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by AlanM
Fri Sep 21, 2012 12:41 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Can someone bring a package from P.E ?
Replies: 3
Views: 797

Re: Can someone bring a package from P.E ?

Thanks for replying Erica, hopefully someone can help
by AlanM
Fri Sep 21, 2012 8:46 am
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Can someone bring a package from P.E ?
Replies: 3
Views: 797

Can someone bring a package from P.E ?

I need to get a Wooden Ship model kit up to JHB, can anyone help? The box is 100mm high x 900mm long x 500mm wide, roughly.
Food & drinks on me
by AlanM
Tue May 15, 2012 2:45 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Waterkloof & Zwartkop Fly-in 12 May 2012
Replies: 460
Views: 91211

Re: Waterkloof & Zwartkop Fly-in 12 May 2012

EDITED: Removed by ADMIN. PM's sent and appologies made. Lets just remember the great Weekend.

Tailspin s023
by AlanM
Tue May 15, 2012 10:28 am
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Waterkloof & Zwartkop Fly-in 12 May 2012
Replies: 460
Views: 91211

Re: Waterkloof & Zwartkop Fly-in 12 May 2012

talking on the radio
by witwillem » Tue May 11, 2010 8:57 am

EDITED: Removed by ADMIN. PM's sent and appologies made. Lets just remember the great Weekend.

Tailspin s023
by AlanM
Thu Dec 01, 2011 4:07 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Morningside Farm
Replies: 19
Views: 3887

Re: Morningside Farm

Hi Madman, yea I used to Jump with Richard Charter, and yes, flew out of Crosswinds for 10 years, but don't have an aerie at the moment. I'll pull in and see you guys at the next braai (tell Trevor to sort out one as an end of year bash!)
by AlanM
Wed Nov 30, 2011 3:49 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Morningside Farm
Replies: 19
Views: 3887

Re: Morningside Farm

I used to jump out of perfectly good aeroplanes with him
by AlanM
Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:06 am
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Highest Altitude/Level in a trike?
Replies: 34
Views: 7378

Re: Highest Altitude/Level in a trike?

If I'm not mistaken, Mike Blyth holds the South African Altitude record, maybe someone has more details
by AlanM
Fri Jul 23, 2010 1:04 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Trike work in Tanzania
Replies: 11
Views: 2248

Re: Trike work in Tanzania

Maybe that's why they didn't take me last time out - 650hrs MPL, AP, Hon.Ranger experience, but when they saw my photo......
by AlanM
Fri Jul 02, 2010 9:14 am
Forum: Technical Talk
Topic: ICED TRIKE WINGS
Replies: 15
Views: 2690

Re: ICED TRIKE WINGS

I posted this in 2008 under the heading "I learned from that"......... Ice on the Wings I recall during my training how our instructor Peet at Crosswinds used to not allow us to take the trikes out of the hangar in the early winter pre dawn mornings to avoid dew forming on the wings. The dew might t...
by AlanM
Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:43 am
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Francis Rogallo - the father of modern hang gliding
Replies: 0
Views: 622

Francis Rogallo - the father of modern hang gliding

Obituary Francis Rogallo – the father of modern hang gliding Francis Rogallo, an aeronautical engineer who was considered the father of modern hang gliding and other recreational sports for inventing a flexible wing in 1948, which revolutionised nonpowered flight, died at the age of 97 on 1 Septembe...
by AlanM
Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:56 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: THE BEST AIRCRAFT?
Replies: 30
Views: 4825

Re: THE BEST AIRCRAFT?

Nice video Ian, totally agree with you regarding your type of flying, but as Morph says, In these difficult times the best aircraft is the one you can afford to own and fly.
by AlanM
Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:12 am
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Durban Air Show - breaking the sound barrier
Replies: 5
Views: 1646

Durban Air Show - breaking the sound barrier

Those of you going to the Virginia Airshow in Durbs this weekend are in for a real treat. On Saturday, Lt Col Glen Warden is going to take a Mirage 111 CZ 30km out to sea, and at 30,000 ft, will open the taps and take the aircraft through Mach 1, to break the Sound Barrier. The double boom will be h...
by AlanM
Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:37 am
Forum: Technical Talk
Topic: Leaking Fuel Tank
Replies: 21
Views: 6563

Re: Leaking Fuel Tank

Phone Rob 083 648 1132
He had a similar problem on an Aquilla tank and fixed it successfully using Thread coils, they tap into an existing hole where the thread is stripped so you can then bolt down the gasket firmly.

Hope this helps
by AlanM
Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:52 am
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Why we fly.....
Replies: 8
Views: 1701

Re: Why we fly.....

Ya Demon, I'll stick to your reason.... it's easier to remember!
by AlanM
Mon Nov 24, 2008 4:10 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Why we fly.....
Replies: 8
Views: 1701

Why we fly.....

I found this on a motorcycling website, and modified it as it applies just as aptly to us...... The act of flying is a form of meditation, because the concentration that's required to safely fly an aircraft tends to focus the mind in a way that eliminates other mental distractions that might interfe...