Categories: aircraft, ASW 20, blanik L13, motor falke, single astir, twin astir

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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 »

27/05/2007

Permalink 19:12:54, by admin, 296 words   English (ZA)
Categories: solo, motor falke, circuits & landings
As it turned out, my big day! I went solo. A really really lekker feeling. Everything went nice and smoothly, and to quote a phrase: I love it when a plan comes together. The day started off badly with a misfiring winch and the DI of the Twin finding… more »

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