Gavin Stewart Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Hello ! Yesterday I did my first solo navigation exercise. Took off from Grand Central (Johannesburg, South Africa) and flew to Rustenburg and Pilanesburg (Sun City airport). I did a touch 'n go at both airports and then returned to Grand Central. Cheers, Gav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Congrats Gavin! Great journey! Cheers, iPhone-Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominique Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Lucky you, congratulations and thanks for sharing the screenshots photos ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venturi Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Well done you wont ever forget it ! I got lost on my first Solo Nav trying to avoid bad weather and ended up straying into Williamstown Airforce airspace where they kindly didnt shoot me down and vectored me back on course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Stewart Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 Congrats Gavin! Great journey! Cheers, iPhone-Tapatalk Lucky you, congratulations and thanks for sharing the screenshots photos ! Thanks guys. It was lots of fun, but slightly more stressful than sim flying Well done you wont ever forget it ! I got lost on my first Solo Nav trying to avoid bad weather and ended up straying into Williamstown Airforce airspace where they kindly didnt shoot me down and vectored me back on course Now that sounds like an interesting flight ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy H Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Way to go Gavin, and thanks for the fantastic shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushpounder Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 We couldn't do t&g's on a x-country. We had to have our logbooks signed by someone at the airport before continuing to the next point. Congrats!!! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Stewart Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 We couldn't do t&g's on a x-country. We had to have our logbooks signed by someone at the airport before continuing to the next point. Congrats!!! Don Thanks Don ! I was chatting to an airline pilot here the other day and apparently he had to refuel at each airport and show his instructor the till-slips. I think that this is no longer a requirement because of the high cost of flying. (Extra taxi time ) Cheers Gav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olli4740 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Well done you wont ever forget it ! I got lost on my first Solo Nav trying to avoid bad weather and ended up straying into Williamstown Airforce airspace where they kindly didnt shoot me down and vectored me back on course At least you didn't land in the coal facility ( ): http://avherald.com/h?article=4831f605&opt=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azkid Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Continued good luck on your quest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FILOU Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Hello ! Yesterday I did my first solo navigation exercise. Took off from Grand Central (Johannesburg, South Africa) and flew to Rustenburg and Pilanesburg (Sun City airport). I did a touch 'n go at both airports and then returned to Grand Central. Cheers, Gav Your shots are splendid!!! Thank a lot for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orbxtreme Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Excellent! Thanks for sharing some shots of that special event! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddler Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 A wonderful milestone and a great confidence builder I am sure. Well done and keep up the hard work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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