Beaufort west airport

wikus · Postby **wikus** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 3:55 pm

Hi al julle manne daar buite my naam is wikus barnard ek is die bestuurder by b/west lughawe ons het n par upgrates gedoen hier en alle pilots wat hier land kry koffie,tee vernuut en 10% afslag op verbly ons is nou n drie ster gastehuis ek het avgas en jet a1 ons doen ook fly inn weekends julle is welkom om tegesels met my gaan kyk ook op ons web side na alles wat verander is www,karoogateway,co.za

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John Young · Postby **John Young** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:57 am

Hi Wikus,

Welcome & enjoy

Your place looks very lekker.

Nice collection of aircraft that have visited you here -

http://www.karoogateway.co.za/component ... /#category

Regards
John ZU-sEXY

Arnulf · Postby **Arnulf** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 9:00 am

Whats up John?

Wouldn't it be rather nice if sEXY also featured in the gallery?
How about it. Should be a lekka flight.

Regards,
Arnulf

John Young · Postby **John Young** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 2:51 pm

Arnulf wrote:Whats up John? Should be a lekka flight.

Beaufort West + Aliwal North + Numbi + Swakopmund =

All lekker ideas & places - just the amount of work to get through first - "tuff" times

Regards
John

Robin Hood · Postby **Robin Hood** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 3:11 pm

I started flying because of Beaufort West airport. Stayed over there when they opened the first time. Now use it each year on the way down to the Argus.

That first year there was a microlight book at reception. Started reading it, thought "I would like to do that!" and here I am many years later, very much poorer and with almost 300 hours on MPL. Still feel I must go back there and do a few circuits....

Pilot Pete · Postby **Pilot Pete** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 1:50 pm

Hi Wikus,

Dave and I really enjoyed our stay on Saturday on the way to Grobelarsdal. Had a great trip.

Hope to come again and spend some time flying the area.

Pete

jpage · Postby **jpage** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 5:52 pm

Looking pretty cold there Pete.

That was quite a trip. Hope you've had some rest!! Have you got any more photo's, or are you saving them for your next article?

Pilot Pete · Postby **Pilot Pete** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 7:10 pm

Ja. A few stories to come out of that trip. All of them good. Ice on the wings in the morning but surprised at how quickly it warmed up. There must be a lot of history regarding Beaufort West and Victoria West Airfields and should be recorded somewhere. Think I might look into it as will give a good excuse to visit again. By far the bumpiest part of the trip was the airline flight back to Cape Town during the storm on Sunday night but nice to sit at the back and have someone else worry about it. Cheers Pete

wikus · Postby **wikus** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:41 pm

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