06h36 this morning.............

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06h36 this morning.............

Postby Leprachaun » Sat Nov 08, 2014 10:29 am

Yes to be exact at 06h36 this morning after flying a few hours with ZU - COX , and ZU- CIA , after surgery twice to my left femur after a fall , and a operation to my right shoulder and a serious back operation a few months ago ZU - CSB took to the sky with only one soul on board . Thanks to Oom Mich for his patience with the Jabbies , and Mark Wheeler for his excellent training skills and Shaun for his assistance I eventually went solo this morning.
Yes I felt like one of our trike students suddenly flying on your own for the first time . I will never forget my first solo with Braam Hechter and his 582 Aquilla when I went up on my own . After many training hours it was once again one of the best feelings to do it again, this in A Cheetah with a cross wind gusting between 15 and 27 miles per hour . Yes the old girl, Cheetah nr 2 performed as expected , gracefully to the sky we went , with the od gust and turbulence , she just went on , the downwind leg flashed past like some forgotten dream and suddenly it was time to " roost " , check flaps , fuel pump on, line up for the runway , check airspeed , right rudder , too much check left rudder, and hold it , hold on and the sudden nudge as the tyres touché down , yes we were back on mother earth again ,whow , what a feeling ! vhpy (^^) Leprachaun
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Re: 06h36 this morning.............

Postby Grumpy » Sat Nov 08, 2014 12:33 pm

Well done................ Wish you many more safe hours and landings. 'Green' with envy Alex (^^) (^^)
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Re: 06h36 this morning.............

Postby D2O » Sat Nov 08, 2014 1:53 pm

Well done Alex!

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Re: 06h36 this morning.............

Postby mulderpm » Sat Nov 08, 2014 5:35 pm

Great Alex...well done. (^^) May you have many hours of happy flying coming up. (^^) (^^) (^^) (^^)
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Re: 06h36 this morning.............

Postby Loco » Sat Nov 08, 2014 8:26 pm

Baie geluk oom Alex
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Re: 06h36 this morning.............

Postby avgas » Sun Nov 09, 2014 9:14 am

Mooi so Alex (^^)
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Re: 06h36 this morning.............

Postby BUKS VAN NIEKERK » Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:05 pm

Mooi so Oom Groenmannatjie (^^) trots op jou, hoop jy stapel 1000de ure op jou Cheethatjie (^^) (^^)
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Re: 06h36 this morning.............

Postby Rusty » Sun Nov 09, 2014 1:23 pm

Well done Alex............go boy. Many safe and happy flying hours. vhpy (^^)
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Re: 06h36 this morning.............

Postby witwillem » Sun Nov 09, 2014 9:45 pm

Baie geluk ou maat mag tou se taaiers gou onse klei trap , en ja baie geluk dat die Leprechaun span die bokke reggesien het (^^) en ja ekke verstaan daar is n goue vlerkie aan jou se lapel gesteek by die Aeroclub se funksie vir 10 jaar se voorteflike dienste (^^) baie geluk groetegeite witwillem (**)
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Re: 06h36 this morning.............

Postby John Boucher » Sun Nov 09, 2014 11:18 pm

Well done Alex on going "solo" in Cheetah no.2 and of course receiving Gold Wings on the same day... surely a day to remember squire!!! (^^)
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Re: 06h36 this morning.............

Postby nicow » Mon Nov 10, 2014 8:47 am

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Re: 06h36 this morning.............

Postby KlapperKnop » Mon Nov 10, 2014 8:42 pm

Well done Alex.
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