Auto Gyro Trip around South Africa's Coast

[THI]

Luckily 3 have stayed behind! Yipppeeee!

Watching this space for info and photo's

I'm watching...I'm watching!!

[mak]

The group are on their way to Thuru Lodge near Groblershoop. They have uploaded some moon like lanscape pictures of their trip from Springbok to Augrabies here.

http://m.facebook.com/profile.php?v=tim ... 7&refid=17

[mak]

Some made the return trip from Upington home on Friday and some selected for another sleep over. Fortunately everybody returned safe after the trip.
Herewith a few photos of their return trip to the big smoke via the west coast.

Ceres for a day visit

Good bye Table Mountain

Last sea flying

Lagoon

Langebaan

Bad weather approaching

Safe flying

[mak]

And some more. ........

Ready for departure at Lamberts Bay

No shade in Loeriesfontein

Nothing on the way to Springbok

Springbok airfield

Departing Springbok

Nowhere to land

Orange River

More Orange River

Contrast

Farming

Pump station

[mak]

Some more

On the way to Dundi Lodge

Dundi Lodge

Dundi Lodge

Bird nests

Thuru Lodge

Early getaway

Finch mine

Strong crosswind

Spitskop dam and flamingoes

On the way to Jan Kempdorp

Cattle farm

[mak]

And the final photos

Gyro

Bloemhof dam

Bloemhof dam

Vaal river

Refueling at Belvedere

More flamingoes

Vereeniging

Gauteng

Sentrarand

Tinkerbell stretching her legs at Kitty Hawk

Last 2 gyros home

The group flew about 2800 miles in 37 hours with 627 litre of fuel

[THI]

37 hours with 627 litre of fuel

That's under 17 liters an hour, correct?

[mak]

A video clip of the changing scenery

http://youtu.be/hdwEg-DWlII

[saraf]

Wat n nice trip, man ek is speit ek het julle gemis op lambers. En juanita well done op so n ver trip vir n vrou , well done................

Groete eben jnr

[saraf]

Wat n nice trip, man ek is speit ek het julle gemis op lambers. En juanita well done op so n ver trip vir n vrou , well done................

Groete eben jnr

[Tinkerbell]

37 hours with 627 litre of fuel

That's under 17 liters an hour, correct?

Hi Thinus
I still owe you the flight info. Will see what I can get together from data downloaded to the MGL. But this I can say: my Cali can fly over mountains, in gorges, through wind, against the wind, over the sea, with a passenger, without him, with luggage, and she is so stable that I could take pictures while flying. I am very proud of her.

[THI]

Hi Thinus
I still owe you the flight info. Will see what I can get together from data downloaded to the MGL. But this I can say: my Cali can fly over mountains, in gorges, through wind, against the wind, over the sea, with a passenger, without him, with luggage, and she is so stable that I could take pictures while flying. I am very proud of her.

Lekkerrrr!!

If you can send me the Enigma.rec file I can get all the info from there. Thx! Let me know if you need help with this.
Looks like the trip was awesome!

[Gyronaut]

I applaud the Auto-Gyro Calidus group for their memorable flight around the country.
What a spectacular adventure and thank you for sharing it with us!

I secretly suspect that the real hero is Ninnie Eloff, since I know how much organising it takes and I know that I could not do it without my wifes ground-arrangement expertise and support.

Well done again to all of you!

Viva Gyro's!

[FLYNOTE]

Hey!! Great going guys and galls!! Fantastic trip and cherry on top ... All safe and sound back home. Lovely pics ! Well done to you all and Calidus.The best thing after a trip like this is the great feeling of achievement on touching down at home base. Now what is this unfortunate itch thing I'm feeling in places where one does not scratch in public? Namibia...Bazarutu...okavango... O moer, here we go again ! July is a good time for flying the Northern parts and " flying in" a new gyro...

[LindaDaniel]

Amazing pictures!!! I just wanna feel the great heights of African Coasts..It is one of the outrageous place to visit.