THE MICROLAND THREAD..."Home of the Tailwinds"

[Bundy]

Thanks Johan.

On another note....

Please accept my apologies Paul and Dionne....but I will not be able to attend or help out at next weeks Spring Brekkie as planned.
Wifey surprised me with a weekend away which I must go to if I know whats good for me...

Hope you guys have a successful day.

Will see you all at the Club braai the following weekend though.

[kloot piloot]

At this stage 2 possibilities from Brits for the Spring breakfast.

ZU-BNV : Roel
ZS-WHU: Wynand

[faniel]

Alan Good news with the prop, now we can fly together

Thanks Alan for all the organising and routes determination will follow the same route
You will still get the 2 x braai packs and drinks for us ??

Fanie ZU EUE
Stephan ZU CSE

Oom Paul lyk baie lekker en sien dan Saterdag

Sien ook baie uit na die naweek en vlieg.

[Bundy]

You will still get the 2 x braai packs and drinks for us ??

Ja....Oom Paul has kindly arranged the braai packs for us....hy se ons Pta vleis is te kak....hy sal vir ons REGTE BRAAI PAKKE bring.

Ek het jou drankies al klaar... bring hulle in n koeler saam baie ys!

[Blue Max]

Bring n ekstra kombers saam, dit kan nogal koud word vroeg oggend voor die son op kom.
Alle beddens is skoon oor getrek met skoon linne en n doewei (doeve), maar n ekstra kombers sal help.
Daar is n windkous op die hanger en ook een by die T juction op die runway.
Circut hoogte 3300vt... land at own discression.
Moenie worry oor Charcoal, Jimmy verkoop vuurmaak-hout @ R60 n kruiwa vol.( n Business in a business!)
veilig vlieg.

[Bundy]

Thanks Oom Paul.

Weather is looking GREAT!

Hoping all will go well with the re fitting of the prop this morning....but for now we are a definite GO.

Fanie/Stephan, bring a sleeping bag with and we can put it on Gavin's bakkie before we go.

All sorted.

Stef and I signed up for insurance this week, fully covered now at least....dis f@kken duur.....maar ons moet dit maar doen....

Gonna be a great weekend.

[Bundy]

DBP is sorted, prop on and runs smoothly. Couldn't test fly her due to the conditions but Stef will take her for a spin this evening.

See you guys in the morning...Elands here we come!...

[ME 109]

Fly safe

[ME 109]

Just spoke to oom Polla, take note: runway 04 will have a white marker line. The trike landing closest to the line ( past the line, similar to aircraft carrier landing) will secure hangar parking for his trike.....little competition is always fun
Fly safe all.

[Blue Max]

Hi gents,
sukkel with the signal and should have told you earlier.
Have painted a 'deckline' on the runway at 04.
The idea is to land ( touch down) as close to the line as possable on the otherside of the line. Not in front of the line. If you land in front of the line it is a miss and is regarded as having crashed into the ship.
Die drie naastes aan die lyn, aan die agterkant, kry plek in die hanger.!!!
Hope you will enjoy. Tell the other pilots about this on Radio or sms.
Ek sukkel met signal.
See tomorrow.
Do low flyby if you feel like it.
Dankie Andries ek sien jy het gepos.

[mulderpm]

Kook Alan. See at the fly & braai. Fiona, Dionne, Nick/Jana, Johannes & myself will manage.

Those flying to Elands, fly safe....Oom Paula I realy like the spot landing qualifier. You will even get Mervyn to join in

Back tomorrow in SA.

[ME 109]

To oom Polla and Alan, thank you for a superb weekend of flying. Photos will be posted soon. My first long nav flight....unforgettable Paul and Dionne, all tailwinders, we missed you there. Great to have met some forum names in person.

[Bundy]

A great weekend away to Elands Camp...

Nice to have guys from Witbank, Secunda and Kroon all join us.

Had a beautiful flight there and back....as always Oom Paul and Jimmy were great hosts.
Baie Dankie julle

The Buffalo Farm excursion was very interesting....

[mulderpm]

Bliksims, looks like you all had great fun.

Got home at 1 today. Uneventful via Stockpoort. No one else at the border 15 min to cross.

In Nogatsaa, where we only saw one other vehicle in 2 days, being a camouflaged Botswana Defense Force Landrover with 5 camo soldiers armed with big machine guns, belonging to their Anti Poaching Unit, we saw no one else. On the way back, along the Eastern Chobe cut line, we were halted by another bunch (10) BDF soldiers, emerging from the bush, and a Jet-ranger, Military, Helicopter, from above. After we were interrogated, searched and we did not fit the, "poacher" profile we were free to continue our journey. They were very stern, professional and friendly. EXCITING

[mulderpm]

Fly tomorrow...yipeeeeee