CTFC news 16 August
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New booking system on the cards
Sponsors/help needed for end of year function
Fly Ins==================
New booking system on the cards
Sponsors/help needed for end of year function
Women's Day Fly In
Out and about
Out and about
Aviation News
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Dates to diarise
24-25 August- Vredendal Fly In
5 September - CTFC AGM
20 October - International day of the Air Traffic Controller
9-11 November - TFDC Fly-In, AFB Overberg www.flyin.org.za
5 September - CTFC AGM
20 October - International day of the Air Traffic Controller
9-11 November - TFDC Fly-In, AFB Overberg www.flyin.org.za
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New booking system on the cards
If you have popped in at the club lately, you may have noticed the new large screen that greets you. This will soon be the the replacement for our stone age paper booking sheets.
Tony Russel has spent time developing and implementing the system, and is currently involved in testing the system for the club. Once the bugs are ironed out, the paper sheets will be phased out, and we will join the 21st century. We will also be able to view and make bookings from the comfort of your own computer.
Stay tuned...
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End of year function
Vossie is busy organising the end of year function, and needs our help with the donation of prizes and sponsorships towards the cost of the event.
If you can help, or would like to be involved in the organising, drop Vossie an email on : geminimotors@telkomsa.net
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Women's Day Fly in at FAWC 11/12 August --> Alexia Michaelides (pictures David Barnes, Alexia Michaelides, GP)
The Woman's Day Fly-in, organized by Worcester Flying Club 11-12 August was a lovely event. The weather looked extremely dodgy, lots of low cloud, rain and some strong winds. However, its good to know there are a few brave pilots amongst us. I was not one of them however, and elected to drive, taking Sue Barnes with me. Sue and I arrived before any aircraft, and we braved the rain and snow in front of a roaring fire inside the Worcester Club house. We were met by Ursula and Paul with coffee, rusks etc.
Linda's weather fairy hard at work - rain and water everywhere!
The first brave pilot to arrive was David Barnes in ZS-KSS, followed by Gareth Pinnock in ZS-KBK. Both pilots executed superb landings on a very wet runway, and the passengers in the Warrior seemed to have survived the gusty winds and rain showers along the way. Shortly afterwards, a Bonanza joined overhead piloted by Dietland Lempp with Linda Hodgkinson. Once again, the girls showed the guys how its really done.
Despite the snow on the mountain and the very wet airfield, we settled down in front of the fireplace until dinner was served. We had no idea that we were in for a treat of note. Paul told us he was cooking supper, but we did not know that he is, in fact, a chef!! We started with a Caprese salad which was delicious, followed by a pyramid of grilled prawns with chocolate chilli sauce. The food was absolutely delicious. And just when you thought you could not eat any more, Paul announced "the main course" (?!?) which was a fabulous chicken risotto. The wine flowed merrily and we all got noisier and noisier as the evening progressed. After force feeding ourselves madeira cake and hot custard (it was so delicious I had to challenge Pinnock to a duel for the last square) we all collapsed around the fire place with coffee, some bad jokes and the odd flying story (duh!).
Accommodation varied according to your sense of adventure. The grown-ups stayed at two
lovely B&B's, Aan de Doorns (highly recommended, authentic Cape Dutch and very beautiful) as well as Church St Lodge (also lovely but a bit more corporate than quaint). Gareth and the rest of the kids camped in the hangar but assured us they were warm and cosy and we took their word for it. We arrived back at the airfield in time for breakfast. If dinner was anything to go by, we knew we were going to be in for yet another treat. Besides coffee and muffins, toasted ham and cheese - but not your average ham and cheese. The cheese sauce was kind of a designer cheese sauce made from 3 different kinds of cheese plus cream and butter. This was followed by fried egg with toast, not to mention fruit juice and yoghurt. We ate ourselves stukkend.
The kids unpacking their toys (note snow above Gareth's head...magnifying glass available on request)
We went to Worcester to a "fly-in" which turned out to be a cordon bleu experience. I am sorry for those who were not able to make the trip, but next time..... do NOT miss out. I would like to extend a big thank you to Linda Hodgkinson who made all the arrangements, but most of all to Ursula et al of Worcester Flying Club who made this a most memorable week-end.
