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From Brazil to Capetown on a Savannah type ultralight
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 1:30 am
by Mike Buser
- flying over DEW line radar at Greenlands icecap
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- fueling in Burkina Faso
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- landed at Borgarfjördur, east Iceland
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We flew last year from Ubatuba, Brazil, to Ushuaia, southern end of South America, then Up to USA, stopped at Oshkosh, continued to Greenland, Iceland, Scotland, England, France and Spain, then along the coast to Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, the down to Capetown South Africa.
The plane is now in Capetown, to sell.
Mike Buser
Re: From Brazil to Capetown on a Savannah type ultralight
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:16 am
by AndyG
Wow,
Post more of this story with pics please.
Cheers,
Andy
Re: From Brazil to Capetown on a Savannah type ultralight
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:20 am
by John Boucher
What happened in that hospital? You starting to sound like Trikenut..... (pics please!)
I agree... I think this is a great story to be told of this journey - maybe a feature article for Microflight Africa - Alan?
Must have been one amazing experience
Re: From Brazil to Capetown on a Savannah type ultralight
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:21 am
by RV4ker (RIP)
Re: From Brazil to Capetown on a Savannah type ultralight
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:40 am
by slysi
Yeah, more pics and story please. I must admit that although I am not a big fan of this type due mainly to aesthetics, stories like this confirm that these aeries are rugged and reliable little buggers!!!
Re: From Brazil to Capetown on a Savannah type ultralight
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 9:34 am
by AndyG
slysi wrote:Yeah, more pics and story please. I must admit that although I am not a big fan of this type due mainly to aesthetics, stories like this confirm that these aeries are rugged and reliable little buggers!!!
John, you say I sound like Trikenut
You have to agree though it sounds like an awesome trip!!!
Cheers,
Re: From Brazil to Capetown on a Savannah type ultralight
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:09 am
by Morph
This aircraft is one of those that received slight damage in the tornado at Conties. The owner wishes to sell her
Here are the details
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=9232
Re: From Brazil to Capetown on a Savannah type ultralight
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:08 am
by slysi
leftseat wrote:slysi wrote:Yeah, more pics and story please. I must admit that although I am not a big fan of this type due mainly to aesthetics, stories like this confirm that these aeries are rugged and reliable little buggers!!!
John, you say I sound like Trikenut
You have to agree though it sounds like an awesome trip!!!
Cheers,
I think trikenut is having a bad infuence over all of us.
Re: From Brazil to Capetown on a Savannah type ultralight
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:45 pm
by Mike Buser
leftseat wrote:Wow,
Post more of this story with pics please.
Cheers,
Andy
Hi Andy
I live in Ubatuba, Brazil, and I intended to post more pictures, but I could only post 3. I wrote some stories about the trip im portuguese, but I will try to translate them into this almost english I write.
Re: From Brazil to Capetown on a Savannah type ultralight
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:54 pm
by Mike Buser
Bad Nav wrote:What happened in that hospital? You starting to sound like Trikenut..... (pics please!)
I agree... I think this is a great story to be told of this journey - maybe a feature article for Microflight Africa - Alan?
Must have been one amazing experience
Hi Bad Nav
Which hospital and who is trikenut?
It was amazing, no doubt, and I will be pleased to write about it.
Mike
Re: From Brazil to Capetown on a Savannah type ultralight
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 1:12 pm
by Mike Buser
Hi RV4ker
I would like to continue flying to Tanzania, but the plane suffered some damage on the wings on a tornado while hangared, and since I live in Brazil it is a little complicated for me to fix it. I am thinking of bringing it back to Brazil to fix it here, too.
Re: From Brazil to Capetown on a Savannah type ultralight
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 1:18 pm
by Mike Buser
slysi wrote:Yeah, more pics and story please. I must admit that although I am not a big fan of this type due mainly to aesthetics, stories like this confirm that these aeries are rugged and reliable little buggers!!!
Hi Slysi
I agree with you on aesthetics, but nature puts some strange things to fly too, and the plane delivers what it promises.
It was made in Ecuador, and the builder affirms he helped Chris Heinz to develop the concept of the Zenair.
Mike
Re: From Brazil to Capetown on a Savannah type ultralight
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 1:53 pm
by Mike Buser
northwest USA
- sniffing at Mount Saint Helens crater northwest USA
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- Crater lake, USA
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- Crater lake, USA
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Some more pictures, hope you are still enjoying...
Mike
Re: From Brazil to Capetown on a Savannah type ultralight
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 2:30 pm
by AndyG
keep em coming
Re: From Brazil to Capetown on a Savannah type ultralight
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 2:43 pm
by justin.schoeman
Mike Buser wrote:slysi wrote:Yeah, more pics and story please. I must admit that although I am not a big fan of this type due mainly to aesthetics, stories like this confirm that these aeries are rugged and reliable little buggers!!!
Hi Slysi
I agree with you on aesthetics, but nature puts some strange things to fly too, and the plane delivers what it promises.
It was made in Ecuador, and the builder affirms he helped Chris Heinz to develop the concept of the Zenair.
Mike
Sounds like an awesome flight. It may be better to repair the aircraft than to sell it here. If it does not have an Export Certificate of Authority, the SACAA is going to be difficult about it
.
As to the repairs, perhaps try contact the local Zenith agent:
http://www.bunduaviation.com/
or perhaps Johan Froneman (contact details here:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=7209&p=74999&hilit= ... man#p74999 ). He has a some experience on Zenith airframes (and lives in the area).
Good luck, and looking forward to hearing more about your trip!
Justin
