Uiltjie
Race Dog
I am going to bore you with something non-bike related, and lots of pics, but I am sure some would enjoy it!
I had an experience of a lifetime today!
I took my son to a Fly-in at Andrewâ??s field near Struisbaai yesterday. He is a born aviator, built his own PC flight simulator from joysticks that he tore down and used the sensors to run the simulator panel to his pc. He starts his PPL after his 16th birthday in January.
There was an MX2 aerobatic aircraft, as used by some pilots in the Red Bull Air Races. What a fantastic machine! 500kg composite plane with a 340 hp engine! Just a mere R2,3mill! It was flown my Mark Hensman, 747 pilot and member of the SA aerobatic team. He won a silver medal at the World Aerobatic Champs earlier this year. They offered flips in a Cessna 210 this morning, so back we went. I asked Mark to fly close to us for some aerial shots��.
Here goesâ?¦..
And a quick flip around for some inverted shots!
And a quick flip back!
The inverted flight lasted a good 5 minutes!
Over the Southernmost Point of Africa
A nice close-up from the topâ?¦..
A 340hp six cylinder Lycoming normal aspirated powerplant, pulling the MX2 to a VNE (velocity never exceed) of 300knots!
Then Mark opened the throttle, and left our Cessna 210 standing!
My happy son!
Some lekka steep turnsâ?¦.
Struisbaai from the air.
Approaching Andrewâ??s field, runway 26.
A last look at the Struisbaai Plaat.
Finals!
We landed safely, and I took some pics of the 210 doing a fly past, full taps!
Sorry to bore you with a RR with a difference, hope some of you enjoyed it!
I had an experience of a lifetime today!
I took my son to a Fly-in at Andrewâ??s field near Struisbaai yesterday. He is a born aviator, built his own PC flight simulator from joysticks that he tore down and used the sensors to run the simulator panel to his pc. He starts his PPL after his 16th birthday in January.
There was an MX2 aerobatic aircraft, as used by some pilots in the Red Bull Air Races. What a fantastic machine! 500kg composite plane with a 340 hp engine! Just a mere R2,3mill! It was flown my Mark Hensman, 747 pilot and member of the SA aerobatic team. He won a silver medal at the World Aerobatic Champs earlier this year. They offered flips in a Cessna 210 this morning, so back we went. I asked Mark to fly close to us for some aerial shots��.
Here goesâ?¦..
And a quick flip around for some inverted shots!
And a quick flip back!
The inverted flight lasted a good 5 minutes!
Over the Southernmost Point of Africa
A nice close-up from the topâ?¦..
A 340hp six cylinder Lycoming normal aspirated powerplant, pulling the MX2 to a VNE (velocity never exceed) of 300knots!
Then Mark opened the throttle, and left our Cessna 210 standing!
My happy son!
Some lekka steep turnsâ?¦.
Struisbaai from the air.
Approaching Andrewâ??s field, runway 26.
A last look at the Struisbaai Plaat.
Finals!
We landed safely, and I took some pics of the 210 doing a fly past, full taps!
Sorry to bore you with a RR with a difference, hope some of you enjoyed it!