Category: thermaling & soaring

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28/09/2008

Permalink 20:21:00, by admin, 323 words   English (ZA)
Categories: solo, thermaling & soaring, single astir
The weather did not look promising for the day with a light wind and a very blue sky. I took a winch launch from 08 into the South Easterly after having observed some of the other planes successfully staying aloft for more than a circuit. About 3/4 t… more »

21/09/2008

Permalink 15:58:38, by admin, 439 words   English (ZA)
Categories: solo, circuits & landings, thermaling & soaring, single astir
Talk about weird and interesting weather. Nobody was quite too sure what was going on Sunday. On Saturday the dry and hot Northerly berg winds pushed the temperatures well into the 30’s. I sweltered in that heat while making further changes to, an… more »

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 »

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