Recent content by Sardine

I have goosebumps. This is so awesome! A memory your daughter will cherish forever!

Any dogs heading to the Swartkop airshow tomorrow?

The interrogations between transponders are constant. That's an excellent question. If 3 aircraft are on a collision course, ATC has seriously messed up! 😅 As for how it decides who does what, it depends on what the aircraft are doing, and it also factors in the performance of the specific...

Morning traffic jam at work yesterday. This is a TCAS display (Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System), which shows the altitude and approximate position of other transponder-equipped aircraft. If they get closer, the diamond goes solid blue. If they get really close, it shouts...

Having been booked off sick for a week, it was really nice to get back to work today. Cloud factory is in full production.

Because it's better to be prepared? 🤣

I didn't ask, but I believe it is also from KTM. Apparently KTM owns most of CF Moto.

I came across the CF Moto 650 and 800cc motorbikes at HuntEx today. I plonked my butt on each of them, and wow. The 650 has a comfortable, well-shaped seat that is low from the get-go (I'm 176cm and quite light). The controls and leg/feet positions just felt right, and I leaned it over and the...

We have entered Nala into the Star Pets competition. You do unfortunately need to pay to vote (R1 per vote), but 50% of the money goes to a good cause. So if you think she's cute, please give her a vote. https://www.star-pet.co.za/entry/?id=479834 Not only is she cute, but she has a...

I'm not generally a big fan of cats. But this sassy little thing has wormed her way into my heart. She is such a character.

I used Cape Bike Travel in 2019. Only issue I had was I didn't know how the fuel guage on the BMW worked (it is a digital one, and seemed to be two parts, but only displayed one part at a time), and after riding from CT to Franschhoek it showed less than half a tank remained. When I told the...

I had some time to kill in Kruger yesterday. The EJET and the ERJ (the one I fly). Such pretty birds.

I saw the most incredible thing on Thursday evening. We were flying towards the setting sun, and as we climbed, and the sun descended, it created the illusion of no movement. No movement of the sun, no movement of the aircraft. It was like the world was suspended in limbo. I took a time...

I've been doing quite a few longer flights lately, and have got back into reading Atomic Habits by James Clear. I like this one on action vs motion. "Motion makes us feel like we're making progress, without running the risk of failure." - James Clear Where motion is constantly planning and...

Got home late last night after having to do extra flights, and I wasn't keen to fly to East London this morning. But the sunrise was well worth the early wake up!