Women's Day Fly in at FAWC 11/12 August --> Alexia Michaelides (pictures David Barnes, Alexia Michaelides, GP)
The Woman's Day Fly-in, organized by Worcester Flying Club 11-12 August was a lovely event. The weather looked extremely dodgy, lots of low cloud, rain and some strong winds. However, its good to know there are a few brave pilots amongst us. I was not one of them however, and elected to drive, taking Sue Barnes with me. Sue and I arrived before any aircraft, and we braved the rain and snow in front of a roaring fire inside the Worcester Club house. We were met by Ursula and Paul with coffee, rusks etc.
Linda's weather fairy hard at work - rain and water everywhere!
The first brave pilot to arrive was David Barnes in ZS-KSS, followed by Gareth Pinnock in ZS-KBK. Both pilots executed superb landings on a very wet runway, and the passengers in the Warrior seemed to have survived the gusty winds and rain showers along the way. Shortly afterwards, a Bonanza joined overhead piloted by Dietland Lempp with Linda Hodgkinson. Once again, the girls showed the guys how its really done.
Despite the snow on the mountain and the very wet airfield, we settled down in front of the fireplace until dinner was served. We had no idea that we were in for a treat of note. Paul told us he was cooking supper, but we did not know that he is, in fact, a chef!! We started with a Caprese salad which was delicious, followed by a pyramid of grilled prawns with chocolate chilli sauce. The food was absolutely delicious. And just when you thought you could not eat any more, Paul announced "the main course" (?!?) which was a fabulous chicken risotto. The wine flowed merrily and we all got noisier and noisier as the evening progressed. After force feeding ourselves madeira cake and hot custard (it was so delicious I had to challenge Pinnock to a duel for the last square) we all collapsed around the fire place with coffee, some bad jokes and the odd flying story (duh!).
Accommodation varied according to your sense of adventure. The grown-ups stayed at two
lovely B&B's, Aan de Doorns (highly recommended, authentic Cape Dutch and very beautiful) as well as Church St Lodge (also lovely but a bit more corporate than quaint). Gareth and the rest of the kids camped in the hangar but assured us they were warm and cosy and we took their word for it. We arrived back at the airfield in time for breakfast. If dinner was anything to go by, we knew we were going to be in for yet another treat. Besides coffee and muffins, toasted ham and cheese - but not your average ham and cheese. The cheese sauce was kind of a designer cheese sauce made from 3 different kinds of cheese plus cream and butter. This was followed by fried egg with toast, not to mention fruit juice and yoghurt. We ate ourselves stukkend.
The kids unpacking their toys (note snow above Gareth's head...magnifying glass available on request)
We went to Worcester to a "fly-in" which turned out to be a cordon bleu experience. I am sorry for those who were not able to make the trip, but next time..... do NOT miss out. I would like to extend a big thank you to Linda Hodgkinson who made all the arrangements, but most of all to Ursula et al of Worcester Flying Club who made this a most memorable week-end.
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Out and About
CTFC pilot Brad Gargan flying Scenic Air's bird, V5-JAG in Namibia
Brad taking in the sights
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Aviation News this week
Plane lands on car near Brits --> IOL.co.za (15 August 2007)
The case of a small plane landing on a Mercedes-Benz driving along a quiet road is apparently a freak incident which, according to De Klerk, "nobody I have spoken to can remember ever having happened before".
"I mean what are the chances? It must be a billion to one," De Klerk said.
The incident that brought Mann and De Klerk together happened on Tuesday morning on the R512, about 23km outside Brits.
Mann was on his way to Brits in his Mercedes when he got the shock of his life. "I had no idea what happened. The windows shattered and I hadn't seen anything. I had no idea there was a plane on my roof."
De Klerk had taken off from the Aviator's Paradise airfield near Hartbeespoort Dam in his single-seater Ceenie 2, intending to deliver a package to Krugersdorp.
A short while later the engine cut out and he realised he was going to have to glide to an emergency landing. He prepared to land on the R512.
As he touched down he realised he had landed about 1,5m above what he expected to be the ground, but carried on cruising, unaware of the fact that his plane was resting on the roof of Mann's car. De Klerk escaped without a scratch.
Mann suffered some minor scratches and cuts. The car was badly damaged. The plane fell off the car and broke a wing.
Both Mann and De Klerk were interviewed on Talk Radio 702 on Wednesday.
posted by Cape Town Flying Club at 8:45 AM
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