Flying Away From the Cabbage Patch

[Slurp]

Hi there Guys,
Surely there are plenty of you who are sick & tired of the same old same old.

Yet there is very little about 1day, 2 day and longer trips around the groot G.

How about some discussions/ forums etc about trips, equipment, types of buds to fly with, who not to fly with etc, etc.

After all, this is what attracts people to the sport in the first place

Wadda U guys Say?!!!!!!!

[Sonex711]

Dragon Peaks is a great adventure for a long weekend from JHB. A bunch of us have done it the past 2 years and had great fun.

[Junkie]

Dont fly away with GERT hey.. more than 1 day and hell have you in tears, he yacks so much.. but on the positive side for those long treks, I hear he's going to get the latest in Glass panel installed on his Trike... a 52" plasma display hooked up to his GPS and radio links to all the other erries so he can keep track of everyones progress thru the air.. in realtime

ok -seriously this is a good idea

I saw a piece of the Annual Kenya Car show held in Nairobi on TV this morning, and there are a couple of locals flying Gyros, etc there - now wouldnt that be a great annual event - and it seems that that event is growing in leaps and bounds attracting people from all over the world

Funnily enough I got a mail shot from some dude claiming the Marco Polo Ralye was on again - anyone else seen that one

and GERT.. keep up the great contrubutions dude , wouldnt be the same without you

[gertcoetzee]

I yack a lot?

[Junkie]

naw .. was just wondering if u were out there

Took a drive out the WV on Saturday just to find it by road... ghastly road to get there, must be gemors when its really wet

Will fly over there on SAT morn and visit

[gertcoetzee]

Yes, my BM looks terrible after I have been to the field, now my wife says I must get a Landrover - the truck version! I was thinking of moving somewhere else, but after yesterday's experience at Morningstar I can see why the field is mostly deserted on windy days. At least at FAWV I can fly when it is windy - keeping the little hill's turbulence in mind.

[krusty]

My next one should be to Emoyeni, La Mercy and home....

And you'll be in groot k@k if you don't give me a shout and I don't get a chance to buy you a beer while on the KZN north coast

[Slurp]

Good to know,
Our group just recently flew to Port Edward, but are thinking of something out west soon.

Any ideas??

[ACE]

Hi Slurp, I copied the following info from AVCOM, the Vaal River Gliding Club welcomes anyone to fly in any weekend and they also had an advert in one of the flying magazines where you pay R30 landing fees but then get a free breakfast.

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Fly-in to VRGC over the EASTER WEEKEND!!!

S 26 57 36
E 026 45 15
Elevation 4368 ft
Runway 06/24 1800m Grass 50m wide
Freq. 123.4
Klerksdorp Freq. (for fuel) 123.5 (r/w 36/1

Limited chalet accommodation available. More accommodation available in pitched tents and caravans, or bring your own tent.(FCFS Basis)

Catering available

Fly fishing on a daily basis(private pond and rapids)

Contact Trevor 0836605353
Braam 0836624459
Unquote.

[gertcoetzee]

Need someone to guide me out of my cabbage patch!

[DarkHelmet]

Why not fly down to the south? Hermanus way?

[DarkHelmet]

And what GPS are you using to get those nice lines and stuff? With the yellow? I have a GPS 12 and using Mapsource to show my tracks... is there a setting?

[DarkHelmet]

mmm

[kb]

My next one should be to Emoyeni, La Mercy and home....

And you'll be in groot k@k if you don't give me a shout and I don't get a chance to buy you a beer while on the KZN north coast

I second that. Demon - we better know when you are planning it.

[Wart]

Not even a mention of Cato????

You are missing out!