross country so that I could tick that final box on my blue training card for my glider pilot's license and the second was to complete my 5 hours… more »

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