Weekend Report: 904km
Friday
Friday saw Sven take to the skies in GOK with a Swedish guest Lars Olson. They turned at Piekenierskloof in the north and on the return flight overflew the Groot Winterhoek mountains - a rare treat. Adri started the weekend with some touch-and-goes accompanied by Adriaan in the Lambada.
Saturday
Flying started at 10h13, thanks to Quinton who got the show into the air. Test aerotows were flown with the Rotax Falke piloted by Mark. GHB was first piloted by Quinton and later dual, with Quinton and Boet. The piece de resistance was the aerotow of the Twin with Jerry “Duo Discus” Betbeder and Mike Pascoe. In a no-wind situation it was somewhat marginal as to height AGL at the end of the runway – although I remember being taken aloft in a Kranich at Old Tempe by a Tiger Moth when after a circuit around the little church steeple we arrived back over the runway at 150’. For a club operation a little thin for comfort!
Adriaan launched at 11h10 to return at 19h13 after covering 904km! Dave Starke and Reinhold had a two & a half hour flight in GLZ, Hubert’s tricycle-gear Rotax Falke, whilst Mike Pascoe, Herbie Oberhofer, Tom Heaslip, Gerhard Waller and Peter Farrell were airborne in their respective gliders for two to three hours. Rico and Horst Pflugner enjoyed two and a half hours in the DG500, and Bill Griffiths one a half hours in his Astir. The longest flight in a club ship was Gareth Floweday and Boet at 77 minutes.
Seven Air Experience flights were launched after the singles and together with check flights, the instructors were kept busy. The “Two Louis’s” as duty pilots recorded 28 flights, a medal for perseverance was earned by the only pupil, Andre Stander, who actually managed to have two flights, both of over an hour.
John Spargo was the extra-busy tug pilot – thanks John!
Sunday
An excellent instruction day with Phil and Randy sharing the load and Nina and Gareth handling the ground operation. It was a slick performance which benefited Ben and Eduard Kieser (three each), Jaco Hartman (five!), Helmuth von Michaelis (two), Michael Allen (two) and two Air Experience flights. The longest flight was 61 minutes – Helmuth and Randy.
There is a perception amongst duty pilots and time keepers that in order to satisfy a wish for minimal effort, that flights of private glider including self launchers do not need recording! This is a fallacy! The timesheet needs to reflect ALL glider movements. Some information is needed by the treasurer for invoicing (the most important) but the complete range of activity must be recorded for national statistics and our web page. The web page info helps attract visitors and they spice up our cash flow. So PLEASE! – duty pilots, record ALL flights in future.
The ignored flight this Sunday was Hans & Martin in the Stemme who did Renosterhoek and back.
Alan Procter got everyone airborne – thanks Alan!
Ed
Friday saw Sven take to the skies in GOK with a Swedish guest Lars Olson. They turned at Piekenierskloof in the north and on the return flight overflew the Groot Winterhoek mountains - a rare treat. Adri started the weekend with some touch-and-goes accompanied by Adriaan in the Lambada.
Saturday
Flying started at 10h13, thanks to Quinton who got the show into the air. Test aerotows were flown with the Rotax Falke piloted by Mark. GHB was first piloted by Quinton and later dual, with Quinton and Boet. The piece de resistance was the aerotow of the Twin with Jerry “Duo Discus” Betbeder and Mike Pascoe. In a no-wind situation it was somewhat marginal as to height AGL at the end of the runway – although I remember being taken aloft in a Kranich at Old Tempe by a Tiger Moth when after a circuit around the little church steeple we arrived back over the runway at 150’. For a club operation a little thin for comfort!
Adriaan launched at 11h10 to return at 19h13 after covering 904km! Dave Starke and Reinhold had a two & a half hour flight in GLZ, Hubert’s tricycle-gear Rotax Falke, whilst Mike Pascoe, Herbie Oberhofer, Tom Heaslip, Gerhard Waller and Peter Farrell were airborne in their respective gliders for two to three hours. Rico and Horst Pflugner enjoyed two and a half hours in the DG500, and Bill Griffiths one a half hours in his Astir. The longest flight in a club ship was Gareth Floweday and Boet at 77 minutes.
Seven Air Experience flights were launched after the singles and together with check flights, the instructors were kept busy. The “Two Louis’s” as duty pilots recorded 28 flights, a medal for perseverance was earned by the only pupil, Andre Stander, who actually managed to have two flights, both of over an hour.
John Spargo was the extra-busy tug pilot – thanks John!
Sunday
An excellent instruction day with Phil and Randy sharing the load and Nina and Gareth handling the ground operation. It was a slick performance which benefited Ben and Eduard Kieser (three each), Jaco Hartman (five!), Helmuth von Michaelis (two), Michael Allen (two) and two Air Experience flights. The longest flight was 61 minutes – Helmuth and Randy.
There is a perception amongst duty pilots and time keepers that in order to satisfy a wish for minimal effort, that flights of private glider including self launchers do not need recording! This is a fallacy! The timesheet needs to reflect ALL glider movements. Some information is needed by the treasurer for invoicing (the most important) but the complete range of activity must be recorded for national statistics and our web page. The web page info helps attract visitors and they spice up our cash flow. So PLEASE! – duty pilots, record ALL flights in future.
The ignored flight this Sunday was Hans & Martin in the Stemme who did Renosterhoek and back.
Alan Procter got everyone airborne – thanks Alan!
Ed
posted by CGC Reporter at 30.1.06
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