GYRO FLY INN/SOCIAL EVENT 20 - 22 Aug 2010

[MAGNIficent]

SAGPA is planning a SOCIAL FLY INN to KOKSTAD - Kwazulu Natal

PLEASE DIARIES THESE DATES

DATE : 20 to 22 August 2010

Accomodation available Next to Airstrip (Booking and rates details to follow)
Hangars will be available

Programme:
Friday
Arrival of Pilots
Potjie simmering for the evening
Watering Hole
Social evening

Saturday:
Big Breakfast
Fly the WILD COAST
Kokstad - Port St Johns - Grovenor - Red Sands - Margate(Refuel and refreshments) - Kokstad

If just want to Chill then Fishing at Local Bass/Trout dams

Watering Hole
There will be a Sheep on the Spit Braai
Social evening

Sunday:
Breakfast
Departure

One of the Goals of the FLY INN / SOCIAL EVENT is the GYRONAUGHTS to network and setup a AGENDA for SAGPA AGM

[MAGNIficent]

This EVENT is getting closer.

Booking details to follow

[gyrosa]

Hi Magnificient,
Sounds great. I've also sent out e-mails to this effect.

SAGPA MEMBERS
Please take note of the following 2 very important dates:-
20-22 August 2010
SAGPA conference at Kokstad.
Here we must try and plan our way forward with regards to committee requirements, SACAA requirements, RAASA requirements, etc and will be held in an informal manner. Should you have any questions, queries or comments, Kokstad will be the time to air them. Please guys, we really need to plan a way forward and get a solid basis for our sport established.
There are facilities for us to fly in, as well as accommodation. Please book early.
Contact Johan Bekker at 0833751963
Annette at 0835817055

9 October 2010
SAGPA AGM.
This year the AGM will be held at Kittyhawk. Please notify Gerrit Roux or myself if you can attend and if you are available to WORK on the committee for the following year. The work will entail liasing with Aero Club, RAASA, SACAA as well as SAGPA members. Please note that the work is purely on a volunteer basis and that no renumeration is implied or expected.
During a meeting with the current chairman some months ago I also expressed the lack of postal and /or proxy votes during previous AGM’s. I was promised that, as these are part of the constitution of SAGPA, they will be taken into account this year.
More information will be sent out to all those members that we have on e-mail, so if you have a member that has not received this e-mail, kindly notify me ASAP so that the information can be sent out in time.
Contact:- Gerrit Roux 0824499651 or Gerrit@tautech.co.za
Eric Torr 083 335 4622 or gyrosa@corpdial.co.za

[MAGNIficent]

Herewith some details :

We will host the Fly Inn at STONEY BROOK.
Strip Co-ord: S30 30' 53.79
E29 19' 51.20

The Venue have a Strip with accommodation next to the strip.
Web : http://www.stoneybrook.co.za/

8 x Chalets at R200.00 person per night Breakfast R60.00pp
4 x Rooms with on-suite bathroom R200.00 ppn Breakfast R60.00pp
Bush Lodge sleeps 15 people R100.00pp

Contact Annette: 083 581 7055 or 039 727 3818/5369

The strip is short, however we do have alternative Strip , BRAD HAIG STRIP, where we have Hangars available and Transport to and fro STONEY BROOK
This is a long Strip with two runways.
I recommend that if you are not at ease with a short runway rather opt for BRAD HAIG STRIP.

We will have Fuel available at both strips.

BRAD HAIG STRIP
Strip Co-ord : S30 35' 52.71
E29 23' 45.94

See you soon

[Condor]

Who is going to Kokstad?

Please post your name and details and we can start to arrange the "Groot Trek"

Name: Gerrit Roux
Flying From: FAKT
Registration: ZU-RCS
Other Info: Tel: 0824499651

I will make use of the longer runway for two reasons.
Not familiar with the area and
My prop is set for altitude conditions, difficult to get propspeed at the coast for take-off again.

[gyrosa]

Good morning Condor
My wife and I will both be going to Kokstad and it seems that we will leave on the Friday now. So we might just be able to join up with each other along the way. Incidently, there are a few guys from the Natal region that expressed their wish to be there as well. They are both gyro pilots and non pilots who want to check out the scene.
Eric

[gyrosa]

Come on guys, let us make this one a big one and lets get things going. Get your bookings going ASAP
Eric

[MAGNIficent]

The WEATHER prediction/forecast looks GOOD

Please spread the WORD to fellow GYRO PILOTS that is not on the FORUM, about the GYRO GATHERING at KOKSTAD the WEEKEND 20 to 22 August 2010.

For Planning it is IMPORTANT to get indication of GYRO PILOTS that will be attending, so please LET US KNOW or book, no deposits necessary.

This is a social event for ALL GYROS, please do the CROSS COUNTRY that will be worth your while.

[Gyronaut]

BUMP

SO? What happened? How was it? Where are the photo's?

Come on guys, please share with those of us that weren't able to make it!

[MAGNIficent]

Len we will still post the pictures, still compiling all the photos.

We had a 17 gyros attending over the weekend, they were from Gauteng, Empangeni, Barkly East, Lady Grey, Colenso, Durban, Port Shepstone, Margate, Kokstad and Matatiele.
We also had visitors that drove in.

We were just talking GYROS.

The "GEES" was awsome!!!

Wind was not to friendly, but we fly GYROS, so it was not a problem at all.

BIG THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED

[Gyronaut]

I am jealous and the suspense is killing me...
WYS demmit!

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JHB morning of 20th Aug

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JetRanger
Was not all the way to Kokstad, but some pics for you to see part of the trip, if I had been routing to event

[Condor]

We had a very nice weekend (and FLYING) at Kokstad.

The guys from the area went out of their way to make us feel welcome.

Please refer to SAGPA AGM post later for a report on the discussion.

Here are some pictures: