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Post by Andy Wright on Sept 10, 2009 11:54:22 GMT 12
Great pics, Bearcat.
Have you ever come across Roy Watson who wrote about his Tiger Moth rebuilding and racing experiences as well as propliner and 707 freighter flying in Africa (Bush Pilots Do It In Fours)?
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Post by Bearcat on Sept 10, 2009 14:15:03 GMT 12
Great pics, Bearcat. Have you ever come across Roy Watson who wrote about his Tiger Moth rebuilding and racing experiences as well as propliner and 707 freighter flying in Africa (Bush Pilots Do It In Fours)? Yes, I do come across him now and again. Both he and his sons fly from Bara-G (FASY aka Syferfontein) and most Sunday afternoons his Tiger Moth and Cessna 140 are in the air. |
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Post by Andy Wright on Sept 10, 2009 14:20:04 GMT 12
Excellent, thanks, mate. Picked the book up in Jo'burg in Sept '07 and thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Post by Bearcat on Sept 18, 2009 8:32:06 GMT 12
Saab Gripen at FASK (Swartkops) on Saturday  |
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Post by corsair67 on Sept 18, 2009 14:02:13 GMT 12
Nice shot of the Gripen.
How many are in service now?
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Post by yak2 on Sept 18, 2009 14:30:09 GMT 12
Interesting camo scheme. Has the Castle insignia been changed?
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Post by Bearcat on Sept 19, 2009 11:02:55 GMT 12
Interesting camo scheme. Has the Castle insignia been changed? The Springbok was dropped from the castle because of its "racial overtones" and replaced by an eagle. Then the castle was dropped because it was too "coloniast". The current insignia is therefore the budgerigar in a bottle top logo. The Gripens, of which up to now we have received 7, all 2 seaters, are fun to watch, but practically of not much use as they dont have the range needed for African conditions ... and we dont have any air-air refueling tankers. As with many arms deals ... I think we ended up with the aircraft that provided the best "offsets" ...and I use that phrase in the African sense !!!! Still, I guess its better than nothing .... considering that our threat level is about on a par with NZ !!  |
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Post by corsair67 on Sept 19, 2009 13:29:24 GMT 12
Looks like it was designed by a P.R firm!   |
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Post by Bearcat on Sept 20, 2009 11:00:11 GMT 12
I was at Krugersdorp (FAKR) on Saturday ...and got buzzed by this King Air ... ZS-ACS Photographers make good targets apparently !!  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 20, 2009 13:12:04 GMT 12
Bearcat, out of interest, why is the Springbok considered to be a racist symbol? And if it is racist, why is the rugby team still using it?
Almost sounds like in the UK where the PC-brigade now consider the Union Flag to be racist, because people who fly it are patriotic...
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Post by Bearcat on Sept 20, 2009 20:17:16 GMT 12
Bearcat, out of interest, why is the Springbok considered to be a racist symbol? And if it is racist, why is the rugby team still using it? During the apartheid years, the National symbol for all teams was the Springbok. Because of the apartheid legislation, blacks were not allowed to be picked for the national "Springbok" team, which led to the Springbok being seen as a racist symbol. The fact that the rugby team still uses the Springbok emblem is still today a hot topic and there are periodic calls for it to be done away with. The fact that it is still used in rugby has a lot to do with the Boks winning the 1995 World Rugby cup at a time when there was the most pressure to do away with the Bok logo. These days, with the high level of marketing of sport, the Springbok brand is considered to carry high brand equity and therefore it is most likely this aspect that has allowed the symbol to be continued. Can you imagine how difficult it would be to advertise a rugby game featuring the Proteas vs The Silver Ferns .... rather than the Boks vs The All Blacks !!! |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 20, 2009 20:34:06 GMT 12
Thanks for that explanation, I had no idea of the meaning behind the Springbok symbol. I just thought a random local animal had been chosen. Interesting stuff.
Proteas vs Silver Ferns would make for an interesting game, one of your rugby teams versus our national netball side. Mind you they might not drop the ball against the South Africans as the All Blacks did recently. ;D
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Post by Bearcat on Sept 22, 2009 8:33:24 GMT 12
ZS-ERF on approach to Krugersdorp (FAKR) 19 Sept 2009  |
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Post by Bearcat on Sept 30, 2009 13:30:46 GMT 12
Tiger Moth, ZS-DHR, and Harvard, ZS-WFD, formation over Rand on Sunday  |
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Post by baz62 on Sept 30, 2009 16:49:56 GMT 12
Great photo. Two icons of training right there!
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Post by Bearcat on Nov 9, 2009 12:37:36 GMT 12
Bit of mirror flying with two Extras on Sunday. This one is ZS-EXT  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 9, 2009 22:04:04 GMT 12
That is STUNNING Bearcat!!
What an awesome photo. Well done!
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Post by Bearcat on Nov 16, 2009 13:30:17 GMT 12
On Sunday I did some photography with the Good Year Eagles Aerobatic Team  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 16, 2009 16:01:26 GMT 12
That is nice and close formation work!
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Post by flyjoe180 on Nov 16, 2009 21:16:26 GMT 12
Marvellous photos Bearcat, cheers.
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