Congrats to Andreb

[ACE]

Well done - keep the number of landings equal to the number of takeoffs,,, or is it the other way round ?? :D :D

[Tower]

Well done!

Make sure we meet on a club cruise!!

[Coyote]

Well done dude - green stuff at the bottom - blue stuff at the top
Fun meter at maximum.

[Thatchman]

Congrats. Life starts now :D

[andreb]

Thanks Marius and all the other guys! I appreciate the well wishes and hope to see you guys in the sky soon.

I think I should change my name to DizZY (ZU-DZY).

Andre
:D

[andreb]

Hi Guys

I got my Polaris yesterday, but Murphy was at it again and made sure nothing ran smoothly. Hendrik and I did 1 circuit at Petit and as we did our 1st landing we discovered a front wheel puncture. We eventually got it fixed, but by then the wind was blowing up. So the plane was delivered to Microland and hangared without me flying it.
This afternoon Hendrik and I flew again, with me up front. We flew Microland to Petit, did some circuits and touch and go's. Then returned to Mocroland. Bit windy, but teh Polaris flew like a dream. What a differnece not having to have that bar in and wrestle the plane into the ground! An absolute lady of the sky and she is fast and comfortable....a bit like some of the "softness" I have been hearing about on the forum.
If anyone out there has any inclination towards a Polaris, my advice is go for it. What a beatiful and well mannered plane.

Hope to see you guys in the sky!! Looking forward to our mini fly-away to Barberton on 23 March with Mervyn and some of the newbies.

Andre

[Dre'man]

Hi Guys

I got my Polaris yesterday, but Murphy was at it again and made sure nothing ran smoothly. Hendrik and I did 1 circuit at Petit and as we did our 1st landing we discovered a front wheel puncture. We eventually got it fixed, but by then the wind was blowing up.
Andre

I have a rule, If anything goes wrong I don't fly. Don't look at it as if you couldn't fly think of it as your ass saved. Rushed a pucture repair once and nearly paid dearly for it.
Not worth taking chances, delay can be LIVED with. At least you get to fly another day.

Congrats from one Andre' to another.

[andreb]

Thanks Dre'man!!

I hope to see all you guys at Microland on Sat, 10 March for the breakfast. For future reference, Microland has a breakfast every 2nd Saturday of every month.

Andre

[DarkHelmet]

Congratz Andreb - as usual I am late! But rather late than never the saying goes!

May you have many happy flying hours!

[Hot Stuff]

Congrats



Livin

[Nkwazi]

:D :D

Well done bud, hope to meet you soon. Hendriks Polaris used to sleep in the same hangar as me. Enjoy it

[Dre'man]

Thanks Dre'man!!

I hope to see all you guys at Microland on Sat, 10 March for the breakfast. For future reference, Microland has a breakfast every 2nd Saturday of every month.

Andre

I'm not off the leash yet, still doing solo circuits. Feel like one of those line controlled planes from back in the good old days. I must make an effort to start meeting some of the guys though, even if it means driving out one morning.

[RV4ker (RIP)]

Mooi Man...

[andreb]

Guys beware if you have just got your license. I flew one-up to Krron yesterday and the wind was howling. When we came back it was mid morning and hot. Had a terrible ride back to Microland. Got real scared at some points. It get's lonely when the flying is rough.
Got some advice from many guys afterwards, and all say BEWARE. Take it easy and take small steps. Don't get smart too soon. It could be dangerous and make you give up flying. I almost did that after I landed yesterday. Take short trips and slowly extend. Also fly early mornings and late afternoons only at first.
Hope this helps some guys....

[DieselFan]

Guys beware if you have just got your license. I flew one-up to Krron yesterday and the wind was howling. When we came back it was mid morning and hot. Had a terrible ride back to Microland. Got real scared at some points. It get's lonely when the flying is rough.
Got some advice from many guys afterwards, and all say BEWARE. Take it easy and take small steps. Don't get smart too soon. It could be dangerous and make you give up flying. I almost did that after I landed yesterday. Take short trips and slowly extend. Also fly early mornings and late afternoons only at first.
Hope this helps some guys....

Alway good to pay attention to advice but remember whats scares others might be ok for you. Only one way to find out and then look at what you did wrong and fix that next time. For starters you crossed the Speed Bumps too low...what I do is try cross at 45 degrees then if I hit turbs that is too bad, I orbit climb and try again. Big D has good advice try at 6500 first. Personally I find even though bumps are more noticable one up, controls are easy and less strength needed to compensate.