Being quite the thorough finance guy that I am, I had every intention of following the advice above, finish my training and then go shopping for a plane. (Un)fortunately I saw an ad I shouldn’t have and 48 hours later I’m only a bit of paperwork away from owning my first set of wings – a Cobra!
If all goes well its first stop will be at Rainbow next weekend for some preventative maintenance and to give the plane a proper once-over. Then I’ll move it to Microland if I can unashamedly bribe oom Hans to find me a hanger spot somewhere. Because I only have a few hours solo time so far and the Cobra doesn’t have dual controls it’ll be a while before I’ll be confident enough to fly it, but I’m very happy to spend the time in-between going over every inch of it in the hanger and learning as much as I can.
But most importantly, a big thank you to Mervyn Reynolds!
Merv, you went above and beyond this weekend, letting me screw up your Saturday driving nearly 400 kms round trip and testing the plane for me. I never expected such help from my instructor but it shows the calibre of guys at Skyriders. (And I will find a way to repay my dues to you, no matter how much you protest!) 
Manne, dis lekker om te dink ek gaan een van die dae ‘n aerie hê!!
