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Twinco · 07-30-2009, 01:56 PM

Hi Kompressor.

I have owned a Fokker D7 which was destroyed on finals to Rand Airport after an engine failure, very sad, she was a classic. I have owned one of your famous RV's, originating in Bend, Oregon, was a beautiful, fast aerobatic aircraft. I have owned a Piper Cherokee 235 which I flew for over 1000 hrs. I have also built a Kitfox replica with a Rotec Radial engine. Do a google on Rotec, I owned one with the 7 cylinder variant, lovely puddle jumping & fly for fun aircraft. My current aircraft is a Piper Turbo Twin Commanche (hence the nick Twinco). I often fly up to the Democratic Republic Of Congo with a Beech Kingair & fly the same aircraft up to Seychelles for the owners (they do not fly themselves. They have just purchased 2 Cessna Citation 550's & we are refurbishing them including new avionics to comply with the regulations regarding RSVM regulations as promulgated by your FAA. I have flown a Boeing 737-200 once as P2, quite exciting. I toyed with changing careers to flying full time, but i am not a spring chicken & only have 17 years left of commercial flying available to me in terms of the law. I have 2 businesses, one is a consulting company, repairing large printing machines from an electronic point of view & the second business is an online commodity supply business including delivery all over the country.

Bak to SA lifestyle. This weekend starts at 15h00 tomorrow. I am meeting friends for supper. Saturday morning, I am working & Saturday afternoon I have a business meeting, through to Sat night & Sunday I am spending the day with my children. We have a few friends & their children meeting up for a days fun, hunting each other in the bush with our paintball guns. I usually get shot at least 10 times because my kids love to see me in pain

& the bruises take 2 weeks to dissapear. I end up with dye all over my clothing after a day of Paintballing. If I get one shot in with my kids, I am lucky cos they are much quicker than the old man & they run like the wind. Sunday evening I help them prepare for school the following day. In 2 weeks time we are camping, our winter is almost over & it will be warmer & much more pleasant. We have a very full life together because I do not see my children much & we cram loads of activities into our time together. I am not happy with my kids roaming around the shopping malls, there are many undesirable people out there, we tend to get out of town.

How long ago were you in JHB, it has changed dramatically over the last 10 years?

Cheers for now, it is 23h00 local time & time for a dvd & bed.

07-30-2009, 01:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
Twinco YaHookan Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 26 Thanks: 7 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts	Hi Kompressor. I have owned a Fokker D7 which was destroyed on finals to Rand Airport after an engine failure, very sad, she was a classic. I have owned one of your famous RV's, originating in Bend, Oregon, was a beautiful, fast aerobatic aircraft. I have owned a Piper Cherokee 235 which I flew for over 1000 hrs. I have also built a Kitfox replica with a Rotec Radial engine. Do a google on Rotec, I owned one with the 7 cylinder variant, lovely puddle jumping & fly for fun aircraft. My current aircraft is a Piper Turbo Twin Commanche (hence the nick Twinco). I often fly up to the Democratic Republic Of Congo with a Beech Kingair & fly the same aircraft up to Seychelles for the owners (they do not fly themselves. They have just purchased 2 Cessna Citation 550's & we are refurbishing them including new avionics to comply with the regulations regarding RSVM regulations as promulgated by your FAA. I have flown a Boeing 737-200 once as P2, quite exciting. I toyed with changing careers to flying full time, but i am not a spring chicken & only have 17 years left of commercial flying available to me in terms of the law. I have 2 businesses, one is a consulting company, repairing large printing machines from an electronic point of view & the second business is an online commodity supply business including delivery all over the country. Bak to SA lifestyle. This weekend starts at 15h00 tomorrow. I am meeting friends for supper. Saturday morning, I am working & Saturday afternoon I have a business meeting, through to Sat night & Sunday I am spending the day with my children. We have a few friends & their children meeting up for a days fun, hunting each other in the bush with our paintball guns. I usually get shot at least 10 times because my kids love to see me in pain & the bruises take 2 weeks to dissapear. I end up with dye all over my clothing after a day of Paintballing. If I get one shot in with my kids, I am lucky cos they are much quicker than the old man & they run like the wind. Sunday evening I help them prepare for school the following day. In 2 weeks time we are camping, our winter is almost over & it will be warmer & much more pleasant. We have a very full life together because I do not see my children much & we cram loads of activities into our time together. I am not happy with my kids roaming around the shopping malls, there are many undesirable people out there, we tend to get out of town. How long ago were you in JHB, it has changed dramatically over the last 10 years? Cheers for now, it is 23h00 local time & time for a dvd & bed.