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Re: no flying dicks

Postby Gadget » Fri Jun 01, 2012 7:30 am

Flying from Cape Town to Carnarvon town this morning. 3 hours, over the big klippe. Stunning weather.
If there is grass between your toes , you're flying to low.....
If ever in doubt about flying - drink a beer.
That will give you at least 8 hours to think about it some more.
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Re: no flying dicks

Postby Alpha » Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:27 am

I fly at least 1-2 hours every weekend....flying from Kliprivier...south of JHB
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Re: no flying dicks

Postby nicow » Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:59 am

I did one hour this this morning (!!)
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Re: no flying dicks

Postby Rotorsrule » Fri Jun 01, 2012 3:10 pm

DId 1.3 this morning. Petit to Bronkhostspruit dam and back. Going up again tomorrow in the morning. (!!)
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Re: no flying dicks

Postby Asterix » Fri Jun 01, 2012 7:01 pm

Can't fly. I'm sitting in Polokwane in my new place trying to get all the boxes out of my live, and Geel Kerneels and The Yellow Cobra is at Microland.

Hopefully I'll be collecting The Yellow Cobra later in June : Microland - Elands Camp - Polokwane via the " Zebedelia Gap" Apparantly it "stamps" nicely as you cross those mountains! :shock:

Then first order of business is to go and visit Nicow and the rest of the Potties people! (^^)
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Re: no flying dicks

Postby John Boucher » Fri Jun 01, 2012 7:52 pm

Gonna fly tomorrow... test out the new AIR MAGIC INTERCOM & HEADSETS - can't wait!!!!! vhpy
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Re: no flying dicks

Postby Pat Two » Sat Jun 02, 2012 12:31 pm

Did a pleasant 0.6 this morning to Bronkies and back. Shared the air with ZU-WJI was lekka!
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Re: no flying dicks

Postby John.com » Sat Jun 02, 2012 2:39 pm

I did an AWESOME 50 minutes around Harties yesterday morning . . . . still on an "aviator's high" from it!! (^^)

It was my sister's first flip with me, and I'll quote her: "That was probably one of the best experiences of my life"! (^^)
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Re: no flying dicks

Postby Madman » Sun Jun 03, 2012 10:38 am

Clocked 3.1 hours Sat morning...

Crosswinds - Tshwain Crater - Breakie at Kokoriba - Crosswinds s023

I love winter flying..landed just after 12pm s016

s023
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Re: no flying dicks

Postby Tailspin » Mon Jun 04, 2012 5:45 pm

Madman wrote:Clocked 3.1 hours Sat morning...

Crosswinds - Tshwain Crater - Breakie at Kokoriba - Crosswinds s023

I love winter flying..landed just after 12pm s016

s023
Ditto on that but did not make the crater, leader buzzed off without us. :shock: :shock:
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Re: no flying dicks

Postby Madman » Tue Jun 05, 2012 6:44 am

Tailspin wrote:
Madman wrote:Clocked 3.1 hours Sat morning...

Crosswinds - Tshwain Crater - Breakie at Kokoriba - Crosswinds s023

I love winter flying..landed just after 12pm s016

s023
Ditto on that but did not make the crater, leader buzzed off without us. :shock: :shock:
:lol:

Leader did one orbit and had Tailspin on 3 o clock and Tankslapper on 12 o clock low... :mrgreen:

Next thing all are 2 miles behind (**)

Had pax,could not carry juice...cud not afford the many orbits :P

Never stopped you from following tho...gave you the co-ords :lol: ##

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Re: no flying dicks

Postby John.com » Tue Jun 05, 2012 1:31 pm

Awesome fotos Madman! Thanks for sharing!

It has reminded me to overfly the crater! I've been planning it for a while!

FYI: Tswaing Asteroid Crater is believed to have been created when an Asteroid weighing about 300,000 tonnes and traveling at 16Km a second collided with Earth about 200,000 years ago!! (**)

Coords: 25°24'33.08"S 28°4'58.75"E
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Re: no flying dicks

Postby Madman » Wed Jun 06, 2012 2:19 pm

Hey John vhpy

Thanx for the awesome info ##

That is a really a beautiful site and to be flying over it just makes you feel really awesome knowing that you are seeing some part of SA/World History... ##

Would have even been better if there was a strip with a coffee shop next to it :mrgreen:

Where to next :?:
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Re: no flying dicks

Postby John.com » Wed Jun 06, 2012 4:48 pm

Madman wrote:Hey John vhpy

Thanx for the awesome info ##

That is a really a beautiful site and to be flying over it just makes you feel really awesome knowing that you are seeing some part of SA/World History... ##

Would have even been better if there was a strip with a coffee shop next to it :mrgreen:

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Hey Buddy! I was so inspired by your fotos THIS is how my day went today . . . . .

04h30 - wake up
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05h30 - pre-flight & fuel-up
06h30 - takeoff
07h00 - ARRIVE AT TSWAING CRATER!!!!!!
08h00 - land back at Aeroden
08h30 - leave for work!!!

WOOOHOOOO!!! What a cool trip . . . . here I am doing a 60 degree-er over the crater!!! (^^)
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Re: no flying dicks

Postby Madman » Thu Jun 07, 2012 6:42 am

Aaaaaaawwwwwsssssommmeeee ## ## ## ##

That just gave me goosies ^*^^

Now that is how you take a photo s023

What a way to start the day...sure beats coffee :mrgreen:

Really awesome John =D*

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