Standard Bank's annual golf-day was a chance for me to give away a complimentary flight. The hard part was pinning down a suitable time to fly with the weather very changeable over the past two weeks. I had arranged Saturday (beautiful morning) but by the time Leroy could get to me, the clouds had rolled in and by the time we were ready for take-off Virginia declared the Airport IMC with the cloud base at 1000 ft. I asked very nicely though and the best the Air Traffic Controller could give me was a special VFR flight to the Harbour entrance and back (not leaving his controlled space, otherwise I would have to go and land somewhere else). Leroy had never flown in any plane before and I was conscious of some previous Avcomer's advice that nervous passengers should cross their legs and sit on their hands to prevent interference with the controls. Anyway Leroy did fine and said it was not as scary as he had imagined.
Mc Naught and Company, by the way, is my legal practice specialising in Conveyancing. So the next time you buy or sell a house or any property in South Africa, make sure you put my name down as the Conveyancers and it will be my pleasure to be of service. My contact number for future purpose is 083-7033329. Dave Mc Naught
