Week-by-Week (Week 1-5)

In an effort to keep this blog updated, I'm going to try post a weekly report on my flying.

• Week 1 (21 November ‘14 – 28 November ‘14) – Line Pilot

Signed out as a Mack Air Line Pilot

Kicked off the bush flying career with a double night stop (Savute Elephant Camp, and Chobe Chilwero) and my first international flight (Livingstone)

Take-offs and Landings: 32

Longest day (in terms of hours flown): 4.2hrs, FBKE-SHI-PP-FBMN/FBMN-STL-FBSV-FBMN

Khwai River - Machaba

Khwai River - Machaba

Khwai River - Machaba

• Week 2 (29 November ’14 – 5 December ‘14) – Ntswi

One week down. Time to turn up the heat with a flight to Ntswi, the shortest strip that Mack Air operates out of (650m).

Take-off’s and landings: 44

Longest day (in terms of hours flown): 6.2hrs, MN-PP-MN/MN-KWA-SL-KS-STL-CEM-MN/MN-OM-MN

• Week 3 (6 December ’14 – 12 December ’14) - Nkwe (Leopard)

Take-off’s and landings: 36

Longest day (in terms of hours flown): 4.7hrs, MN-PP-ABU-PP-SV-OM-MN/MN-SV-KS

Savuti - Savute Elephant Lodge

Khwai River - Machaba

Khwai River - Machaba

• Week 4 (13 December ’14 – 19 December ’14)

Take-off’s and landings: 34

Longest day (in terms of hours flown): 5.4hrs, KS-CHO-KS-PJ-STL-XX-MN/SCENIC

• Week 5 (20 December ’14 – 26 December ’14) – Limpopo Valley

Almost Christmas time.
My present? A trip to Limpopo Valley. In an Airvan :-/

New strips visited: Limpopo Valley airfield, Francistown

New lodges visited: Chief’s Camp

Take-off’s and landings: 28

Longest day (in terms of hours flown): 7.5hrs, MN-LV-FT-KH-MN