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Low Level RIP

Postby Tinkerbell » Mon Feb 09, 2015 4:11 pm

Ons gaan jou mis, Leon, ons vriend.
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Re: Low Level RIP

Postby sailor » Mon Feb 09, 2015 7:30 pm

Ag nee ek het saterdag nog met hom gepraat by Kitty Hawk. :shock: :shock: Wat het gebeur ? My innige simpatie met sy familie.

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Re: Low Level RIP

Postby Tinkerbell » Mon Feb 09, 2015 7:48 pm

Motorfiets ongeluk. Ons kan dit nie glo nie
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Re: Low Level RIP

Postby Tinkerbell » Mon Feb 09, 2015 7:53 pm

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Re: Low Level RIP

Postby D2O » Mon Feb 09, 2015 8:01 pm

OMG NO!!!!

I just got a pair of headsets from him last weekend at Rhino Park, and I was going to post about what a great guy he is for giving me a perfectly good pair of headsets!
I was leaving the airfield when I got his message on my phone that he was at the airfield.
He was washing his Sycamore and was going for a test flight later on.
This is tragic!

He seemed like such a great guy!

R.I.P. my friend :cry:
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Re: Low Level RIP

Postby sailor » Mon Feb 09, 2015 8:08 pm

Dankie Juanita, dit is so tragies.
Dit klink so onwerklik veral as n mens nog saterdag met hom gepraat het.

Sterkte aan julle in die gyro gemeenskap wat n vriend verloor het, hy gaan verseker gemis word op Rhino ook.
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Re: Low Level RIP

Postby BONZAI BELL » Mon Feb 09, 2015 8:23 pm

this is one man that i will never forget . RIP Leon
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Re: Low Level RIP

Postby mak » Mon Feb 09, 2015 10:04 pm

RIP my dear fiend, your jokes, bubbly personality and zest for life will be sorely missed.
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Re: Low Level RIP

Postby Air Hog » Tue Feb 10, 2015 6:36 am

A big loss to the flying community for sure. I met Leon at the Kroon Fly in, and at Rhino when I did my LSA. Surely going to miss him.
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Re: Low Level RIP

Postby Thatchman » Tue Feb 10, 2015 6:50 am

Very said. RIP and condolences to family and friends.
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Re: Low Level RIP

Postby nicow » Tue Feb 10, 2015 8:19 am

Ag nee,nie geweet dis hy.... :shock: :(
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Re: Low Level RIP

Postby Tinkerbell » Tue Feb 10, 2015 12:39 pm

Leon se begrafnis diens is Vrydag 13 Februarie vanuit NG Kerk Elarduspark om 10h00. Geen verrigtinge by begraafplaas agv van verassing.
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Re: Low Level RIP

Postby Dish » Tue Feb 10, 2015 1:23 pm

My sincerest condolences. Had the privilege of meeting him a few times over the years at both Rhino and Aeroden. What a pleasant gentleman and what a sad sad situation. RIP.
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Re: Low Level RIP

Postby Suesing » Wed Feb 11, 2015 10:34 am

So sorry
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Re: Low Level RIP

Postby weedy » Fri Feb 13, 2015 12:50 pm

rip mate
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