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Lotus

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  1. Now that's my idea of social distancing.
  2. Looks like SAA gets a reprieve? https://techcentral.co.za/government-looks-set-to-bail-out-saa-again/98486/ I'm holding thumbs for LWB.
  3. I've always had a "thing" for the bent wing birds (Corsair, F4 Phantom, etc) and these guys are rebuilding a JU87. Check it out - it's a great channel.
  4. This just does my head in.
  5. Big Jet TV. This YouTube channel has a tendency to suck you right in:
  6. I wonder why there are so many flights from the UAE? Seems like almost every day they come in numbers.
  7. So it's limited air travel from next week. I checked the Mango and Flysafair websites but no tickets on sale yet. (Aw c'mon, I can dream, can't I?)
  8. Another black eye for Boeing. Hope it goes well. https://techcentral.co.za/a-defining-moment-spacex-will-this-week-launch-humans-into-space/98267/
  9. It seems Strava has just overhauled their subscription model, and the Training Log is no longer in the free subscription. Money is tight now and I'd rather not subscribe if I can avoid it (my ASICS are at 1800kms and coming up for replacement so that's priority #1). I find Strava did most things I needed except manually adding a workout WITH an associated route for those times when the phone messed up or went flat. What's the favourite running workout app here, and your feelings about the new Strava pricing model?
  10. I would absolutely buy one of Sarel's cars - they're awesome. (OT but worth telling because the guy's humor is up there with veteran pilots) I was at Zwartkops a few years ago, chatting to Peter Lindenberg in the pits when Sarel strolled by. Peter called out "Hey Sarel, how's that Galaxie going?" to which Sarel replied (with a completely deadpan expression) "Jirre boet, those brakes... when you hit them at the end of that straight the only thing that changes is your expression".
  11. Bliksem! Must have used some big Hilti nails.
  12. Did the first 10k run in weeks on Friday and it felt easy, though not fast. Skipped yesterday, but today's 10k felt like there was no fuel in the tank. I guess it's going to take a bit of time to get back. Quite a few runners out in Fourways this morning, but I was disappointed by the number of cyclists riding in groups on Cedar Road. Social distancing, not much.
  13. Maybe they were in the (pain) zone? It's been a while.
  14. Aviocar
  15. Saw this circling the neighbourhood this morning. Spotting for the troops maybe?
  16. I guess a Buff will work too? I use it at the shops and put a doubled tissue inside the fold, over the nose.
  17. It's a sad day when the SAAF can put more aircraft in the sky than SAA.
  18. With all those aircraft parked up there's probably a fair bit of work to be done? I hope that's the reason.
  19. I see this aircraft flying from Windhoek to JNB and back a few times a week, even during this time. I wonder what it's doing? Diamond deliveries?
  20. Interesting - I didn't know that diabetes was a no-go for airline pilots. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/16/us/faa-pilots-license-diabetes/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_latest+%28RSS%3A+CNN+-+Most+Recent%29
  21. Wilderness, in the Cape. They also had a kitten, and happily it ended well.
  22. That's how you do self-isolation like a boss.
  23. Interesting to see how many tourists are still stuck in Cape Town. https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/watch-exclusive-look-inside-cape-town-stadium-where-6-000-tourists-are-preparing-to-fly-home-20200409 Looks like the charter flights are coming in to fetch them now. With luck they'll be home for Easter.
  24. This image - a canoe in the desert. The caption possibilities are endless. Thanks for sharing.
  25. For me the beauties are VC-10, 727 and 707.
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