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

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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 »

03/06/2007

Permalink 15:21:51, by admin, 380 words   English (ZA)
Categories: solo, motor falke, circuits & landings, stalls, spins & steep turns
Well, the Twin has been grounded. Seems as if the previous hard landings have left their mark and a crack was identified on the side of the fuselage near the rear cockpit. It will hopefully be repaired during the course of next week. So today it w… more »

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