Categories: practical, achievments, advanced, backseat training, circuits & landings, cross-country, stalls, spins & steep turns, thermaling & soaring

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15/11/2009

Permalink 17:01:36, by admin, 152 words   English (ZA)
Categories: solo, thermaling & soaring, ASW 20
Today the second batch of competition winners were taken for their flights and again, fortunately, the gliding weather was half decent and improving as the day progressed. By the time I launched in the 20, at about 2pm, the sky was about 6/8th overcast w… more »

08/11/2009

Permalink 16:28:57, by admin, 284 words   English (ZA)
Categories: solo, thermaling & soaring, ASW 20
There was a great buzz today at the airfield, with tons of excitement. Why? Well today we were taking our first batch of competition winners for their flight in a glider. Our club is desperate to attract new members and in an attempt to fulfill this obje… more »

01/11/2009

Permalink 16:07:16, by admin, 94 words   English (ZA)
Categories: solo, twin astir, achievments, backseat training
The weather started off looking iffy, but promising.I'm still working on my backseat rating in the Twin and decided to go up with an instructor where we had a lowish simulated cable break (no surprise really) and I landed ahead, very well.In the mean… more »

18/10/2009

Permalink 07:00:44, by admin, 260 words   English (ZA)
Categories: solo, twin astir, thermaling & soaring, ASW 20
For once the gliding weather today was on the better side of marginal; the sky was blue with a few cu's popping, but also breaking up rather quickly. The wind on the ground was a 10-20kph south-westerly. My first flight was a backseat launch in the T… more »

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