Fling-wing Things

Saturday, 20 November dawned cold and rainy, but that didn’t stop numerous aviation enthusiasts coming to the airfield to see what was going on. But, what was going on there? Well, Stellenbosch Airfield played host to no less than 43 Gyrocopters and broke the African record of the most Gyrocopters on an airfield at one time.

The African record was 28, and unfortunately Italy still holds the world record of 52. But was still a good day with a fair amount of flying despite the clouds and odd showers. It proved to be a good day for some networking, and a huge Christmas Party was held that night (unfortunately I had to play barperson/waitress at he event, so I wasn't really part of it). I don't have much to say, so here are a couple of photos.







As you can see, a Gyrocopter is essentially a combination of a fixed-wing aircraft and a helicopter. Go figure.

Oh, and a beautiful Harvard was there too. Unfortunately we didn't get to see her fly.




In other news…
I’ve finished High School! No more stupid school exams and wearing a boring uniform! Am I happy? Well, I think it’s still sinking in.