Categories: aircraft, blanik L13, dimona, motor falke, twin astir

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11/03/2007

Permalink 20:00:00, by admin, 304 words   English (ZA)
Categories: student, twin astir, take offs & landings, thermaling & soaring
What a day! Really enjoyed it! By the time everyone had arrived and the equipment was ready it was 12 noon and the wind was blowing. It was averaging 30km/h and gusting to 40km/h at ground level. The first two flights went off very well. Good launches… more »

25/02/2007

Permalink 19:34:36, by admin, 244 words   English (ZA)
Categories: student, twin astir, take offs & landings
Frustration is starting to set in! Last week I was so close to solo. During the week I spoke to the instructor and he said that there were just a few things that needed sorting out and it shouldn't take more than two or three flights. But with the gli… more »

18/02/2007

I came so close to being sent solo today I could almost feel it. It was the things the instructor F(3) was saying and his overall mood. Problem is, it just wasn't meant to be. A set of circumstances lead to me really not being in the right frame of mind… more »

04/02/2007

Permalink 20:30:00, by admin, 359 words   English (ZA)
Categories: student, twin astir, take offs & landings, thermaling & soaring
Today was my first full day of winch duty. I was pre-warned that this would be a very boring and lonely duty as one sat alone at the opposite end of the airfield with your only visitor being the guy who would come retrieve the cable after each launch.… more »

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