ZU-DVE (and ZS-WUO) (and ZEE) Flight Log

gertcoetzee · Postby **gertcoetzee** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 1:17 pm

3 February 2007

Took Deon van der Westhuizen for his first microflip today. He is hooked. 6 motorised paragliders in the air this morning. Caught up with them at the wind generators, then went over Perdeberg and stopped at Wintervogel. The coast was foggy, and visibility not great today. Frans and Jan Grotepas were at Morningstar, and impressed us with their trikes, and BMW engines.

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Today 1.9
Total : 307.7

gertcoetzee · Postby **gertcoetzee** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:30 am

Sunday 11 Feb 2007

Overcast but I am not the only one who needed my fix. RON, Bob, Zirk, Francois from FAMS and some from FAWF also in the air. Great flying but not great sightseeing.

1:20

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gertcoetzee · Postby **gertcoetzee** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 2:51 pm

Saturday 24 February 2007

Expanded Francois' patch a bit more. Will I be able to persuade him to go with me to the Eastern Cape?

See www.zu-dve.com for today's log

Today 2.2
Total : 309.4

gertcoetzee · Postby **gertcoetzee** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:44 am

Monday 24 February 2007

Took fairing off & flew without. Quite a different feeling, and a bit of a "pain" in the neck with a helmet.

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Today 1.2
Total : 311.0

Biggles · Postby **Biggles** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 1:36 pm

Are dolphin sightings of blouberg common? I saw an estimated 10-15 in a pod about 500m offshore at the beginning of February

gertcoetzee · Postby **gertcoetzee** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:29 pm

Yes, I used to live in Blouberg (before the housing complexes started to shoot up) and we used to see 100s of Dolphins around this time of the year, and whales later in the year - a bit further in. A couple of weeks ago I saw a docile whale just north to the harbour.

Biggles · Postby **Biggles** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:26 pm

Cannot wait to get back...

gertcoetzee · Postby **gertcoetzee** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 4:38 pm

Wednesday 28 February 2007

Francois and myself planned an early Morning to Piketberg, Aurora and back. Just after takeoff it is clear that my pigtail antenna is going to upset the blikkes, so we land at Wintervogel to put it on an extension, which works fine. Then a stop at Moorreesburg, where we decide to see whether the tailwind blows us over Piketberg. Flew along the Piketberg, and looked at the farms on the berg, as well as the NDB Dome (KK on Aeronautical maps). Then descend from 4500ft to land in Aurora. We first walked through the town where I showed Francois the house I recently bought. Aurora is a small town with about 300 people, no crime, and a runway. The plans are to build a big hangar (with another pilot in town), and I hear Johan Froneman also wants in. After breakfast we took off for the coast, and were thrown around so much that we decided over Dwarskersbos to head straight for Saldanha. Langebaan ATC told us to stay at 1000 feet, and I had the most bumpy flight in a long time against a headwind of 20mph coming over the hills. Johan Froneman showed us his brand new Raven (Francois is thinking to go that way!). Also at Saldanha we met Gerhard Nel, the Chief ATC at Langebaan, who phoned them and told/requested a windless altitude on our flip towards home. Saw some whales from 2000ft, stayed there until the descend for Morningstar, where we had, well, Morningstar Style landings in a crosswind of about 20knots.

A great day! Now I think Francois is ready for the mountains.

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Today 4.3
Total : 315.3

gertcoetzee · Postby **gertcoetzee** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 2:11 pm

Sunday 4 March 2007

A gloriously bumpy and miserably short flip under the clouds to Wintervogel and back.

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Today 0.6
Total : 315.9

Bacchus · Postby **Bacchus** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:47 pm

Jy weet darem seker wat AURORA beteken ne?

Dis " first sunrise"

Cheers

gertcoetzee · Postby **gertcoetzee** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:48 pm

Saturday 10 March 2007

A local flip around Kapokberg and back. The fog prevented me from going close to the sea this morning.

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Today 0.6
TOTAL MICROLIGHT HOURS 317.2 hours

gertcoetzee · Postby **gertcoetzee** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:02 pm

Wednesday 14 March 2007

Woke up at a reasonable 07h30 and thought I had missed the good weather but drove out to FAMS anyway. As I got there Francois had just taken off, and by the time I got in the air the southerly was making things interesting as I got to Philidelphia (where I wanted to take a pic of Johan's place). Then I heard CDG at Altona, so did a circuit and a fullstop, talked some nonsence. Off to FAWF, touch and go before returning to FAMS. Fitted my Camcorder to the wing, but no wide angle lens so the result was a demonstration of what the flexwing does on takeoff.

See http://www.zu-dve.com for today's log

Today 1.1
TOTAL MICROLIGHT HOURS 318.3 hours

gertcoetzee · Postby **gertcoetzee** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 12:38 pm

Sunday March 18th, 2007

Wind blew me back to the cabbage patch every time I tried to leave.

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Today 1.2
TOTAL MICROLIGHT HOURS 319.5 hours

Bacardi · Postby **Bacardi** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 8:06 pm

gertcoetzee · Postby **gertcoetzee** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:53 pm

Monday March 19th, 2007

Bacardi, bru. Log sorted, but wait there's more.....

Francois SMSed me and said he is staying in bed, the wind is blowing at Blouberg. After some harch words he turned up at FAMS at 6:30 and we took off at 7:00. What a glorious, wonderful, magnificent, splendid day of flying.

See http://www.zu-dve.com for today's log

But wait, there's more, now with every log seen, a brand new video. Simply send your credit card details.....no, never mind, simply click on the video link and see how Francois deals with that westerly on that dastardly Morningstar.

Today 4.2
TOTAL MICROLIGHT HOURS 323.7 hours

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