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Daytrip to the Limpopo

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:26 pm
by t-bird
I was watching the weather the whole week and decided that Sunday the 17 February is fly day.

The numbers per the GPS
514 km
3.543 hours
Average 144.98 km/h
90.00649 statue miles

From Summit at 09h30
An old favorite by now the Tswaing crater north of Pretoria
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Had to orbit Mabalingwe 3 times due to the cars on the runway. Always wanted to taxi to the fuel pumps and fill her up.
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Mabalingwe from the air
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Waterberg Mountains
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Hanstrydom dam
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Fuel transfer at Ellisras airport 2.2 km long and 30 meters wide
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Matimba power station in the back ground after take off
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The Limpopo river
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Low level over the Limpopo
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Our Runway a bit shorter than Ellisras , but with a windsock
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Zebra’s ,Impalas on the Runway
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And they say the Free state is flat
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Kransberg Mountains on the way to Thabazimbi
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Pienaars river dam overflowing
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Very nice t-bird

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:00 am
by John Young
Very nice t-bird,

Thanks for sharing it with us. !!!!

Regards
John ex-CIB

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:29 am
by nicow
Nice pix,thanks for sharing.

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:56 pm
by Gyronaut
Awesome trip t-bird, shot for sharing!!! (^^)

Been fortunate enough to fly into the Tswaing crater in a heli years ago. Best kept secret around!

I have an interest in a game farm on the Sand River and would dearly love to fly there but its a little far from the fairest Cape so I am with you in spirit only :cry:

Len

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:31 am
by grostek
Stunning Pics,

Thanks for sharing

Kind regards,

Gunter Rostek