John.com Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 Greetings Fellow Pilots! I have spent many hours on the tutorial section of this great forum! Blue Skies!
Guernsey Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 John. Tell us a bit about yourself, if you fly or what you fly etc etc. Alan.
John.com Posted January 10, 2012 Author Posted January 10, 2012 Thanks for the welcome Alan! Having flown hang gliders for 7 years a while ago, I am now busy with my trike license. I should be solo in two weeks. I fly (well, own and training in) an Aquilla 2 582 Rotax (I will upload a pic) from Aeroden (FAARDN on http://nav3000.free.fr/) in the Magaliesburg Mountains in South Africa. In true African fashion, one of the precautions on takeoff and landing is buck on the airstrip!
Studentbiggles Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 Aboard John, and greetings to all South African pilots from the land of "OZ" Fly Safe....................Alley
John.com Posted January 10, 2012 Author Posted January 10, 2012 Cheers Alley! When I looked at your profile pic, at first glance I thought you were sitting in a somewhat flimsily constructed aircraft with your right hand on the controls! 1
biggles Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 Greetings Fellow Pilots!I have spent many hours on the tutorial section of this great forum! Blue Skies! Gidday John, and, as other forumites have said - "Welcome to the site" . You will find many fellow trikers here with a wealth of experience . I spent some time in your country about 8 years ago and was blown away by it's beauty. Lived in a secure apartment complex in Johannesburg and managed to spend some time in Kruger N.P.. Flew down to Cape Town then drove to Port Elizabeth via the coast, then back to Cape Town via the Uniondale road and Oudtshoorn . An extremely pretty part of the world and we often talk about going back . Good luck with your flying and we look forward to hearing about your first solo soon. Bob
John.com Posted January 10, 2012 Author Posted January 10, 2012 Just in case you thought I was kidding . . . . this was the airstrip just prior to takeoff today! And then, to top it off . . . . this is what was there to greet me at the pub after we had landed! Who said flying in Africa wasn't fun! 2
John.com Posted January 10, 2012 Author Posted January 10, 2012 Gidday John, and, as other forumites have said - "Welcome to the site" . You will find many fellow trikers here with a wealth of experience . I spent some time in your country about 8 years ago and was blown away by it's beauty. Lived in a secure apartment complex in Johannesburg and managed to spend some time in Kruger N.P.. Flew down to Cape Town then drove to Port Elizabeth via the coast, then back to Cape Town via the Uniondale road and Oudtshoorn . An extremely pretty part of the world and we often talk about going back . Good luck with your flying and we look forward to hearing about your first solo soon.Bob Hey, Gidday Bob! It really is great to interact on a "foreign forum"! The different perspectives are great. Good to hear that you spent some quality time in South Africa. If ever you make a turn this way again be sure to look me up! Safe Flying! 1
John.com Posted January 10, 2012 Author Posted January 10, 2012 Welcome to the site... What is flying like in general in Seth Efreca, airports going well without worrying about developers? (developers seem to be attracted to airports like bugs to a bug zapper here in Aus...) Thank you kindly! Nah, developers are only prevalent at the main airports. We have SO many small airfields in remote locations, so flying is really a pleasure. For example, fly-aways to small game lodges is the order of the day!! 2
turboplanner Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 Just in case you thought I was kidding . . . . this was the airstrip just prior to takeoff today![ATTACH=full]16234[/ATTACH] And then, to top it off . . . . this is what was there to greet me at the pub after we had landed! [ATTACH=full]16235[/ATTACH] Who said flying in Africa wasn't fun! Those bloody Nissans get in the way of everything don't they! 1
Studentbiggles Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 :thank you:John for sharing your great piccie's:crazy:......................BTW? Who's job is it to "Scare" off the wildlife pre takeoff ...................and that "Gi Gi" looks like he/she (couldn't tell from the angle of the shot ) had spent a far bit a time drinking at that "Waterhole" Re:my avatar.........No, not a "New Fangle" A/C ...............all action from the "Hairyplanes" was happening out the front I was just holding the "Fort" for all the AWPA (Australian Womens' Pilot Ass.) slapping on free sunscreen Fly and Keep Safe..........................Alley
Guernsey Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 Hi John, On the Island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands we used to have the same problem with having Guernsey Cows wandering onto the airfield, so a ten year breeding program was initiated to fix the problem and it worked. We managed to successfully produce Guernsey Cows with wings ( check out my Avatar ) we would just fire a scare gun and they would fly off into an adjoining field. Wicked Alan. PS I did not emigrate to Australia I was DEPORTED....they couldn't stand my sense of humour.
Guernsey Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 Hi again John, regarding the animals on the runway, I would be a bit worried about the car at the end??? Alan.
Scooby Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 Great pics, yeah you gotta watch those bucks! We have to dodge Kangaroos at my airfield
John.com Posted January 12, 2012 Author Posted January 12, 2012 Hi again John,regarding the animals on the runway, I would be a bit worried about the car at the end??? Alan. Hey Alan, The car is not the challenge . . . . look at the high voltage cables with the balls on it above the level of the car! Although these are never really a challenge with the type of aircraft (light/microlight) we fly out of Aeroden (850m)! Have an awesome day!
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