AirAlgerie
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i met with a bunch of old friends in Johannesburg , some of them went to Oxford (UK) and others to ENAC in toulouse france , i was the only one who chose to come here to the United states and persue the dream 
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with plenty of time in hands , and believe me its a weird phenomenon , the clock barely moves there, you do a lot of things and it is not even 10 AM !!
we decided to take a couple of planes ,C172's ( i had to couple with one of My JAA buddies and fly illegaly from the right seat for the 1st time weiiiird ) and go for a looooooong ride , Johannesburg to Cape town and back ,1800 NM's , we did it in 20 hours with one night stop leaving and two night stops coming back to JB
very intense moments ! here are some pics
Over JHB
this was our first stop after 3 and 1/2 hours of flying to the south of JHB . In the middle of nowhere , 4 C 172's
we were 9 guys in total , 4 crews and one Pax
Next Day , 06:00AM Local time , Run Up Ckecks for a departure to Beauford West.
the desert ... no signs of civilization so far
a small town , lost in the middle of absolutely nowhere , i was wondering how they could survive !
Approaching Beaufort West
on final 08 to beaufort west , its a non paved runwway
at beaufort west , we were waiting for our turn to refuel , whats interesting is that this terrain is maintained by a lodge dedicated to cross country pilots , the lodge is owned by a very sympathetic couple
Airborne , , heading to stallenbosh , cape town, stallenbosh is a very well knows city for its vignards and high end wines
this one was taken on our way back with a night stop at kimberley cause TSRA
approaching cape town , to be honest , the level of concentration was high , and it was a the first time for every single one of us.
Cape Town was hidden behind the Hedelbergh mountain, and we had to make our way between the peaks , (MORA FL 094) the thing is that we had to stay under class B airspace ( Cape Town Intl) bellow 8500 FT
my friend bilal flying next to us
getting real close to the peaks ...guaranteed sensations
here at stallenbosh, the scenery was sublime! for the first time i felt like i was in Alaska in the middle of africa !
a couple of places to visit now , table mountain , cape of good hopes ... Makes a wish
Cape Town = Beautifull Ladies
beautifull beaches but not worth swiming with the Great whites
cape of good hope
well , i hope you enjoyed the adventure
.with plenty of time in hands , and believe me its a weird phenomenon , the clock barely moves there, you do a lot of things and it is not even 10 AM !!
we decided to take a couple of planes ,C172's ( i had to couple with one of My JAA buddies and fly illegaly from the right seat for the 1st time weiiiird ) and go for a looooooong ride , Johannesburg to Cape town and back ,1800 NM's , we did it in 20 hours with one night stop leaving and two night stops coming back to JB
very intense moments ! here are some pics
Over JHB
this was our first stop after 3 and 1/2 hours of flying to the south of JHB . In the middle of nowhere , 4 C 172's
we were 9 guys in total , 4 crews and one Pax
Next Day , 06:00AM Local time , Run Up Ckecks for a departure to Beauford West.
the desert ... no signs of civilization so far
a small town , lost in the middle of absolutely nowhere , i was wondering how they could survive !
Approaching Beaufort West
on final 08 to beaufort west , its a non paved runwway
at beaufort west , we were waiting for our turn to refuel , whats interesting is that this terrain is maintained by a lodge dedicated to cross country pilots , the lodge is owned by a very sympathetic couple
Airborne , , heading to stallenbosh , cape town, stallenbosh is a very well knows city for its vignards and high end wines
this one was taken on our way back with a night stop at kimberley cause TSRA
approaching cape town , to be honest , the level of concentration was high , and it was a the first time for every single one of us.
Cape Town was hidden behind the Hedelbergh mountain, and we had to make our way between the peaks , (MORA FL 094) the thing is that we had to stay under class B airspace ( Cape Town Intl) bellow 8500 FT
my friend bilal flying next to us
getting real close to the peaks ...guaranteed sensations
here at stallenbosh, the scenery was sublime! for the first time i felt like i was in Alaska in the middle of africa !
a couple of places to visit now , table mountain , cape of good hopes ... Makes a wish
Cape Town = Beautifull Ladies
beautifull beaches but not worth swiming with the Great whites
cape of good hope
well , i hope you enjoyed the adventure
