Waterkloof & Zwartkop Fly-in 12 May 2012

[John Boucher]

stimulate energy, increase blood pressure, respiration, heartbeat, and pulse rate.... encourage action and confidence

Say again

[kloot piloot]

Hokaai julle 2, if you 2 want to talk rugby, go somewhere else. Ons is nog high op ons Waterkloof stories.
John.com, thanks for that PM, I did indeed name some of the photos incorrectly 01 instead of 19.

P.S. Only BLUE BULL supporters can organise fly-ins like this.

[John.com]

Hokaai julle 2, if you 2 want to talk rugby, go somewhere else. Ons is nog high op ons Waterkloof stories.
John.com, thanks for that PM, I did indeed name some of the photos incorrectly 01 instead of 19.

P.S. Only BLUE BULL supporters can organise fly-ins like this.

Sorry, you are right! But Les is a GOOD guy . . . . we gotta save him!

OK, OK . . . back to FAWK & FASK!!!

[wiskeyfoxtrot]

Thanks to Les and all involved in getting this great event off the ground and making it a resounding success.
Also thanks to all the great microlight pilots for holding our name high and showing all that it can be done ! What a sight ... so many trikes in one formation ... cant be beaten !

And last but not least... thanks to all the great people from the airforce for their time and hard work ... you all rock
( The great ATC lady... im hoping you had a voice left after we all left )

Later

p.p. Great pics guys , keep them coming !

p.p.s Thanks to Duck Rodgers for being a great pax ... hope you enjoyed it !!

[Cacofonix]

Thanks a million to all for the most memorable time of my life.

picture 1 the all important briefing. 2 the excitement of getting ready for the take off and 3 my son and i safely back at Microland. We joined the airsow in time to hear and see the cheetah in action and the familliar faces of the many pilots.

I actually felt like an ou ballie and think we should try and get more youngsters involved in our sport

[mcfly]

I sit here and read all the positive posts and I, for the first time since joining Microlighters, can identify and place a face to the Avatar.
I'll long remember the magic vibe on Friday evening when we all were "coming out of the closet" with our Avatars, the laughter and surprise from all when one after the other disclosures were made.

On Friday afternoon when the first aeries arrived I was fortunate to be in the tower with the ATC and that poor woman, for whom I have the greatest respect, was fielding calls from all directions and handling the situation with controlled confusion. She was plotting each a/c as they were calling and John was on the binocs getting each one visual. The incoming pilots were calling downwind,base, finals short finals. Rafik and tailspin who landed in the dark, on IFR.

[Conrad]

Dankie Les
Die Aeros se stadigste was 58 mph, met bar heel vorentoe, ek het baie ongemaklik maar lekker gevlieg.
Hoop nie ek het jul ander gepla nie.

Maar dankie dat ek deel kon wees van dié saam vlieg/
ZU-FIM

[Playboy]

Guy's......It was amazing!!!!! The sleeping in the hanger( or trying to get some sleep ) , the kuier and braai , the stories of Rafik and most of all the fly past with propwash and all

Thanks Les for making this happen

[mcfly]

Dankie Les
Die Aeros se stadigste was 58 mph, met bar heel vorentoe, ek het baie ongemaklik maar lekker gevlieg.
Hoop nie ek het jul ander gepla nie.

Maar dankie dat ek deel kon wees van dié saam vlieg/
ZU-FIM

Hi Connie I don't want to get into a protracted debate on this subject but check out this from the Aeros website regarding the speeds of the Aeros trike

Aeros Ltd.
1.2. M A I N D A T A
Profi are high performance flexible wing for a double seater trike.
Wing type
Profi
Sail area, sqm
14.5
Wing span, m
10.0
Aspect ratio
6,9
Nose angle, deg
128
Max airspeed, kmph
110+
Stall speed, kmph (with max load)
52......................................................................32.31 Mph
Speed of max glide angle, kmph (with max load)
70
Range of operating overloads
Ultimate tested strength, G
+4/-2
+6/-3
Total load max, kg
470
Weight without bag, kg
48
Profi
....................................................................................................................

I'll rest my case and consider this subject closed. Glad that you could have made it and that you enjoyed the flight.

[NickSwardt]

Les, thank you for a great day.
This being my first time flying in any event such as this i was nervous as hell.
Thanks for the great planning and support you have given me personally. !!

Count me in for the next one!!

P.S. To the nice lady at the braai friday night, i will think of a call sign asap

[Tailspin]

Hey all

Just so you all know, this is what the Chain Gang looks like. From Left to Right - Madman / Tailspin / Percy(Rainman Pending) / Alpha

In the Bus on our way to Swartkops -

And this is one of the Culprits that was using a band saw most of the night.

And here we are trying to get Madman to the Lapa - Percy aka "Rainman" at the controls

Waiting for us on Sat Morning

Not sure why my Wife went When i showed her this pic

This was really awsome Guys - What are we going to do next

[Playboy]

Hey Gav.... that can't be all the Pic's Sure you have some Threshhold pics of some Airforce Base ....or should we ask Rafik

[Tailspin]

Hey Gav.... that can't be all the Pic's Sure you have some Threshhold pics of some Airforce Base ....or should we ask Rafik

Busy with those, was shaking so bad alot are out of Focus.

[nicow]

Thanks Les
Alex thanks for the B&B and help
This was great!!!!

[mulderpm]

Awsome!!!! I will have to change my Avatar though. It was classified as boaring on Friday, and I agree.

Les, can we do this again for the September airshow at Waterkloof?