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

Postby **DarkHelmet** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:40 pm

Man Sjert! Jou logs is inspirasioneel...

gertcoetzee · Postby **gertcoetzee** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 3:53 pm

The farmstrip west of Moorreesburg where I landed is :
S33 11 33.7 E18 36 32.8. (04/22 400m) The farmname in the vacinity is Skilpadvlei. Approx 8 km out of Moorreesburg on the R307.

YOU CAN FIND ALL MY LOGS AT
http://www.zu-dve.com

RV4ker (RIP) · Postby **RV4ker (RIP)** » Fri Sep 09, 2005 11:12 pm

shjert

You should include a hoobs meter on your posts. It seems to be running faster than my car's odo

Jaco_Scholtz · Postby **Jaco_Scholtz** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 12:09 am

I just want to add this picture to Gert's post of the journey to Vredendal.
I will get round to adding my recollections of the flight.
Gert, Trygve and Peter are great guys to have around.

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gertcoetzee · Postby **gertcoetzee** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 1:12 pm

Had a nice flip with Pol (I think). Very smooth to the coast, and then a south westerly blasting at 20mph. Up to 1500 ...2000 and a smooth ride back. Pol has a fear of heights and did very well. Except for the clasping bit. Looking forward to take him up again.

gertcoetzee · Postby **gertcoetzee** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:04 pm

15 outlandings in just over 2 hours. Loved every moment. A hot day! At 2000 feet 36 degrees C. Here and there bumpy, with a northerly wind.

The "names" are either the wellknown name, or the closest feature I could find on map.

ACE · Postby **ACE** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 8:45 am

Hey Gert, you were "working" hard hey

all those out-landings..

I will store those co-ords for my GPS one day I will be down there. Confirm that they are hddd mm' ss.s" numbers ??

Cheers.

gertcoetzee · Postby **gertcoetzee** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:05 pm

Tired of these posts?

Postby **DarkHelmet** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 12:05 am

Keep em coming Gert!

ACE · Postby **ACE** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 10:17 am

gertcoetzee wrote:Tired of these posts?

Hell no Gert, they are great !!

On the subject of tyres, I have just got two new ones to fit. Well the guys at Tiger Wheel & Tyre Braamfontein really battled. The rims I've got are not the split type and they are of a light-weight sort of cast iron type of material. I was very worried about damaging the rims The tyres are tubeless, but the valve holes in the rims are too small. So we get two tubes, guess what - they don't fit either. Well it's back to the supplier with an old tube as a sample. I have also enlisted the help of a local bike shop to take over the job as they are more familiar with these smaller funny size rims.

The saga continues..

Postby **DarkHelmet** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 2:31 pm

I need to get some tires for my Safari soon...

gertcoetzee · Postby **gertcoetzee** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:43 pm

Where do you guys (and girl) have your .....uhm.....RAMs mounted? Can one fit it to the washout tube without risking a spectacular videotaped crash?

YOU CAN FIND ALL MY LOGS AT
http://www.zu-dve.com/

Postby **Morph** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 9:15 pm

Gert one thing I notice, You use true compass measurements. Remember all runways are measured on the magnetic, or closest to, measurement, which in our world is true + 23deg. So set your GPS onto a magentic heading. Which is what all the ATC's and everyone else uses

gertcoetzee · Postby **gertcoetzee** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 9:20 am

I use true compass readings since it is then easier to locate on a map. Since I think most of us now use GPS, and rarely fly by compass, don't you think it is more relevant?

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