The "Flying Dutchman" comes home
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:37 am
Joep van Almenkerk's beautiful 'lemoentje' bright orange Xenon, ZU-RGH, arrived safely in Cape Town on Sunday.
Johan von Ludwig flew direct from Parys to Cape Town in one day. Unfavourable head winds stopped him short one hour away, in Ceres. Joep and I were planning to escort him in for the last hour of his 11 hour journey so Joep's seat was sadly forfeited for fuel and I hopped over in the M24 to take him 50litres. Coming from the flat Free-State, Johan was a little intimidated by the notorious Cape mountains at first (which he calls "klippe") but soon realised that there are enough safe landing-zones if you negotiate the passes. We flew along Mitchells pass from Ceres to Wolseley then along Baineskloof pass from Wolseley to Wellington and then the beautiful Cape unfolded for the home stretch to Morningstar.
Joep was eagerly awaiting his baby and the Morningstar faithful were there to celebrate the arrival with Champagne. Morningstar now proudly boasts 8 Gyro's of which 5 are enclosed. 2 Xenon's, 2 M24's and 1 Sycamore.
The rapidly expanding Gyro fraternity of the fairest Cape welcomes Joep and his 'Rolls Royce' and wish him many happy and safe hours of flying his beautiful machine.
Johan von Ludwig flew direct from Parys to Cape Town in one day. Unfavourable head winds stopped him short one hour away, in Ceres. Joep and I were planning to escort him in for the last hour of his 11 hour journey so Joep's seat was sadly forfeited for fuel and I hopped over in the M24 to take him 50litres. Coming from the flat Free-State, Johan was a little intimidated by the notorious Cape mountains at first (which he calls "klippe") but soon realised that there are enough safe landing-zones if you negotiate the passes. We flew along Mitchells pass from Ceres to Wolseley then along Baineskloof pass from Wolseley to Wellington and then the beautiful Cape unfolded for the home stretch to Morningstar.
Joep was eagerly awaiting his baby and the Morningstar faithful were there to celebrate the arrival with Champagne. Morningstar now proudly boasts 8 Gyro's of which 5 are enclosed. 2 Xenon's, 2 M24's and 1 Sycamore.
The rapidly expanding Gyro fraternity of the fairest Cape welcomes Joep and his 'Rolls Royce' and wish him many happy and safe hours of flying his beautiful machine.
