Microlighters

SO I assume everybody knows about this and I would like to find out - how are the other flight schools in the area going to handle this - you guys going to shut down for the week or try to get permission to fly. Basically one has to shut down your airfiled with the associated loss of income. Guess the organisers didn't thik or even care about that.

Stephan van Tonder wrote:SO I assume everybody knows about this and I would like to find out - how are the other flight schools in the area going to handle this - you guys going to shut down for the week or try to get permission to fly. Basically one has to shut down your airfiled with the associated loss of income. Guess the organisers didn't thik or even care about that.

I also don't think there are may training trikes out there with transponders, so I doubt whether they will be granted permission (seeing that it is one of the documented requirements)!!!

Yeah almost forgot about that. Where does one apply for loss of income for the week?.

F.... ridiculous ruling!!!

I am "wingless" at present whilst repairs take place, but on principle I may have taken off in this period and waited to be "intercepted".

What a load of bollocks!!!

So during 2010 no-one can fly???

Those making these rules and regs need to think things through a little better and look at real life.

Fortunately I do not have to rely on training for an income, but if I was in that position, I would be even more angry than just being angry at the ridiculous principle of the matter.

Seems to me this is a political rather than a sensible decision !!!

The hammer is for he/she who signed this stupid ruling off.

Does that mean Rand, Grand Central and FALA will be closed?

RV4ker wrote:Does that mean Rand, Grand Central and FALA will be closed?

Nope, these restrictions do not apply to scheduled or state flights. (What ever a state flight is???)

You apperently can apply for permission the fly from SAAF. Somebody tried and couldn't get through. In theory if you can get permission then you will be allowed to fly with a filed flight plan and the aircraft MUST me transponder equipped. Which basically kills anything in the microlight class. The flying scholls are goin to lose thousands of rands in gauteng as they just about all fall in the 50nm exclusion zone. What a load of crock.

A state flight is one that your tax money pays for and has one of these demi gods on board.

Stephan van Tonder wrote:
A state flight is one that your tax money pays for and has one of these demi gods on board.

Like the one where there was a landing gear failure, at FALA, and our esteemed, unnamed, minister feared for her life, while clutching her "little flask"

Tracer wrote:

RV4ker wrote:Does that mean Rand, Grand Central and FALA will be closed?

Nope, these restrictions do not apply to scheduled or state flights. (What ever a state flight is???)

Very few of those from FAGM and FAGC.

What's happening 16-19 March at stadiums ?


..............and no, I haven't been in a coma.

Security forces 'Training' for the 2010 world cup.

What will happen if you just fly anyway?

Morne wrote:What will happen if you just fly anyway?

They will come and force you to the ground. How, I don't know.

If this is like all the other training sessions, we must all lodge flight plans to really flood their system.

They will intercept you, hopefully not shoot you down, force you to land somewhere and harass you.... Not worth having a aerie confiscated or license scrapped

Tracer wrote:They will intercept you, hopefully not shoot you down, force you to land somewhere and harass you.... Not worth having a aerie confiscated or license scrapped

But it does sound like fun