Mike and James Presentation

[Oddball]

Join Mike Blyth and James Pitman as they describe and show how they designed and built an experimental 2 seater aircraft in Johannesburg, and then flew it around the world in 40 days. See the photographs and film as they describe taking off into the night on their first 18 hour flight from Pilanesburg, in an aircraft they barely had time to test. Hear about and experience their epic 22 hour flights across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, getting caught at night in giant thunderstorms, and their triumphant return to South Africa in August this year.

Get to see and hear the adventures of these remarkable South Africans who have shown that we have what it takes to stand with the best worldwide.

26 October and 10 November 2009 (19h30) at the Linder Auditorium, 27 St. Andrews Road, Parktown, JHB
28 October 2009 (19h30) at the Westville Country Club, 1 Link Road (off St. James Ave), Westville, Durban
13th November at the Stellenbosch Airfield Clubhouse.

Tickets are R60 and may be purchased at the door. The tickets for the Johannesburg Shows may also be purchased at Computicket shortly

For more information see http://www.airplanefactory.co.za/presentations

This presentation is brought to you by MISASA...

[AndyG]

Will definately be at the Durban one!!

[Trikenut]

I'll be at the Cape Town one!

[witwillem]

sal in Johannesburg sn wees - kaarte asb kaarte om in Sodom en Gemora te ry - en wat vannie traffic ??
Willempie

[Oddball]

The Wits Education Campus is situated at 27 St Andrew’s Rd Parktown Johannesburg. The Linder Auditorium is inside this campus.

1 From Pretoria / JHB Northern suburbs.

Take the M1 South.
Come off at the St.Andrew’s Road turnoff. This is the one after Joe Slovo(formerly Harrow) Rd turnoff.
Turn left into St.Andrew’s Road.
Approximately 1 km along, at the third set of traffic lights turn left into the gates of the University of the Witwatersrand – Education Campus

2 From OR Thambo International Airport
Take the JHB road.
At the Gillooly’s interchange veer left onto the N2,N12 Johannesburg(M2) split.
At the Geldenhuys interchange take the M2 to Johannesburg.
Once you are in the city, take the M1 Pretoria/ Sandton split.
3.5 Km later take the Jan Smuts off ramp.

Proceed as for “from JHB”

3 From JHB.

Take the M1 North from the city.
Come off at the Jan Smuts Ave turnoff. This is the turnoff after Empire Rd.
Continue straight- do not turn into Jan Smuts Ave. You will be in St.Andrew’s Rd.
Approximately 1 km along, at the fourth set of traffic lights turn left into the gates of the University of the Witwatersrand – Education Campus
When you get through the gates continue straight until along the road and the Linder is at the end of this road.

I'll post a map as soon as I can get one smaller than 100kb!

[Oddball]

Hey there Witwillem, the performance is at 19h30 so you should have time to get through the traffic..
But unfortunately you will need to visit S&D and its traffic...

[Butterfly]

Oddball, will Mike & James maybe consider it, to bring their horse-and-pony show out to Pretoria for the guys out here? I am sure someone may come up with a suitable venue ...

[Oddball]

I am sure that the would consider it; I have been arranging the event and been a bit frustrated around getting venues, so if you can find me a decent venue we can arrange something..

Jay

[Butterfly]

Oddball, I may have found you a suitable venue in Pretoria - will let you have the details ...

[Frootbat]

> > Good mornin,
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> > > > > > > >> > > > Just a reminder for all and sundry in Gauteng. . . .> > > > > >

> > > > > > > > 26 October 2009 (19:30) at the Linder Auditorium, 27 St. Andrews Road, Parktown, JHB

C U there 2 nite,

[Thatchman]

I will be there with wiff, Dish and Wild child

[Nkwazi]

I will be there with wiff, Dish and Wild child

Eish - now my evening has been spoiled

[Dish]

What a great talk -

Most of us followed the trip via mail, tracking, forums etc, but to sit and listen to two guys speak so passionately about a subject that is clearly so close to all of our hearts was a privelage. it was a great presentation - hats off to all involved. Great photo's and few good videos almost displaced the sheer size of the expedition that these two lads undertook. They spoke of a leg where they were waiting for trade winds to help them along or they would have wound up 700 KMS short of there destination over the OCEAN ??? WHAT - FFS I top up to go round the DAM - THESE LADS HAVE BALLS and big ones.... it could have been as easy as they made it our to be so RESPECT !!!

Congrats to all involved from sponsors to pilots. Thanks Jay for arranging the talks - the only thing i have left to say is that if this presentation comes to an area near you - MAKE A POINT of seeing it...

[AndyG]

Going tomorrow night in Westville. Looking forward to it!!