Pilots take off after heavy lockdown
On Saturday, 31 October the Krugersdorp Flying Club welcomed in flyers from all over to the Jack Taylor Airfield's runways.
Flying for fun has become more than just a hobby.
Over the years, these flyers have become a close-knit brotherhood, everyone seemingly knowing the others by name. Newcomers are warmly welcomed into the fold, and young and old take to the skies in this fairly expensive pastime.
On Saturday, 31 October the Krugersdorp Flying Club welcomed in flyers from all over to the Jack Taylor Airfield’s runways. The annual Fly-In day provided airplane enthusiasts with the opportunity to tackle the clouds, bout with the exceptionally late winds and come to the club for a hearty breakfast and lots of socialising after a long time without flying events during lockdown.
Neels Smit came in with a smooth descent in his 260kg yellow Zenith 701, though he said he had to fight the wind a bit on the way down. This light-weight, American built plane has, Neels explained, an 80 horsepower engine with a cruising speed of about 85mph (136km/h).
After Steve Yap had his fill at breakfast, he felt it was time for another run around the airfield and got into his Van’s RV-7. Steve said he had been flying since 2004 and has visited the Jack Taylor Airfield on many occasions, having missed the social side of flying this year.
