Postby RV Sometime » Sat Aug 02, 2008 3:40 pm
I have gone on record before & still maintain my feelings about microlights. I own a share in a beautiful twin, 175 ktas in the cruise & it can get me from a to b very fast. Circumstances precluded me from flying with the Rietfontein gang in the garden furniture yesterday & we have been trying to do this for a while. I want a microlight as soon as I have spare cash for another aerie. The fun factor in microlights is far bigger. The twin is for commuting fast & garden furniture is for having fun. Is it not remarkable that I hanker to own my own garden furniture as soon as I can afford to buy one.
I was at TAC last night with a bunch of pilots & owners & we were labelled as people who think they are superior, I disagree, but took solace in the fact that I can fly & that I will own a trike in the near future. The "them & us "scenario irritates me hugely.
I enjoy humility & respect jointly between all fraternities, who made you god because you have a ppl, I just want to have fun & enjoy different aircraft for different roles.
I am going to mosey on down to Panorama next Friday afternoon, I have heard that the guys have huge fun & enjoy camaraderie second to none. I will be the uninvited guest but I can guarantee that I will be made to feel welcome. I do not know a soul there & the difference is that the guys who fly rattling, falling apart garden furniture as has been claimed are a closer knit group who have more fun than the sector who think they are superior with their fancy aircraft.