Imagine the wind in your face as you soar above the wild animals of the Kruger national park game reserve.  A stunning backdrop of Wild South African bush will ensure that this is one of the experiences of your life! Our flight school is based at the foot of the Drakensberg Mountains in the Limpopo Province. The Centre of the South African Safari industry. You Experience of the REAL Africa will be closer than you think with Hippos and crocodiles roaming freely around the purpose built flying resort.

 

How to fly an 3 axis ultra light.

 

The aircraft is controlled by deflection of flight control surfaces. These are hinged or movable surfaces with which the pilot adjusts the aircraft's attitude during takeoff, flight manoeuvring, and landing (aircraft attitude refers to whether the aircraft is pointing up, down, etc.). The flight control surfaces are operated by the pilot through connecting linkage to the rudder pedals and a control yoke.

 

Control sticks are used on most 3 axis microlights. They used to be called joysticks and can be seen in the photo below. If the aircraft has two seating positions with dual controls, the sticks are linked together as shown below. You can push and pull them in addition to pushing them side to side. The push/pull dimension controls the third direction (up and down). A few 3 axis microlights use a control yoke which is more like a car steering wheel but functions in a similar Fashion to the control stick

3 Axis Micro Light. The ideal first step in to aviation. Fly's like a plane with an unrivalled view.

Ok, so what will you be doing on this program?  Learning to fly for one thing. That includes practical and theory learning at the custom build flying resort. The training should take you 6 weeks. When you are not learning to fly you will be based at a very comfortable resort in the middle of the African bush. Teeming with African Wildlife such as Hippos, Crocs, Monkeys, Baboon, snakes, impala—the list goes on.  One of the main Kruger park gates is a short car ride away and there will also be weekly social excursions to hook you into the local nightlife.

 

Click on Accommodation for more details of the resort, and “what you need to know for more detail about the flight programme”. Xtreme Gap have advisors that have done the course who can assist you with more information.

The total course will be 6 weeks and will include the following

· Travel Insurance

· Travel Advice prior to departure

· Transfer from airport Nelspruit or Phwalabora to Hippo Pools Resort

· In Country Representative to meet you off the plane

· Great accommodation, your own little private house at the beautiful resort

· Welcome gift

· Area introduction and dinner party on arrival

· Organized weekly dinner for Xtreme Gappers

· 30 flight hours and dedicated instructor

· Books

· Certificates

· Wildlife safari experience

· 6 weeks breakfast and dinner included!!

 

What is not included

· Flight tickets to and from South Africa

· Drinks

· Costs for visa’s

· Aviator Shades. (You will end up in them)

Our flight school is based at the foot of the Drakensberg Mountains in the Limpopo Province. The Centre of the South African Safari industry. You Experience of the REAL Africa will be closer than you think with Hippos and crocodiles roaming freely around the purpose built flying resort.

Remember, a car can only go straight or turn (move in two dimensions), but an airplane can go straight, turn, or move up and down. control sticks rudder pedals and panel of a Eurostar EV97.

The rudder is attached to the vertical stabilizer. Controlled by the rudder pedals, the rudder is used by the pilot to control the direction (left or right) of yaw about the aircraft's vertical axis for minor adjustments. It is NOT used to make the airplane turn, as is often erroneously believed. Banking the aircraft makes it turn.

Axis of Rotation.

The aircraft can rotate around one, two, or all three axes simultaneously. Think of these axes as imaginary axles around which the airplane turns, much as a wheel would turn around axles positioned in these same three directions.