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Free to Adventure Hanger Construction Commences!

Great day for me with the start of our new trike hanger at Morning Star Airfield, the home of the Western Cape Microlight Club in Cape Town. Our hanger will soon be home to six trikes, cant wait to move in. Will post another few pics as progress continues.

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Added by Free to Adventure on October 14, 2009 at 10:09pm — 3 Comments

Camcorders??

Which model camcorders are the best for taking real clear videos. And not to expensive. Continue

Added by Steve Osborn on October 12, 2009 at 11:13pm — 3 Comments

EQ1 WIRELESS HEADSETS

Hi, I would like to bring to the attention of fellow microlight/trike pilots the arrival of the new wireless communications system that I have had the fortune of assisting in the development over the last 3 years. As a microlight instructor and flying in both my own aircraft and a multitude of students aircraft I was dismayed at the constant problems with innefficient or faulty comms. These issues cause immense frustration and at the end of the day money is lost for the school and the student m… Continue

Added by Gordon Marshall on August 26, 2009 at 3:14am — No Comments

Red Bull X-Alps 2009 - Pierre Carter and James Braid from SA!!

The Red Bull X-Alps is an international adventure race event that is one of the worlds toughest events. Paragliding athletes from all around the world enter and endure a thorough screening process and finally the field is narrowed down to 30 athletes. The race takes place over the length of the Alps and has a direct distance of around 800km's (this year starting in Salzburg and ending in Monte Carlo), but is actually about 1300km's with the curve etc. of the Alps and their non-direct routes. Th… Continue

Added by Anthony on June 25, 2009 at 12:06pm — No Comments

Tanqua Desert Fly-In June 12-15

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Added by MORNE JONKER on May 19, 2009 at 8:30pm — 2 Comments

NAT GEO ADVENTURE - EXPLORER OF THE WEEK

Great news for 'Free to Adventure' and adventure triking around the world. We have been nominated as ‘explorer of the week” on Nat Geo Adventure TV! For more check out http://www.natgeoadventure.tv. Continue

Added by Free to Adventure on May 8, 2009 at 7:00pm — 2 Comments

Wilderness Flying

A light berg wind today. Seems the same for tom. Hopefully after lunch it will have subsided so we can fly. We are starting to get those classic winter flying days - warm and stable! This afternoon is going to be like that. :-) Gerrie will join on the powered hang glider. He loves that little machine - me too! It is such a joy! The easiest, lightest flying machine. Trike pilots take note! ;-) Continue

Added by Johan Anderson on April 28, 2009 at 10:57am — No Comments

Vredendal Flying Club Fly In

Dusted off my trike and headed up to Vredendal for their annual fly in. Getting out off Cape Town Saturday morning was a little interesting, loads of scattered clouds around with the odd bit of fog along the coast. So decided to give it a chance to burn off and only took off at around 10:00. Routed from Fisantekraal to Piketberg and then was kindly accommodated by Langebaan ATC and headed towards the coast just south of Elandsbaai and for some low level flying up to Lamberts Bay, and landed fo… Continue

Added by Free to Adventure on March 30, 2009 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

flying the falls - Bravo!

Dear Mark, For the last hour and one half me and my family sat spellbound and watch your magnificent movie! How wonderful! Bravo! Being in the television business and in production with our own movie/s, what I can honestly say is your adventure, editing, sound engineering and everything else was 110%! Lisa, my co-producer said it was really really an excellent job, everything was...wow! What an experience! Adding, "I want to go". She wants to know where you guys live, Capetown? I bet I dream ab… Continue

Added by Jim on March 19, 2009 at 8:52pm — No Comments

Electronic Airfields.Directory Africa

Finally it is available!!! The long awaited Electronic Airfields.Directory is now available and is even better than expected. Offering more countries within Africa and many many more photos and leisure destinations. All the basic information you find in the publication is available in this comprehensive E-Version. We have tried to make it easier for you to update now with direct email and web links. We encourage you to send us any and all information you have that is not displayed in the progra… Continue

Added by Aviation.Direct - Lorraine on January 30, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Mid-Air Collision

The mood couldn't have been more relaxed aboard an executive jet carrying three Incline residents as it began its descent towards Reno-Tahoe International Airport Monday afternoon.

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Added by Mark Becker on November 19, 2008 at 9:28am — 6 Comments

I am back!

Doc says I am good to go! It has been a long 8 monthys but I am finally free of this neck brace. (The pillow has never felt this good! ;-) Bit of physio and I am back in the driving seat, er, flying seat... :-) Continue

Added by Johan Anderson on September 21, 2008 at 9:18pm — No Comments

Aconcagua 6950m

Not exactly your average flight although Aconcagua is 6950m high, and bloody cold and windy, we were in fact almost blown off our high altitude camp at 6000m. It's a 2,5 week trip done with good local operators Inca Expeditions. Situated in the Andes - Argentina it's the highest summit outside of the Himalayas, not technical but the extreme altitude makes for an adventure. Have heard of folk who have paraglided from the summit ! Lex Continue

Added by Lex Petousis on August 22, 2008 at 9:14am — 1 Comment

Looking Back

Hi, I have been with 'free to adventure' since, well basically the beginning. I remeber about 5 or 6 months ago being invited by mark, an email correspondent at the time to join this marvelous site! At the time there were only about 15-20 members! It's incredible going from a small site to a HUGE one with over 300 members. I have been to numerous sites and spread the word of 'free to adventure'. I remember the day I met Mark, it was in April (I think) and i went out to my airfield, also mark's,… Continue

Added by Ross Jeffery on August 11, 2008 at 3:33pm — No Comments

Breakfast with Kingsley Holgate

On Thursday 8 trike pilots are flying to the Golden Horse Casino from Light Flight to meet Kingsley and have breakfast/coffee with the dude. We have managed to get clearence from the PMB ATC and the casino manager so we will be operating in the middle of PMB city. Will send photo's of the event soon......NOel Continue

Added by Noel McDonogh on August 4, 2008 at 8:41pm — No Comments

My first Blogg

Hi, its been great to discover the site! I can see I am going to have to dwell here when the English weather is .... English... Continue

Added by Daryl Cornelius on August 3, 2008 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Me, right now...

Well this is a first. I have never written a blog. But I can tell you I am sure there is no one else out there that will top what I have to say. At the moment I eat dream and sleep flying. That is all I can do... In January I did the unmentionable and broke my neck in a flying accident. I should have been dead but by the grace of God I am not. Instead I am at home recovering. Lots of down time. Lots of DVD's.... Lots of dreaming... But soon I will be back! ;-) Continue

Added by Johan Anderson on August 1, 2008 at 8:00pm — 6 Comments

A Great Adventure...

The guys have got back from flying the blue. I emailed mark yesterday and he said it was absolutely incredible! When I whent to go help them pack on the saturday before they left, I was ready to bop one of them off. They seem to have had a great time. Keep going on adventures guys. Until next time, we are 'FREE TO ADVENTURE'... Continue

Added by Ross Jeffery on May 30, 2008 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Home Sweet Home

It was strange landing at two international airports in microlights. Going through all the radio procedures of first calling Maputo approach then being transferred to tower then ground and apron on arrival and the reverse on departure. You really need to know your compass sense of directi… Continue

Added by Tjeerd Beens on May 30, 2008 at 10:00am — 2 Comments