Auto Gyro Trip around South Africa's Coast

[Tinkerbell]

http://m.facebook.com/?_rdr#!/profile.p ... =566786718

[Tribal Croc]

Lyk baie lekker

[jtresfon]

http://www.nsri.org.za/2013/03/gyrocopt ... freys-bay/

Looks like you guys are have a jol... the old toppies living on the coast have got something to get their pacemakers revving

Rgds
Jean.

[nicow]

Lyk baie lekker...

[mak]

On day one only half the group took off from Kitty Hawk, some had to delay their departure due to a technical problem, with one gyro from Krugersdorp and one other from Barkley West. Hopefully we could all meet up at Aveleda near Colenso.

Final prep at Kitty Hawk

Early morning cloud

Approaching the escarpment

Landing at Aveleda

Relaxing at Aveleda

[mak]

With the whole group together and all refueled, we headed for Delta Golf at Port Shepstone

Tinkerbell enjoying the scenery

Father & son flying together

A mighty river

Approaching the coast

Tinkerbell on finals at Delta Golf

Waiting for last to land

All back on the ground

We get a drifting display

[Gyronaut]

En toe?
Give us more!

[mak]

Day two took us from Port Shepstone to close to Kei Mouth

Leaving Delta Golf

A waterfall into the sea

Coastline

Gyros on the coastline

Close to a river mouth

Mak on finals for Port St Johns

Gyros at Port St Johns

Gyro pilots do enjoy Fixed Wing Aircraft

[mak]

Leaving Port St Johns

Tinkerbell just airborne at Port St Johns

Tinkerbell over the edge at Port St Johns

A German Calidus in our skies

Wild Coast cliff inspection

Coffee Bay Hotel

Gyros circling Hole in the Wall

Gyros circling Hole in the Wall

Gyros on the coast

All safe at Trennerys

[mak]

On day 3 we routed from Trennery to Jeffreys Bay.

Lining up for take off at Trennery

Gyro on the rocks

Approaching Port Alfred

Mak on finals for Port Alfred

Warm welcome and photo shoot at Port Alfred

[Jean Crous]

Sho ! This looks like heaps of fun , enjoy it guys, and keep the foties comming !
Regards
Jean.

[mak]

Then off to Jeffreys

Gyro past shipwreck

Dune erosion

Some dolphins

And more dolphins

Tinkerbell approaching Port Elizabeth

A few minutes later Ground Speed dropped to 18Mph

Jeffreys Bay

Damaged houses at St Francis

St Francis

[mak]

This day we routed to Cape Town with refueling at Mossel Bay and Swellendam

Early morning threatening clouds

Triangle of cows

Waterfall into the sea

Bridge

Some more dolphins

Approaching Plettenberg Bay

Plettenberg Bay

Some seals

Coastline

Leaving Plett behind

Gyro over rocks

Gyro over rocks

[mak]

And some more of our beautifull country

Castles built during second world war

Bay

Fellow aviators

Bridge over lagoon

Houses on the edge

Another shipwreck

Gyro over beach

Hartenbos and Mossel Bay

Approaching Mossel Bay airfield

[mak]

After a breakfast and refueling we headed inland towards Swellendam.

Ostriches

Gyro silhouettes

Tinkerbell enjoying the scenery

Dry river bed

Gyro over dry river bed

Gyro over farm house

Gyros

Tinkerbell approaching the mountains

Nice scenery

Tinkerbell on finals at Swellendams cross grass runway