SWELLENDAM FLY-IN: 5 - 6 March 2010

[Jabbanaught]

Get JetRanger to do a Gyro display.....

John , Your wish could come true , The safety officer asked me if i would fly a display , But i would Rather get Jetranger to do it , He can even use my Machine if he wants to . So Len you keen on getting display rating for the day ???????

[Bayliner]

Wargames, thanks for the explanation . Morph, stop making excuses. Do really want to be reminded about how quickly time marches on?
Seriously though, maybe a couple of us can get together and do this thing. I am very keen but also scared cos I have not done this kind of thing before. Give it some thought, I think it will be an absolute razz

[bluesmancoops]

Maybe Wargames and Gert should lead the formation. They dont seem to know what fear is.

except when it comes to fly-ins 2008 was loooooong ago

[Morph]

There are two possible routes depending on the weather

The first obvious one is Morning Star (Purple route on pic), climb to 2000ft and route straight over the wind generators for the southern end of Paardeberg. With Paardeberg at your 9 o'clock start climbing to 4500ft, and once you have Wellington at your 3 o'clock you are clear to climb to 6500 or higher to clear Bains Kloof Pass. Bains Kloof is a breeze, only about 10km wide and at 6500ft easy gliding distance back or ahead to clear the big klippe (Du Toits will require 8500ft and is very wide. Very dangerous, no landing zones ) If you get klapped and need to put down there is a landing strip just the other side of the pass ( 33°30'57.38"S, 19°11'14.13"E see pic, look for the R43 road from Worchester joining the Bains Kloof Rd)

The route on to Worchester. Note that there is a General Flying Area FAD157 to the south west of the road to Robertson. If you choose to fly here you need to change frequency to 124.4. If you fly overhead the road or slightly north-east you can remain on 124.8. Also note the if you are flying higher than 1500fl AGL you need to talk to Cape Town Information on 126.5. Also Worchester airfield is used by the gliding fraternity( 33°39'50.40"S, 19°24'55.66"E). If you have to land there make sure you listen out, and if there is a glider in circuit they have right of way. Rather give that a miss and route for Robertson ( 33°48'42.38"S, 19°54'18.42"E) where there is a big runway East of town, next to the main road. Ashton also have a strip at 33°50'16.93"S, 20° 2'55.48"E then straight into Swellendam ( 34° 2'49.24"S, 20°28'28.11"E) Be aware of strong cross winds on the main runway and they do have a cross runway as an alternate. There will probably be an ATC that you will have to talk to to get landing instructions.

If the weather is very lekker, i.e. that rare occasion that the wind is completely still, then you can route the Green route through the Franshoek valley. Here you only need to climb to about 4500ft to clear the klippe and then decend again the otherside, routing around Theewaterskloof dam for Greyton and on to Swellendam. This is a very beautiful route but the weather must be perfect. I have done it at 7500ft, on a crystal clear, cool morning along the ridge of the mountains and it was fantastic. There is a kloof in the mountains that you can cross through from the southern side to the northern side for a more direct route to Swellendam. There is a nice landing strip at Happy Valley (34° 5'47.99"S, 19°43'36.00"E) if you want to take a break

If you are scared of the beeg rocks you can route to Hermon, Gouda, Tulbagh crossing at the lowest point on the saddle and then follow the valley south to Worchester.

Option 1 120miles
option 2 117miles
Option 3 via Tulbagh 140miles

[JJJ]

Hi Technocrat
Can you suggest a good guest house? Not to expensive not to cheap. Say a 3 star. Tank You
JJJ

[Technocrat]

Hi Technocrat
Can you suggest a good guest house? Not to expensive not to cheap. Say a 3 star. Tank You
JJJ

We have more than 70 guesthouses in Swellendam; Try aandebergen@telkomsa.net 028 514 3719 sel 082 9028720
or check:
www.visitswellendam.co.za


Lourens

[JJJ]

Thank you. See you guys there.
JJJ

[John Boucher]

This one we shall be attending for sure.... can't wait!

[Technocrat]

Some more info:

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[Technocrat]

We hope to see a lot of micro lights the weekend!

[swiftprop]

Hi As I said on Avcom We are planning to have a minimum of 4 aircraft from Knysna visit your very hospitable bunch at FASX on Saturday (weather permitting): a Jora, Dynamic, Piper Supercub, Whisper and maybe a Technam. Really looking forward to it!

[Technocrat]

FUN RALLY AT SWELLDAM FLY IN:
Saturday 6 March sees the return of Rally Flying at Swellendam as part of the annual Fly-in and mini airshow. This is the first in a planned calendar of four (hopefully annual) events aimed to improve your skills and have a lot of fun.

The route is 95nm (take-off to landing) and should take 1h30 at 70kts.

AGENDA FOR THE WEEKEND
Arrive on Friday and stay over or on Saturday morning before 10am
Friday evening: informal briefing on Rally flying
10h00: Safety Briefing
10h30: First Papers
11h45: First take-off
14h30: Last landing
15h30: Results

There will be a braai on Saturday evening, so stay over and enjoy the evening with us.

WHAT YOU WILL GET
1 x 1:200000 Map
1 x Nav Log
1 x Competition Answer sheet
1 x Minute Marker
6 x EnRoute Photos
6 x Check Point Photos

WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING
A Long Ruler
A Protractor
Koki Pens
Highlighter Pens
Time Clock
Prestik
Scissors

Please enter at the SAPFA website (www.sapfa.org.za/events/Entryadd.php) or at Swellendam on the day. Entry fees are R100 for SAPFA, AOPA and EAA members and R200 for non-members.

NEXT EVENT
The next event is the Fun Fly-In and SAPFA Rally at Worcester on 27 March, so come along to Swellendam this weekend and get a head start.

See you there…

Tony Russell

SAPFA
www.sapfa.org.za/events/Entryadd.php

[Technocrat]

Hi As I said on Avcom We are planning to have a minimum of 4 aircraft from Knysna visit your very hospitable bunch at FASX on Saturday (weather permitting): a Jora, Dynamic, Piper Supercub, Whisper and maybe a Technam. Really looking forward to it!

That's great. So far the local weather gurus predict good weather !

[bluesmancoops]

What a fantastic fly-in. Techno - your guys went all out and it was fantastic - will be great to pop in and see you guys again - thanks again for a good one

[Technocrat]

What a fantastic fly-in. Techno - your guys went all out and it was fantastic - will be great to pop in and see you guys again - thanks again for a good one

Thanks Mike - A Fly In is nothing without pilots and aviation enthusiast coming to the event (flying in or driving). We really enjoyed it and want to thank you all for joining us - you are always welcome at Swellengrebel Flying Club.