As if last week’s Game Auction was not enough fun for the whole little community of Nylstroom, we are having another huge event this weekend. On the hill overlooking our town is our little landing strip- to call in an airport would be much to big. There is a tarmac landing strip, without any tower. There are a few hangers containing a very few private aircraft,and a microlight or two. But today is the yearly Fly Inn, and the Airstrip is bussling with a lot of aircraft.
One of the star attractions today is the old Harvard. It was used as a training aircraft since World War 2, and for many years the South African Air Force would still be training their cadet pilots in these things, they were eventually replaced by Pilatus aircraft.
These Harvards are still lovingly maintained by dedicated enthusiasts. They fly on days like these, and for R1800 (US $ 180) you could go for about 15 minutes of historical flight.
Next to the Airstrip there is a huge informal settlement, as in squatter camp. Someone paid the price for three boys of the informal settlement to have a flight in the Harvard. If this photo doesn’t win me a Pulitzer… Look on the joy on this child’s face- priceless!
And then it was up, up and away…
It was a huge day for my eldest son, it was also his first flight ever! He and a friend from nursery school flew together in a Beechcraft.
I now have a few more days of beautiful photos to share, just a last one for today…
Did I ever tell you I would LOVE to be a pilot, and that Aircraft and Flight has fascinated me since my small boy years?
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Also see this Daily Prompt https://vosperdruiter.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/moving/
Ek is ook mal oor goete wat vlieg. Het honderde vlieg fotos. En het seker omtrent 40 ure gedoen in die passasier sitplek van ‘n Cessna 172 terwyl ek lugfotos geneem het. Dis nou bo en behalwe die ure en ure wat ek op flightsims spandeer het toe ek nog n goeie rekenaar gehad het.
En dan hou ek ook baie van motor Tydrenne. As ek vandag nog in Uitenhage gebly het sou ek heeldag in die Longmore forrest gewees het om kiekies te neem by die VW tydren.
Kyk dan my Daily Prompt take II, onthou ek het net ‘n 55-250 mm Canon IS lens… op ‘n Canon 400D
Nou net geloer, Nice.
I am also a fan of flight and things that fly. Thanks !
You are welcome- I took about 300 photos today…