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Why flying is .... FUN
I always loved that movie “The English Patient” and specially if I think that my father started flying in this aircraft, a De Havilland DH82, Tiger Moth, the ultimate experience of aviation in open air and nature.Today, 06 February 2010, at around 17.00 I landed the Cessna 206 at the Sir Serete Khama International Airport serving Gaborone, Botswana, taxied to the hangar area and parked the plane, shut off the engine and made the plane ready for the next planned flight - - - the next afternoon, Sunday, tomorrow.
Already this morning when I had the pleasure of taking a good friend for a first flight in a big airplane, we spotted the Tiger Moth because the hangar was open and Brett Warren, the owner, came over to the C-206 for a chat. We had a short chat about the Tiger Moth and how it’s flying.
This afternoon, Brett enthusiastically invited me to join him for a flight over the Botswana bush for roughly one hour and enjoy the sun going under. For me that is the most preferable moment to hop in the plane and fly, fly and fly…. So no way I could refuse such an attractive offer. Half an hour later we took off and made one of the best flights ever in my whole life. … [more]
KFC Maun has doubled the fleet
KFC Maun has now got two C172s, A2-CAT and A2-WOF. WOF started flying at the end of September and is already on its way to Zambia and Namibia with 4 club members from Germany. The new plane has only got 2100 hours on the airframe and a brandnew engine and propeller.In both C172s pilots will find the same Garmin GPS196 with all the waypoints and bush strips in Botswana.
KFC Maun is very happy about the second plane because we have been experiencing shortages on plane availability. Our 60 members fly a lot and the flight training is also becoming more again. With the second C172 KFC Maun is set up well for the coming months.
To get more detailed information on the new plane have a look at
FleetPlease also see Ngami Times on 12 March 2010
Kalahari Flying Club shows off its new aircraftsPlease also see Ngami Times on 05 March 2010
Flying Club adds another aircraft to its fleet
Getting a Private Pilot’s License in Botswana
Since nearly all of us have other things to do with our lives, such as a job, family, friends, etc - most flight students take their training in smaller bites and typically take from 14 to 20 months to complete their training for a Private Pilot License (PPL).ALL of the training, both ground and flight are logged as they occur. Thus in the event a student relocates elsewhere in the world, the new flight instructor can review the logged training and proceed from there with almost no regression in the training programme. … [more]
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Contact
Kalahari Flying Club (Gaborone)Private Bag SK2
Sir Seretse Khama Airport
Gaborone, Botswana
Phone: +267 391-3573
Mail: kfc-gaborone@kalahari-flying-club.org
Kalahari Flying Club (Maun)
P.O. Box 20976
Boseja, Maun, Botswana
Phone: +267 72 86 84 48
Mail: kfc-maun@kalahari-flying-club.org