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Me, craning my neck out the side of the Kombi while James checks the GPS.<br />
I got out of the Kombi and circled<br />
overhead while waiting for the light to go<br />
green.<br />
After a while I had to make the decision<br />
to end the flight as I had no telemetry<br />
equipment on board and could only<br />
tell from the last motor run that the<br />
battery pack was nearing the end of it’s<br />
charge. Never mind the fact that any<br />
cars approaching from behind would<br />
not appreciate the fact that we would be<br />
crawling along at 45 kph on the narrow<br />
single lane.<br />
The landing presented no problems and<br />
just under a hour after take off, much to<br />
the delight of all the occupants of the cars<br />
that lined up behind us, I landed the Tsotsi<br />
in a field next to the road.<br />
The whole team shook hands and while<br />
Evan and I recorded the GPS information,<br />
James and Robyn dismantled the E-Tsotsi.<br />
All the relevant information was forwarded<br />
to the MGA for ratification and acceptance<br />
of the attempt.<br />
Only on the way back did I realize how<br />
far this little two meter plane had gone.<br />
As we returned to Oom Louis’ place we<br />
saw a typical sunset scene that just put<br />
the cherry on top of the cake of a really<br />
flawless flight and just a great team effort.<br />
To Evan, James, Robyn (for all the lovely<br />
photos) and Kayleigh (for refreshments)<br />
a big thank you for assisting me with this<br />
flight. You all are definitely on my list for<br />
the next attempt.<br />
14 R/C Soaring Digest
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