Categories: solo, aircraft, ASW 20, blanik L13, motor falke, single astir, twin astir, practical, achievments, advanced, backseat training, circuits & landings, cross-country, stalls, spins & steep turns, thermaling & soaring

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02/08/2009

Permalink 20:45:00, by admin, 512 words   English (ZA)
Categories: solo, circuits & landings, thermaling & soaring, ASW 20
Rather an exciting weekend for me (*understatement of the year*). On Saturday we drove through to Bloemfontein to collect our new toy, an ASW 20F, that I purchased a share in along with two other guys. We drove for 12 hours flat to collect the plane… more »

26/07/2009

Permalink 20:28:00, by admin, 42 words   English (ZA)
Categories: solo, aircraft, twin astir, circuits & landings, single astir, backseat training
Another day at the airfield and again the soaring weather was poor, even for winter, and disappointing. I took two short backseat launches in the Twin Astir and then took a flight in the Single. Otherwise not much to report. Cost = 146.20ZAR. more »

19/07/2009

Today was one of those days when one actually wonders why one bothers with gliding. All that work and labour for a few minutes of airtime. Sometimes it gets me a little down, especially when you get members hanging around and doing stuff all and expectin… more »

12/07/2009

Permalink 19:24:00, by admin, 245 words   English (ZA)
Categories: solo, motor falke, twin astir, circuits & landings, single astir, backseat training
Bit of a quiet day at the airfield today with a low turnout of members. The soaring weather report had predicted some weak thermals for early that afternoon and those there were eager to get flying. The Twin and Single were hauled out to 26L and circuit… more »

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