Microlighters

Thought I'd share with you guys my experience comming back from Kakamas! (for future reference as it could safe your live) As you all probably know, I bought the "Spotless Cobra" from a guy on a farm in the Kakamas district. Drove through on Friday afternoon, arrived there on Saturday morning. De-rigged the wing and loaded the aircraft on a trailer. Farmer insisted we have lunch so, we only got away there about 14:00. The whole trip went smooth untill we hit Klerksdorp in the early hours of Sunday morning. (00:20) Fog, fog , fog and more fog! The visibility was about 1,5 - 2 meters at the most. Cruising along @ about 70 -80 km's an hour following the white line I slowly progressed towards Johannesburg now. Approaching the Lenasia offramp (about 03:00 on Sunday morning now and still fog) with three cars trailling me, I suddenly caught a "white" object in the road. Too late to swerve around and I hit a rock, probably the size of a loaf of bread (could have been bigger I don't know) at a speed of about 70 km's an hour. Instant flat and I had to pull over. Got out the car, next moment my girlfriend shouted "watch-out they are comming"! As I got out the car I instinctively drew my handgun just as the first one came around the back of the trailer towards my side of the car. I fired a shot in front of him into the ground which got him to spun around on his heals! As he ran back across the road I spotted two more and I fired another shot at them BUT aimed down onto the tar road. As they dissapeared towards the concrete wall on the side of the road I could see the dark image of the last one and I pulled another shot off hitting the wall about a meter or so behind him. Totally rattled with a panniking girlfriend, I got her to get in the car, lock the doors and phone emergency! While waiting for the cops to arrive (20 minutes later) some more cars were driving over rocks and what striked me was that NO-ONE stopped, they carried on! The next moment the buggers came back again. This time I had my flashlight out and I shined it directly at them warning that I will shoot. They disapeared in the dark without a sound! Cops came and stood there while I changed the tyre and finally got away there alive!!!!!! Moral of the story, DON'T STOP ANYWHERE EVEN IF YOU HAVE A FLAT, KEEP DRIVING!

That is so so sad!!!!!!!!!!!!!I am very happy you came out of this one unharmed. Strange that they did not take their guns out as well?

Imagine that, they would of hijacked your car and your wings! Good on you for fighting back! Why did you not aim at them I want to know? Never been in that situation, but I have been involved in a few fist fights. What I learnt there is that if someone attacks you you better react fast and any chance you get to fight back you must make it count. If you have the attitude of you do not want to hurt the guy and only give him a soft blow he is goanna bite back harder.

Karl

These buggers are used to be in a position of control - strange when lead gets tossed back at you and you gain the upperhand!

I recall the shootout at Jeppes - some of the Nigerians shat themselves when they were on the receiving end!

Good on ya Flying Fish.....

Ek het ook n gaval gehad waar ek twee inbrekers betrap het en hulle my aangeval het. Ek het een dood geskiet en die ander het weggekom, na baie rande later aan adfokaat gelde het ek losgekom. Een van die vrae in die hof was hoekom ek nie vir die bene geskiet het nie ,ek is in die weermag geleer om te dood en nie om te wond.Ek het nog nooit weer die pistool gebruik nie en as ek weer n inbreker betrap moet hy vat wat hy wil .Ek kon nog n airie gekoop het vir die geld wat ek aan adf moes betaal.

Ouboet, bly julle het heel daaruit gekom. Volgende keer sê jy dan ry ek saam!!

Vlieg ons nog Vrydag?

Several things come to mind here

We need to be able to defend ourselves.

The best form of defence is attack and ask questions later.

Traveling alone is not a good idea

Traveling after dark is a no no.

Need to modify tyres on vehicles so that they have run flat capability for several kms

Glad you came out of it OK

Kind regards,

Gunter Rostek.

My 2c rule:

Dead man tell no tales

That's when you have to shoot - aim for the biggest target, your not a SA pistol shot champion.

You gonna be busy with your att but your be living.

Agree with you Jaco!.. How is your training coming on?! See you starting to buy a few essentials already. Wanneer kom die trike?

Karl

Ai die moela's jy weet mos

Well done sir.......... if 20% of SA`s population would take a non nonsense approach against the thugs and riff/raff we would have far less victims in SA.

Moral of the story, DON'T STOP ANYWHERE EVEN IF YOU HAVE A FLAT, KEEP DRIVING!

....and keep a loaded gun ready....

Ek is bly julle het lewendig daaruit gekom.Koop vir jou girl 'n mooi persent,sy het met haar waarsuwing jou trike,kar,en lewe gered.

Next time shoot to leave the eveidence on the road. Like in boddies I know its easy to talk afterwards BUT if you draw your weapon use it to kill mate they also need to see we will take only so much shit.

Nicow,

Priorities are right Trike, car,.......

Never less happy that it ended well and not as statistics on the front pages of the news paper.

FF, the girlfriend is entitled to treat for being wide awake.

Glad you guys OK. Just another reason to get out of Africa....