MC enjoys first night flight with Dad

Hey it's red in here

Yes Captain

Durban Harbour by night

Full  moon flight over Durban

Hey, it was full moon over the sea and city and perfect conditions for a night flight. Mark had fitness class on earlier so we only got into the sky after the Air Traffic Controller at Virginia had closed. The airport was quiet and we were the only ones around.

I did two practice circuits first and perfected  my landings in the dark, actually forgetting to put on my landing lights - as I had done in training... not too bad without lights, relying on the dim glow of the runway lights.

Then with Mark on board we ventured a little out of the circuit down to the old Durban International Airport so he could get the feel of the plane and take in the city lights at 1000 feet, before climbing to 1500 feet for the flight back in to Virginia... not another soul in the air and we had the space and the beautiful full moon over the sea to ourselves.

Son studying in Stellenbosch

The main reason for favouring Cape Town as a destination is that I get to see my son Mark who is in 3rd year studying Mechanical Engineering at Stellenbosch University.

The time this time was brief though, barely enough to have dinner out and make sure he ate a good meal. Mark is in digs in Stellenbosch, does his own cooking and washing while he tackles a gruelling degree. Thanks for the use of the car boy, as we took a drive to Tulbach before continuing our journey in the planes.

Mark has only been for one flight in the Red Rocket.. I am still too scared to take my kids in a little aeroplane.

Cheers Mark Mark.. great to see you boy