GYROS OVER EAST COAST

[ZUDOD]

Wow, what a trip! New dreams for me.

[jacester]

Very much drooling along with Francois over the pictures. Hopefully joining you guys shortly.

[crazydoc]

So hierdie is n maandelikse ding? . ek is in volgende maand dankie.

[mak]

On all trips you learn something.

Herewith a few things we learned on this trip:

Double check Centugyro's understanding of the departure time
Railway lines change from AC to DC at Ermelo
Piet Retief was an independent state for 5 years from 1886 to 1891
Don't trust the security guard at Kosi Bay airfield
On all flying legs have a backup airfield en route with its information
There are 1200 nile crocodiles in the greater St Lucia wetland
Hluluwe airfield are manned during the day
Richards Bay Harbour has the largest coal export capacity (91million tun per year) in the world
Groutville airfield in Ballito is not the same as Ballito airfield
David of Comefly Pilot Centre can take you on a ferry flight on the Durban coastline
The first aircraft to land at King Shaka Int. was a Yak 18T doing an emergency landing before runway was complete
Durban is the busiest harbour in Afrika
You need to speak to Margate ATC when landing at Delta Golf
Margate ATC monitors 124,80
Dolphins don't surface in rough seas
You can't chase a cow from a grass runway, doesn't matter how many low passes you do
Wavecrest Lodge is a must visit place
The runway co-ordinates of Port St Johns does make sense
Wendy Botha comes from East London as does Ian and Jody Schekter
ATC's become bored and looks for distraction / entertainment
The Wild Coast of South Africa is a beautifull place
A lot of FW pilots don't know how a gyro work
The ATC at 43 Air School understand that foreign pilots don't know their network of taxiways
Hittgeheim Lodge is a must visit place
You don't see any elephants in the ADDO Elephant Park
Most helpful and hospitable people stay out in the country
A Trojan gyro pilot don't want to give you his name, doesn't matter how many times you ask
All Jabi's are white
Jabi pilots are early risers
Shumba Valley lodge is a must visit place
We don't do these kind of trips often enough

Bob from Shumba Valley send me some action photos of our departure to post

Centugyro getting airborne

Getting airborne

MAK getting airborne

Getting airborne

Tinkerbell having time to wave

[fstrydom]

Dont be too hard on Centugyro.He has a small baby to breast feed.
SCARY PILOT

[Centu Gyro]

Great, thanks for sharing the post Marius. I hope to have a little video made up shortly to give Francois the full story

[Big Man]

Dis nou hoe 'n foto-verslag moet lyk!!! Skitterend julle, dankie!

[TheBladeRunner]

Hi Marius

I heard of to gyrocopters coliding into each other on takeoff.... Please tel me that this was not part of your trip...!!?? Not sure but is was a white Calidus/Cavolon and red MT..

[THI]

Hi Marius I heard of to gyrocopters coliding into each other on takeoff.... Please tel me that this was not part of your trip...!!?? Not sure but is was a white Calidus/Cavolon and red MT..

IIRC it was not

[TheBladeRunner]

Thanks THI

Do you maby know who it was?

[THI]

Thanks THI

Do you maby know who it was?

Eish... I did hear what the guys names was, but can't remember...my brain must have frost bite

[Steve_SP]

""Do you maby know who it was?""


Hi - I think you might be referring to the Calidus collision with a parked MTOsport in the Eastern Cape on 19th May

More listings here

http://gyroaccidents.blogspot.co.uk/


Steve

[Centu Gyro]

The Rotor clash event was not part of this group of Gyro's. I think we were at Balito when we saw Tom's Facebook pictures after the PE event that he posted publicly and explained what happened. It was only then that we discovered that another group of gyro's was on the East coast.

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[mak]

Centugyro

How about you spoil us a bit with some of that hours and hours and hours of video footage of yours.