Microlighters

Hi,

The Microlight bug bit me while camping with a friend on a ridge in the Drakensberge.
Some weirdo came busting trough the clouds with his trike. Amazing view that was! Had to learn that too.

Went back to belgium and started training with my instructor Christof. (The guy is 27 and has already 8000 hours as an instructor on microlights).

Now after 2 years I'm flying my own Air Creation GTE with Rotax 582 and Ixess wing. Nice machine but costly on fuel.

In the mean time I'm learning to fly the FK-9 microlight plane. Just got solo last weekend. I know, it's not a trike, but it gives me the opportunity to fly when the weather is just not good enough for a trike. And that's quite often the case here in Belgium.
My club and airfield http://www.ulm.be/nl/main/default.htm
No English on the site but I think most of you can read and understand a bit of Flemish.

I hope to be able to fly in SA soon.

Greetings from Belgium,

Joel

Ok, Reporting again:
Student MPL flying Aquilla 582 and Windlass 503 at Witbank.

Challenger II CWS - Morning Star Cape Town



503 DCDI, 480 hours and going strong

Student MPL flying Aquilla 582 at Cato Ridge.

Looking at the same trike to purchase once I qualify (or go solo??).

Trying to fly Mike Cathro's Jabiru at Panorama but he keeps damaging it. Also rated on the Cheetah but battling to find planes to hire. Looking for something to buy as getting serious withdrawal symptoms.

Aerotrike Safari with Spirit II wing hangared at Kliprivier... Currently on trailer for some rubber and electric overhauling after this trip: viewtopic.php?t=196

Currently based at Klipriver, operating a Hornet ZU-AYV with William - this trike is listed in the "For Sale" section. We are getting a 582 powered Windlass. Trained at Springs, nearly 100 hours now in the book. Interesting fly-outs include Lydenburg, Orient via WK Pinedene, Wonderboom, Witbank, Vereeniging and more lately Saffier and Parys.

Hope my one is not tooo big for this page.


Presently operating privat from Rhino Park but
soon commercial on the coastline close to Plettenberg Bay for flips.

Thats my problem, Demon, I have a lot of videos from inside to the outside, but nothing like your gr8 pix.
The quality is also gr8 I can see hardly the prop turn

Want Vids , from our last flight, I burn u a DVD, or if you want for your web page I make you one CD, which you can load to your page.
On the next fly-in we could even make some costum ones for you

Chainsaw reporting for work.
I fly a Mainair Blade 618, from Rietfontein,
Muldersdrift area.

Gregg wrote:Trying to fly Mike Cathro's Jabiru at Panorama but he keeps damaging it. Also rated on the Cheetah but battling to find planes to hire. Looking for something to buy as getting serious withdrawal symptoms.

What happend now? He had so much "bad luck" with BMZ

I have a 1945 stinson and a 1953 c170- my wife flys a fly baby
We both used to fly trikes- based at krugersdorp

GREGG
Just passed Caltex in Vryburg to see self same BMZ on trailer..... Assume it had Bundu Bash roblems?

150 wrote: Hope my one is not tooo big for this page.

Stop bragging...the ladies aren't impressed.... :D

demon wrote:I am the South African agent for P & M Aviation. I have the privilege of flying with an awesome bunch of aviators from Rietfontein Airfield in Honeydew. We have had many great and scary adventures together. Currently I am flying a Pegasus Quantum 912.
My Cell no is 082 558-1000

Do you always fly it while standing to the side, holding the bar....