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The best weather for flying microlight
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:56 am
by ZU BBV
Which area in our country will have the best weather for trike flying? Although we do have very beautiful days in the Western Cape, there are overall not a huge amount of flyable days in the year. I would be interested to trailer my trike to an area with the family for some nice, every day flying. Is that possible?
Re: The best weather for flying microlight
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:18 am
by ZU BBV
[quote][/quote]Gauteng, of course...perfect flying climate
Neeyyy, te veel kragdrade, geboue en tsotsis.
Re: The best weather for flying microlight
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:42 am
by Porra
East coast! Ballito is good for me! contact Dave Jackson from Dolphin coast microlight school. He is a good guy and always helpfull.
Re: The best weather for flying microlight
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:43 am
by BOATCH
Nelspruit en Barberton valley and you can stay in a cottage and your aircraft tied to your stoep .Pyramid flying skool and there is a great big farm for the kids.
Re: The best weather for flying microlight
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:42 am
by Bumpy
I agree with BOATCH
Pyramid airfield in Barberton is perfect…
The accommodation is good and well priced with excellent facilities, temporary hangerage can be arranged, and a great launching pad to see the sites of the eastern trasvaal such as Gods window, Kruger Park etc and if the wx is not good, the valley is normally flyable
Go to
www.pyramid.za.net (the website does not do it justice, but has the necessary contact details), by far the best privately maintained airfield in the country!
Cheers
Phil
Re: The best weather for flying microlight
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 5:13 pm
by gertcoetzee
here are overall not a huge amount of flyable days in the year
Huh?
Average 150hrs per year, could be more if I did not have to work. Or if I could force myself to get up before sunrise.
Re: The best weather for flying microlight
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:16 pm
by Sukkelaar
Know of Springs manne van staal that average 50 hours per month or more.
Regards
Sukkelaar
Re: The best weather for flying microlight
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:00 pm
by Tobie
Try the Karoo this time of the year...heeltyd speeltyd. Agree with Gert, if the work thing didn't intervere with our lives lot's of flying time. Just had a six day spell of absolute wonderful flying weather. Waaier did the Table Mountain thing today. Not
but
afterwards.
Re: The best weather for flying microlight
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:38 am
by Splinter
BOATCH wrote:Nelspruit en Barberton valley and you can stay in a cottage and your aircraft tied to your stoep .Pyramid flying skool and there is a great big farm for the kids.
Have to agree with Boatch on this one! Lowveld is a great place to fly! Good WX and very nice places to visit! I must say although I enjoy flying the lowveld, one of my best flights for this year was flying the "Wildcoast"!
RED
Re: The best weather for flying microlight
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:21 am
by ZU BBV
Huh?
Average 150hrs per year, could be more if I did not have to work. Or if I could force myself to get up before sunrise
Note where I fly from. Try those 150 hours near the mountains by Greyton!
Re: The best weather for flying microlight
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:47 pm
by ZU BBV
Tobie wrote:Try the Karoo this time of the year...heeltyd speeltyd. Agree with Gert, if the work thing didn't intervere with our lives lot's of flying time. Just had a six day spell of absolute wonderful flying weather. Waaier did the Table Mountain thing today. Not
but
afterwards.
The Karoo is huge. Where about. My family are near Williston and would love to fly there.