Category: single astir

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05/04/2009

Permalink 16:05:00, by admin, 636 words   English (ZA)
Categories: solo, thermaling & soaring, stalls, spins & steep turns, single astir
To say that the weather today was bazaar, extremely weird, unreadable and completely screwy would be a huge understatement. Those that know Uitenhage know that it is situated in a valley and even though the airfield is elevated about 150 feet above the t… more »

29/03/2009

Permalink 21:29:00, by admin, 261 words   English (ZA)
Categories: solo, circuits & landings, thermaling & soaring, single astir
The weather prediction for thermal activity today did not look very promising (in other words: kak) and was very much inline with the previous months poor soaring weather. It however did indicate that a South Easter might blow in the afternoon and this m… more »

15/03/2009

Rather an amazing day for me. Why? - Because today, for the first time, I flew three different aircraft on the same day. This may not sound like much, but I consider it to be rather an impressive achievement and a first for me. Not only this, the lift wa… more »

18/01/2009

Permalink 19:32:45, by admin, 583 words   English (ZA)
Categories: thermaling & soaring, single astir
Today we put my bullet camera and MP4 recorder (actually Mpeg4, but everyone is calling it MP4 these days) to the test on the Twin Astir. Finding a good mounting point proved tricky and we eventually settled on mounting it on top of the instrument cover… more »

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