Long Wheel Base Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 Yup. Wasn't it still operating over CPT till semi recently?Yeah AFAIK it was going up the west coast checking for poachers.
fanievb Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 another "blast from the past"the pilot actually did a nice flyby before coming in to landSAA refused to do anything, just came in loaded and took off again. kosmonooit 1
dirtypot Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 So I think this place would do my head in, completely. I used to live in the Lake District, and jets used to come through all the time. No matter what I was doing I'd stop and watch them twisting around the next mountain. Sometimes you'd hear them coming and other times there was just a deafening noise as they thunder past. Usually they went in pairs, so as the first one screams past you have a few seconds to turn and see the second one. Always low, always fast, always awesome! Patchelicious, Lotus, Spokey and 1 other 4
fanievb Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 Yup. Wasn't it still operating over CPT till semi recently? they still start it every now and then, not flying it anymore Patchelicious and Long Wheel Base 2
fanievb Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 https://www.facebook.com/134175163429065/videos/951185718394668
Chris_ Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 SR-71 blackbird!!!!!SR-71_Blackbird_(12).jpg Oh my word, this guy is my jam! As Patch said seeing it in NY was the best, I stood in front of it for ages with missus wondering if I'd slipped into a coma or something. The only other time I've almost had an accident was seeing an Osprey, flying towards Camp Pendleton. Very odd things but I've always loved them, despite all the faults. Patchelicious and Long Wheel Base 2
Karooryder Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 (edited) Awesome thread!!!!! I'm also one of those armchair aviation crazies who spend more time scanning FR24 than Whatsapp, Facebook or any of the other social notworking platforms! Every time I fly out of ORT I drive right around the airport and check the arriving and departing heavies! There is just something about airplanes and flying... PS - for those of you not a already signed up there is a lekke South African aviation forum with just about everything aviation local and global here: https://www.avcom.co.za Edited January 9, 2019 by Karooryder Long Wheel Base, Bateleur1 and Jase619 3
bertusras Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 I don't think too many people are aware of what happened on Sunday evening, but it was pretty cool. We were having a braai at the in-laws late afternoon, when we saw a plane overhead at quite a low altitude. As most of Gauteng knows, there was a pretty significant storm that brewed that evening, so it was not too strange that it was flying under the clouds. On a hunch I decided to check out what was happening on Flightradar, then saw that this plane has been flying circles all over Pretoria. I decided to have a look further and found that everyone trying to get into ORTIA or HLA were stuck in holding patterns. Went back to the first plane to see where it was in the sky as we heard it again, passed right by the house in Monument Park. Next thing we heard the sound of reverse thrust and thought, wait what? Turns out this plane had to land at AFB Waterkloof as it didn't have enough fuel to divert to Durban, so special permission was given for it to land. As you can see they tried to land from the south first, but had to bail out, and then came in from the north. I was insufferable for the rest of dinner. Long Wheel Base, Chris_, Karooryder and 2 others 5
Lotus Posted January 9, 2019 Author Posted January 9, 2019 Does flying models qualify here? I have had a love for aviation my whole life...For sure they do! But drones get the Gatwick treatment. Long Wheel Base and Spokey 2
Lotus Posted January 9, 2019 Author Posted January 9, 2019 (edited) As you can see they tried to land from the south first, but had to bail out, and then came in from the north. I was insufferable for the rest of dinner.Great story, thanks! Edited January 9, 2019 by Lotus Karooryder 1
Jase619 Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 Awesome thread!!!!! I'm also one of those armchair aviation crazies who spend more time scanning FR24 than Whatsapp, Facebook or any of the other social notworking platforms! Every time I fly out of ORT I drive right around the airport and check the arriving and departing heavies! There is just something about airplanes and flying... PS - for those of you not a already signed up there is a lekke South African aviation forum with just about everything aviation local and global here: https://www.avcom.co.za Interestingly I discovered this forum just yesterday, when I decided that a PPL could be in my future, possibly a 30th birthday present from me to me. Karooryder and Long Wheel Base 2
Lotus Posted January 9, 2019 Author Posted January 9, 2019 All time favourite plane! Seeing the one in New York was the highlight of my trip there.Me too!
Karooryder Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 Interestingly I discovered this forum just yesterday, when I decided that a PPL could be in my future, possibly a 30th birthday present from me to me. I'm also very tempted to look into a PPL soon...which schools are you considering? A lot of threads on avcom on this!
Dirkitech Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 Any ideas when the Rand Airshow will be this year?It was fairly late last year, very close to the AAD Expo. I'm guessing around October. Jase619 1
Chris_ Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 For sure they do! But drones get the Gatwick treatment. I agree, I'm so tired of drones.
Jase619 Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 I don't think too many people are aware of what happened on Sunday evening, but it was pretty cool. We were having a braai at the in-laws late afternoon, when we saw a plane overhead at quite a low altitude. As most of Gauteng knows, there was a pretty significant storm that brewed that evening, so it was not too strange that it was flying under the clouds. On a hunch I decided to check out what was happening on Flightradar, then saw that this plane has been flying circles all over Pretoria. I decided to have a look further and found that everyone trying to get into ORTIA or HLA were stuck in holding patterns. Went back to the first plane to see where it was in the sky as we heard it again, passed right by the house in Monument Park. Next thing we heard the sound of reverse thrust and thought, wait what? Turns out this plane had to land at AFB Waterkloof as it didn't have enough fuel to divert to Durban, so special permission was given for it to land. As you can see they tried to land from the south first, but had to bail out, and then came in from the north. I was insufferable for the rest of dinner. I have now discovered this app and I fear I will become insufferable too haha
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