Richmond Fly-In

The green hills of KwaZulu-Natal Province, our home

Some Foxbats at the Richmond Fly-In - my NPL training aircraft

The coast and Durban in the distance beyond the rolling hills

Arriving back over the Bluff and city headed north for Virginia Airport along the bay

Passing Durban's Moses Mabhida 2010 World Cup Football Stadium just before our home airfield

In the air in our Sling ZDL

ZDL on the ground at Richmond - a 40 min flight west of Durban

Sling co-owners Dave (Left) and Llewellyn

The clouds and rain cleared this morning to make the Fly-In to the Richmond airfield west of Durban possible for and egg-and-bacon-roll breakfast.

Durban has been very hazy the past couple of weeks so the rain cleared the air and it was an awesome flight over the green green hills of our Province KwaZulu-Natal. About 18 planes made it.. a few Foxbats, a couple of Cessnas, a lone Jabiru and some lighter micro-lights. Then back to Virginia and the Head Ofice restaurant there for theie famous Sunday roast. Yummy.
 

Richmond Fly-in

We got up early this morning to get to Light Flight School where I joined Marc in the yellow machine Echo Tango Delta for the fly-in to Richmond. This was my first time in another aeroplane since starting my lessons, so it was cool to experience something different as well as analogue instruments only.

What a magnificent airfield where we were joined by a ralley of MG classic/vintage cars.

The second photo is of an impressive retired SA Defence Force Bosbok... immaculate and neat.

Well done guys for an excellent fly-in attracting about 20 LSA's and experimental craft and trikes.