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Vaal dam

Postby DieselFan » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:58 am

Whats the best times to fly around there? or even to there and back? I often see CB's on the horizon coming from there :roll:

Tips on flyaways with having to premix?

Why is it not a popular destination like Hartes, Distance or weather?

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Postby Big-D » Fri Feb 09, 2007 6:32 pm

So you wanna go check out Roodekoppies in the morning then Diesel? - I am game :D

You have always been my pax, and now it is reversed - In fact you were one of my very first pax and I look forward to being your first pax tommorow

Hope we get decent weather

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Postby Smiley » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:56 pm

A beautiful scenary flight for me coming from Springs is flying to Parys via Vereeniging heading south. As soon as you reach the Vaalriver, you fly along it all the way past Van der Bijl and then breakaway SW for the jump over the hill to Parys.

They serve an excellent breakfeast!!!

Pragtig in the summer!!! :wink: :wink: :wink:

Vaaldam is nice, but no real fly-inn breakfeast venue that I know off? I know there's a strip somewhere to the "west" of the dam where coffee is always served :lol: , but forgot the name.
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Postby Dre'man » Sun Feb 11, 2007 4:39 pm

At Circus Airfied 20 min North of the dam Boswell Wilkie have a tea garden and serve breakfast lunch etc. can stop there after the Vaal dam on the way back.
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Postby DieselFan » Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:20 pm

So when are we doing a Vaal dam flyin? -0<
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Postby Smiley » Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:45 am

Dre'man wrote:At Circus Airfied 20 min North of the dam Boswell Wilkie have a tea garden and serve breakfast lunch etc. can stop there after the Vaal dam on the way back.
I was told this weekend the girls there are also not to bad...... :wink: :wink: :wink:
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Postby DieselFan » Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:57 am

Smiley wrote:
Dre'man wrote:At Circus Airfied 20 min North of the dam Boswell Wilkie have a tea garden and serve breakfast lunch etc. can stop there after the Vaal dam on the way back.
I was told this weekend the girls there are also not to bad...... :wink: :wink: :wink:
So are there any contortionists? 8) .

Never been on a flyin / away? Whats the times scheduling and when is an IN an IN and AWAY an AWAY?
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Postby Dre'man » Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:37 pm

DieselFan wrote:
Smiley wrote:
Dre'man wrote:At Circus Airfied 20 min North of the dam Boswell Wilkie have a tea garden and serve breakfast lunch etc. can stop there after the Vaal dam on the way back.
I was told this weekend the girls there are also not to bad...... :wink: :wink: :wink:
So are there any contortionists? 8) .

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Postby RV4ker (RIP) » Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:11 pm

demon wrote:How about a forum breakfast flight to WIngfield on Loch Vaal.
Fly to the Vaal Dam, play there a bit, then follow the river to Loch Vaal.
Have food, gfly home :?: :idea: 8)
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Postby cobra » Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:28 pm

Been to Vaaldam a couple of time and not much going on - no breakfast :( .

The Parys trip is great and the breakfast is the BEST. Another option is via the dam to Lekoa Lodge to the SE (30sm) of Heidelburg also a great breakfast.

Although, must agree with Smile and Demon, the flight along the vaal river is a must 8)
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