ZU-DVE (and ZS-WUO) (and ZEE) Flight Log

[AndyG]

Ross,

I will take pictures I promise. Even of the dashboard.

I am going to stay 2 extra days so I will be visiting one of the airfields. Not sure which one yet.Will let you know closer to the time. Len has offered a flip which I would love to accept as I have never been up in a gyro before. Fixed wings, trikes, choppers, hot air balloon, paraglider, have done all that but not a gyro.

[gertcoetzee]

20 - 22 March : a great weekend of flying in the Western Cape. Yesterday Adelle did her first microlight flip, and I think she is hooked (see
http://microlighters.co.za/viewtopic.ph ... e3d6e3a87e ). Today Ian was my passenger, and with a longer flip than I thought we were going to do, I had to arrange for fuel at Buffelsfontein for that looooong leg back, against a southerly with a bump count of 4/5. See http://www.zu-dve.com for the logs.

[gertcoetzee]

Another great weekends' flying, this time taking some videos with my new cam.

[Wargames]

Looks great gert. I'm glad you are satidfied, or should it be satitfied.

Was it from all the hugs from the ladies after the flips?

Where is your cubby box??

[gertcoetzee]

I removed the cubby, want to respray it. Funny thing is that I fitted the new prop, and the refs went over 7000, despite temps and fuel consumption remaining what it was before. I emailed Pieter, and his suggestion was that the ref counter (MGL electronics) could be at fault. In the mean time I removed the cubby, and when I next flew WUO the refs were normal. Coincidence or causal?

I edited a bit of my videos from the weekend:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=junrgC0s_90

If you have the bandwidth, have a look.

(5 minutes of video, not good quality, due to shrinking it - the original HD video is stunning)

[gertcoetzee]

See http://vholdr.com/node/78211 for a HD snippet of a movie I took last weekend.

Today:




See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0PJLx890Cg (How do I reduce the size of the videos without compromising on quality as much as in this one??)



This weekend I am flying to Nieuwoudtville, where the Pipistrel crowd gather every easter. We (Jannie, Di and myself) have been gatecrashing their gathering every year, and this year I have invited them for breakfast at Aurora on Sunday 4th.

If you would like to come and have a look at the Pipistrel's (apart from http://www.pipistrel.si/) let me know as soon as possible - a free breakfast for the first couple of callers. 0h eight three 5640636. If I am not answering, SMS me, or leave a message. Tomorrow morning I am flying with DVE to Aurora, Saturday to Nieuwoudtville, Sunday back for the breakfast, and Monday back to FAMS (wind permitting).

Gert

[gertcoetzee]

10 hours flying this weekend - see http://www.zu-dve.com for the log, and some video footage!

5 clips added, and some new pictures

[janpetcc]

Video Cool.

[gertcoetzee]

See http://www.zu-dve.com for this weekend's log (been hunting).

[gertcoetzee]

Sunday 18 April 2010

With Francois (CDG) to Franchhoek. One of the few days where it is possible to fly right against the Hottentot Hollands Mountains - even to the east of Groenberg. Made a movie, will post it on http://www.zu-dve.com - log also to be seen there.

[gertcoetzee]

Did over 4 hours this weekend in FIFAfree airspace.
See video on http://www.zu-dve.com as well as the log.
G

[gertcoetzee]

On Sunday there was a bit of a northerly in Aurora, and I tried to get to evasive 0 mph - see the clip. Also, I misjudged that tailwind over "Platberg"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI55PirqW68

[Wargames]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI55PirqW68

This video is private. Please make public.

[gertcoetzee]

Done.

[gertcoetzee]

See http://www.zu-dve.com for today's log
At last, less wind, but not cold enough for whole day flying yet.