Now this should be interesting!!

[Wargames]

They claiming top speed of 145 mph

I will follow this closely. If they can do that, great. Hope they have a brs on board.

[John Boucher]

Huh.............Surfaced again...... Should be VERRRRRY Interesting

I am all for a Proudly Designed & Manufactured aircraft in SA...... but all is not always as it seems!

[Lone Ranger]

Great news!

Underneath find all the relevant documents, what they have to go through in order to claim
an official record.

Good Luck



http://www.fai.org/microlight/system/fi ... orm_v7.pdf


http://www.fai.org/microlight/system/fi ... 0_2010.pdf



http://www.fai.org/microlight/system/fi ... annex6.pdf


http://records.fai.org/data?v1=318



http://records.fai.org/data?v1=319

[Bundy]

Geez... screw the World Record... thats way too much paper work!

[John Boucher]

and a World record claim cannot be accepted until it is ratified as a National record 13 so check also whether your National Aero Club (NAC) has its own rules additional to FAI rules regarding the conduct of national record attempts.

.... and the ARO gets notified per invitation?

[Gaylord Focker]

Should be a good day ! What time is this all happening ?

[John Boucher]

This is not going to happen officially as the correct procedure for the attempt has NOT been followed. My apologies if I am to be the messenger of bad tidings!

The Thunderbolt camp is welcome to proceed with their plans however they do so without the correct approvals or sanctioning as required.

May I reiterate that the following is relevant:

MISASA is the ARO for the relevant weight category. We have have only been notified by means of a generalised advert or invitation. The FAI is pertinent in their requirements pertaining to anything attempt even remotely been recognised as official. The documents have been posted in this thread. Official observers for this attempt have not been appointed by us or Aeroclub.... so this dear sirs will NOT stick. It is also prudent for the Thunderbolt camp to state that the Commissioner of CAA has sanctioned this attempt where by rights he is not really in the position to do so as per protocol! Need I continue?

[Sukkelaar]

Maybe they are not worried to do it very officially.

And are just seeing what is possible

And then might officially try to set a new world record.

regards

[Tumbleweed]

Good luck. Just do an unofficial test run. Probably have already.

[John Boucher]

Maybe they are not worried to do it very officially.
And are just seeing what is possible
And then might officially try to set a new world record.

The marketing seems to be rather official

http://www.ostiusevents.co.za/?page_id=21

[John Boucher]

So this was supposed to happen yesterday or today....?

Anyone have feedback....

[Bundy]

So this was supposed to happen yesterday or today....?

Anyone have feedback....

Hi John, I did try earlier to reach John Grobler by phone to hear if they did the attempt but no answer.
The weather has been bad though with the cold front passing through... I doubt they would have done anything this weekend?
Was supposed to be yesterday but wind has been a good 10 to 15 Knts at ground level. Not really speed record type conditions.

[John Boucher]

Thanks Bundy....

I do think however the marketing of this attempt was presumptuous & premature albeit that the "Mother Nature" bit was added for good measure.

What's the saying..... " If you got time to spare... go by air....!" and proven over the ages not so

[Grumpy]

What they say? A picture tells........

[Grumpy]

So please tell us what happened????????
Or did the attempt hit a speed wobble?