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Sabi hang glider

Postby Stan » Thu Jan 22, 2015 9:50 am

Thought you guys could use a smile.

[quote]Niemand gaan die storie glo sonder fotos nie.
Maandag laatmiddag is ek en Jandre op pad vanaf Sabie na Rietfontein. Net buite die dorp vang my oog iets teen die berg. My eerste reaksie, hier het n “microlight” geval. Ek trek van die pad af en terwyl ons probeer uitpluis wat hier aangaan begin die “ding” beweeg. Dit rys stadig van die grond af op en begin omdraai. Jandre roep uit; “Dis n hang glider!!!” Ons staar met ongeloof na wat hier voor ons afspeel. Die man gaan werklik nou probeer vlieg met hierdie gedoente. Hy begin vinniger berg af beweeg, die volgende oomblik haak die een vlerk aan n klip. Die man en sy handewerk slaan neer en hy bly stil le. Ons bekyk die petalje en ry terug Rietfontein toe. Ongelukkig het ek nie n kamera by my nie.
Die volgende oggend donker is ons uit, middel van die dag op pad terug stop ons weer en die hangemaakte hang glider is nog steeds teen die berg waar ons hom gister gesien het. Ek stop en neem n paar fotos van die pad af met my klein kamera.
Later die dag vat ek n ordentelike kamera en klim die berg tot waar die hang glider le. In ongeloof bekyk ons die konstruksie en neem fotos. Ons kry die man se slaap plek asook sy werkswinkel waar hy sy bou werk gedoen het.
Hy het sy hang glider met bamboes, draad, karton, pvc pyp en plastiek gebou, die vaartuig was ook toegerus met n stert. Soos ek na die gedoente staan en kyk, kom die volgende gedagtes by my op. Dit moes hom dae geneem het om dit te bou. Die naaste bamboesbos is by Sabie Star Chalets. Hy moes hulle daar gesaag het en met die voet tot hier gedra het. Elke stukkie materiaal vir die bou hiervan met die voet aangedra. Ja hy het baie tyd. Ek kan nie help om te dink dat sy beskerm engel oortyd gewerk het toe die vlerk aan die klip gehak het nie. As hy daardie middag “airborne” geraak het sou hy homself besimpel geval het.
Ek en Jandre het die saak van alle kante bespreek die afgelope paar dae. Ek bewonder die man se ongelooflike inisiatief asook sy waag moed (hy het baie meer as wat ek het), ongelukkig het hy geen kennis van ingenieurswese of sterkte van materiale nie. Ja ek sal hom baie graag wil ontmoet, hy is vir seker nie n gewone mens nie. Ek en Jandre is dit eens; niemand gaan ons glo as hulle nie die fotos kan sien nie, hier is n paar, geniet dit.[/quote]

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They are trying to find this brave/dof individual and take him for a flip in a M/L.
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Re: Sabi hang glider

Postby Stan » Thu Jan 22, 2015 9:51 am

How do I make the Photos show up in the post?
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Re: Sabi hang glider

Postby flybynite » Thu Jan 22, 2015 3:46 pm

Would like to see the pics. Please try again.
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Re: Sabi hang glider

Postby Stan » Fri Jan 23, 2015 9:28 am

I will put the pictures in when I have figured out how to do it. I have downloaded a shrinkpic programme but cant get this to work satisfactorily. Does anybody have any other ideas on re-sizing photos. I see that the web wants pics of about 100 kb.
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Re: Sabi hang glider

Postby Tumbleweed » Sat Jan 24, 2015 2:24 pm

E.mail them to yourself, you normally get a prompt to shrink. Save as- give another name. Load on forum.
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Re: Sabi hang glider

Postby Paul Meanwell » Tue Jan 27, 2015 10:07 am

Download a freeware program called Irfanview. Great program and easy to use.

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Re: Sabi hang glider

Postby Stan » Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:49 am

I got a programme called Gimp 2 and re-sized all the pics. I still cannot get them pasted onto the thread. I suspect that the dept's server and firewall might be a problem. If someone else can post them I will mail the photos to them for inclusion.
Thanks.
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Re: Sabi hang glider

Postby Air Hog » Wed Jan 28, 2015 2:17 pm

Stan wrote:I got a programme called Gimp 2 and re-sized all the pics. I still cannot get them pasted onto the thread. I suspect that the dept's server and firewall might be a problem. If someone else can post them I will mail the photos to them for inclusion.
Thanks.
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Re: Sabi hang glider

Postby Air Hog » Fri Jan 30, 2015 6:01 am

Here are the pictures:
1 Hang glider on mountain side.jpg
1 Hang glider on mountain side.jpg (56.84 KiB) Viewed 7005 times
2  Hang glider 2.jpg
2 Hang glider 2.jpg (68.16 KiB) Viewed 7005 times
3 Another angle.jpg
4 Runway.jpg
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5 Runway 2.jpg
5 Runway 2.jpg (90.61 KiB) Viewed 7005 times
6 Tail that broke off on crashing.jpg
6 Tail that broke off on crashing.jpg (99.27 KiB) Viewed 7005 times
7 View of cockpit.jpg
7 View of cockpit.jpg (94.7 KiB) Viewed 7005 times
8 View of cockpit 2.jpg
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Re: Sabi hang glider

Postby flybynite » Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:37 pm

Jo Jo Jo. Thanks for sharing!
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Re: Sabi hang glider

Postby thys bas » Tue Feb 17, 2015 5:03 pm

Eish, het iemand al uitgevind wie hierdie man is en hom a flip aangebied voordat hy homself afskryf!

Hy is duidelik lus vir vlieg as hy SO 'n groot deel van sy inkomste in 'n vliegtuig steek.

After the flip, give the man a Bells. :lol:
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Re: Sabi hang glider

Postby kloot piloot » Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:26 am

Stan, who was the source of this story? Can we somehow locate them (eye witnesses), or the brave wannabee pilot?

I have been in contact with Aero Club's Transformation and Development rep, Daniel Ralefeta, and he is very excited to assist in getting this guy advanced in the world of aviation. Please assist if you can with info so that we can forward it to Daniel.
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Re: Sabi hang glider

Postby Louis Cole » Mon Feb 23, 2015 4:03 pm

Roel ek hoor sy voornaam is Leonardo. :)
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Re: Sabi hang glider

Postby kloot piloot » Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:39 pm

Louis Cole wrote:Roel ek hoor sy voornaam is Leonardo. :)
Ek hoor jou Louis, jou avatar lyk ook soos n Da Vinci skepping. By the way, wie het dit ontwerp?

But still on a serious note gents, please help us find this guy. We need to trace him and offer him a chance in aviation. I PM'd Stan, the original poster, but still no reply.

:?: :?: :?: I want this guy !
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Re: Sabi hang glider

Postby pit bull » Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:14 pm

Dag sè Roel,
Hoop dit gaan goed met jou, EK IS vir n maande terug in S A.
Net n plan:.....................
As Jy sukklel om die man op the spoor.........................
hokom span jy nie die "radio" mens in om the help nie.
ons weet waar het Hy vandaan ge vlieg ( al is dit net n pro beer slab )
Ek go dit kan vrugte af werk.
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