Waterkloof & Zwartkop Fly-in 12 May 2012

[Bulletjie]

It seems like there was nobody on the ground at Swatrkops taking pics!

[kloot piloot]

Bulletjie,

It seems like there was nobody on the ground at Swatrkops taking pics!

Gerhard Burger pointed me to these 2 photos on Avcom. One happened to be me ! Note my lookout, Vlieg Beer, in the back seat.

Taken by Michael aka Great Dane on Avcom.

And who is "Toppie" ?

[John.com]

Nice, but we need a W-I-I-I-I-D-E angle lens picture with ALL the aeries in ONE frame!!

Anyone?

[Tribal Croc]

Well done guys

I will be the first to admit I am mr

From the ground it looked awesome

I got goose bumps when I heard " the microlights are ready " over the P.A. system.

I tried to make a movie but was shaking so much you can hardly make out any thing --- so I have taken some frame grabs for you Quality is not so good but here goes

I will try and edit a movie and post it but be warn its going to make you


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[mcfly]

MORE! MORE! MORE!.....Please!!!!

[willemgreyling]

Hi guys I was on the ground and it was the most amzing sight to see the trikes take off from Waterkloof from were I stood I could see you guys take off . Small dots on the horizon. Then the first trikes appeard at swatkops from behind the koppie. I managed to take 2 closeup photos of most trikes . I will publish what I have tomorrow.

[John.com]

NOW WE ARE TALKING!!!!

Awesome Tribal Croc!!

PS: Did I see somewhere that 200ft ground clearance had to be maintained?

[Nkwazi]

I think the photos are deceiving. There were a couple of guys who had trouble maintaining altitude in the propwash

[John.com]

I think the photos are deceiving. There were a couple of guys who had trouble maintaining altitude in the propwash

I agree, let's stick to that one!

[Madman]

Awesome photos Tribal

I will do this a thousand times over no matter how many times I have to land in the dark and fly through propwash

I am still on a high..don't think this feeling will ever fade

Nice meeting all the microlighters,looking forward to the next awesome event

[ZU-CDW - Shark]

I lIke the photos that are being posted. Still waiting for willemgreyling to post his close up photos.

What an awesome event it was.

[JCH]

And who is "Toppie" ?

It is my friend Lukas Haywood from Microland - his wife Heather as pax taking pictures.

Looking at the pictures of your experience I hate being in Burkina Faso!!!
Hope you guys enjoyed every second and realise how unique the opportunity was.

I was able to join on both previous flights Les organised to Swartkops but this major one I've sadly missed.

[pietmeyer]

Fot hose wanting to know what it is like to fly into Waterkloof

Here with a video clip of my approach and it was something like this

http://youtu.be/UkGf15Fft94

ATC - "FLO please report left base 01"
Me - "FLO now left base 01"
ATC - "FLO cleared to land 01"
Me - "FLO on left base but still 3 miles out"
ATC - "FLO we have you visual, cleared 01"
Me - "FLO now on finals but it will still take a while"

[kloot piloot]

Last one's from my Blackberry.

[John Boucher]

You sort of don't know where to land with all that runway available....