Archives for: November 2006

26/11/2006

A pleasant day's gliding with instructor F(2). Things started off late and as there are three (soon to be four) students, including myself, air time is beginning to become scarce. The wind was blowing a slight South-Easterly and this made the ridge work,… more »

19/11/2006

Permalink 19:45:00, by admin, 289 words   English (ZA)
Categories: student, twin astir, take offs & landings, thermaling & soaring
A nice day's flying and running around the airfield was good relief from a super crappy week at work. It was one of those weeks where you seriously wished you could torch the flippin'; place to the ground and toast marshmallows over the ashes of those @r… more »

12/11/2006

Permalink 13:55:47, by admin, 114 words   English (ZA)
Categories: student, no fly day
No real surprise that there was no flying to day; just one of those instructors who seldom pitches. Pity, as the wind was blowing at around a nice 35 km/h, South Easterly right onto the ridge. The rest of the crew were all there and we helped out de-r… more »

05/11/2006

Permalink 19:59:25, by admin, 237 words   English (ZA)
Categories: student, twin astir, take offs & landings, thermaling & soaring
The day started off wet, there was a lecture on thermalling and then actual thermalling. Correct, you heard me right. Thermalling at FAUH! The theory all sounds good, that's of course until you try and put that mass of information to practice, then it's… more »