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By: 16th January 2015 at 20:26 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Great photos Ralph! Reminds me of our approach at EGHI (Eastleigh, Southampton) over the cemetery. Best wishes for your 'second string'!
By: 17th January 2015 at 03:02 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Would be great to cross the Equator................... we won't be in OR next winter for sure!
By: 23rd January 2015 at 20:41 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-27vet
Is that a Zenair 701 ? If so, which engine ? How does it cope with 'hot and high' ? Does it use the leading edge slots ?
Photos convey a good impression of the field.
By: 24th January 2015 at 11:53 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Thanks for the info and clarification. Yes, the Savannah, the look alike 701 copy that caused Chris Heintz so much angst.
By: Anonymous (not verified) - 16th January 2015 at 19:29 - Edited 10th April 2020 at 19:45
I will be doing flying instruction from time to time at this airfield, FASI otherwise known as Springs airfield to the east of Johannesburg. It has an asphalt runway of around 1600 meters for takeoff and 1375 meters for landing due to the displaced thresholds. The airfield is near to the city but out of the main air corridors and is home to some magnificent old airplanes (see the pictures). As I spot them I will post pictures. The geo-location is at -26.249101° 28.399170° so pop that into your favorite earth-viewer and Bob's your uncle. Because of the favorable GBP-ZAR exchange rate, I paid about £90/hr dual to renew my instructor rating, I'm not sure what the going rate for a Cherokee 140 is in the UK at the moment but I think this is a good price. The weather is good more than it is bad but complacency or "confidence exceeding ability" in this area has sent "too many pilots to fly in heaven". As the elevation is nearly 5,500 feet one gets good "hot n high" experience in the summer,something that can be a killer for someone who has only operated from near sea level at low ambient temperatures. Bold pilots, note what is in the background of the first picture!