Margate coastal run

Llewellyn is trying his hand at straight and level

The Bluff from above

 After the heavy rains we have had in Durban we had to take to the blue sky this morning and did a breakfast dash to Margate. 2 beautiful landings and I assisted Llewellyn with his first take-off from Margate and he flew most of the way back. By the time he starts his licence next year, he should already be able to fly the plane.

There and back to see how far it is...

Where did this cloud jump from?

 Been battling to find a gap in the 2 week rain we have had in Durban, but with a bit of coaxing from Brad this morning we took to the skies for a quick jaunt up the coast and then inland to Light Flight. There were some puffy clouds jumping at as as you can see from the first pic. Then we cruised over Nagle Dam, flew over table Mountain and landed at Light Flight for coffee. I hope Geoff appreciated the R100 I put in his account for coffee.. should buy a new jar of Nescafe.. we then joined back at the coast and met up with Noel who was on a cross-country flight inVWE from Margate back up the coast and to Light Flight.

Sling surprize

It's been shitty weather in Durban for 10 days so in desperation I took a drive up to Cato Ridge today to have a look at the surrounding airfields .. looking for a new home for our Sling next year away from the corrosion of the Virginia sea spray.. after driving through mist, the weather had cleared slightly at Light Flight and Ivor was taxying Sling ZU IAJ, so I hopped in for a few low circuits and some landings at Emoyeni.... welcome Sunday relief.

Nothing beats the coast

 Brad (left) joined me this murky Saturday morning and we ended up just past Margate along the south coast as the skies cleared, enjoying breakfast at Margate, sighting nearly a dozen whales below us, a few clouds around us and learning a few new tricks in my red rocket.

Doing a 90deg wingover

Got to cover my lips when the sun comes out

Into the Blue

Great view of Durban's World Cup Football Stadium

 Wednesday proved to be the first of blue skies after a week of rain and mist... and was good for an early morning breakfast run to Pietermaritzburg.. cute little airport with a nice coffee shop. The clear skies and a routing over the city, also gave us a chance to see Durban city from above and home somewhere down there.

Home is about the middle of this photo above Greyville Race Course