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Forum: African Aviation
4th Jul 2015, 16:59
Replies: 1,373
Views: 869,312
Posted By lightning bird

Why is this important..because walk along the...

Why is this important..because walk along the boteti now, and you will come across so many stone age tools, this was a place of great signifacnce in the past, in terms of stone age tools...and not...
Forum: African Aviation
4th Jul 2015, 16:25
Replies: 1,373
Views: 869,312
Posted By lightning bird

I tested the drinking water in maun as a...

I tested the drinking water in maun as a stable..it was so saline I had to use the river water, and distill it myself...god the salty maun water
Just to clarify I wasnt looking for an inland sea..I...
Forum: African Aviation
4th Jul 2015, 16:22
Replies: 1,373
Views: 869,312
Posted By lightning bird

All good but when your university has given you...

All good but when your university has given you the equipment to test potassium, nitrates etc in the soil,,and you come back and say, there is no positive corelation, the delta just is..well
Forum: African Aviation
4th Jul 2015, 13:53
Replies: 1,373
Views: 869,312
Posted By lightning bird

Anyway a huge inland sea did once exist, but it...

Anyway a huge inland sea did once exist, but it did not engulf the okavango delta..it existed more south..and the river boteti probably filled it...because above that there is no evidence of a huge...
Forum: African Aviation
4th Jul 2015, 07:42
Replies: 1,373
Views: 869,312
Posted By lightning bird

So it looks like another pretty dry episode for...

So it looks like another pretty dry episode for the delta, the peripheries will be drying next year..goodbye Lake Ngami..you will be missed...until the next 20 year cycle..although becoming more...
Forum: African Aviation
3rd Jul 2015, 22:12
Replies: 1,373
Views: 869,312
Posted By lightning bird

She sounds lovely..Ive taken the details..

She sounds lovely..Ive taken the details..
Forum: African Aviation
20th Jun 2015, 17:04
Replies: 1,373
Views: 869,312
Posted By lightning bird

I grew up in Botswana and cant fault it soo much,...

I grew up in Botswana and cant fault it soo much, but there is culture of lack lustre, like go to one of the lodges and hotels, they are standing around discusssing sht, you have to ask for the menu,...
Forum: African Aviation
20th Jun 2015, 16:39
Replies: 1,373
Views: 869,312
Posted By lightning bird

If I can untagle what corvoting said,,perhaps the...

If I can untagle what corvoting said,,perhaps the CAAB should take a step back, and realise the fruitless point of making pilots apply sometimes 3 times to get a work permit..is all for show..to...
Forum: African Aviation
15th Jun 2015, 14:27
Replies: 1,373
Views: 869,312
Posted By lightning bird

I was with an aspiring Motswana pilot, trained at...

I was with an aspiring Motswana pilot, trained at Babcock got his own 172 to do as he wishes, I was only hoping for one thing, get the machine down safely...but yes cant argue with the mentality of...
Forum: African Aviation
15th Jun 2015, 12:04
Replies: 1,373
Views: 869,312
Posted By lightning bird

Well in all honesty..and pilots will shoot me...

Well in all honesty..and pilots will shoot me down for this..I wanted to experience the country I grew up in again, and I used to be a motswana, Botswana citizen, but they make choose your...
Forum: African Aviation
15th Jun 2015, 11:09
Replies: 1,373
Views: 869,312
Posted By lightning bird

Make the trip..your illusions will be...

Make the trip..your illusions will be clarified...good bunch...keep a donor liver in the fridge, lock the door safely, because there is something about this land that is so strangely appealing, and...
Forum: African Aviation
14th Jun 2015, 14:36
Replies: 1,373
Views: 869,312
Posted By lightning bird

I was actually with one of the training local...

I was actually with one of the training local pilots a couple of ears ago, he had his own cessna 172 which he flew in from Gauteng, sponsored by the government. We had the unpleasant meeting as it...
Forum: African Aviation
14th Jun 2015, 11:57
Replies: 1,373
Views: 869,312
Posted By lightning bird

Have they finished the new runway at Maun yet, it...

Have they finished the new runway at Maun yet, it has been a few years now of some grumpy men looking for some shade underneath their bulldozers!!
Forum: African Aviation
14th Jun 2015, 07:20
Replies: 1,373
Views: 869,312
Posted By lightning bird

Yes the Air botswana incedent, they found HIV in...

Yes the Air botswana incedent, they found HIV in the pilots blood, and Air Botswana admitted that was the reason for grounding him, dont quite know the acceptaple levels, but he was not a happy chap...
Forum: African Aviation
13th Jun 2015, 10:11
Replies: 1,373
Views: 869,312
Posted By lightning bird

Im sure some guys must remember whenthe RAF used...

Im sure some guys must remember whenthe RAF used to come down to Maun, in their Hercules, to train the BDF, Botswana Defence Force, I was allowed into the cockpit but dont touch!
Forum: African Aviation
13th Jun 2015, 09:13
Replies: 1,373
Views: 869,312
Posted By lightning bird

Well I think about time, I think Ethopian...

Well I think about time, I think Ethopian airlines are soon going to be starting a flight to GABS, it is an underutilised airport, although a refurbished one. I remeber the days when the british...
Forum: African Aviation
13th Jun 2015, 09:01
Replies: 1,373
Views: 869,312
Posted By lightning bird

The real reason is Botswana is getting more...

The real reason is Botswana is getting more tougher on its migrant laws, the old days of a freindly nation looking for for expats are over, compared to the rest of Africa it is still friendly, but...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
13th Jun 2015, 08:10
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,558
Posted By lightning bird

I remember a time I played rythm guitar in a...

I remember a time I played rythm guitar in a band, we supported some bigger act from the USA. After the show we started talking to them, they pay to play in California, they have to pay for the...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
14th Jun 2014, 20:32
Replies: 123
Views: 56,979
Posted By lightning bird

"If you don't want to, or can't, that is...

"If you don't want to, or can't, that is fine.........next!"
Beazlebub that pretty much sums up the problem, no meritocracy whatsoever in this industry, probably not a healthy thing to have in any...
Forum: African Aviation
21st May 2014, 20:46
Replies: 1
Views: 1,519
Posted By lightning bird

Southern African Aviation History

Just read a book called Kalahari by a Michael Main, nothing to do with aviation, but a few, very intriguing aviation related paragraphs or two, and just wondering if I could start a thread on it,...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
6th Nov 2013, 15:12
Replies: 1,040
Views: 640,843
Posted By lightning bird

Just wondering how fluid is a career in the...

Just wondering how fluid is a career in the aviation industry, for instance everyone states a given amount of years until command and so on, almost as though set in stone. In other industries you may...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
3rd Oct 2013, 00:31
Replies: 1,040
Views: 640,843
Posted By lightning bird

Ok thanks beazlebub under those circumstances, it...

Ok thanks beazlebub under those circumstances, it makes sense, I guess I can understand it, but I just wish the term wasn´t thrown around so much. Hope you can understand the obfuscation I feel when...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
1st Oct 2013, 04:40
Replies: 1,040
Views: 640,843
Posted By lightning bird

Actually could somebody eleborate on this "unless...

Actually could somebody eleborate on this "unless you have connections"...I find this sends a chilling note down the back of my spine, this is air safety and professionalism we are talking about ,...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
22nd Oct 2012, 00:12
Replies: 16
Views: 2,032
Posted By lightning bird

Beazlebub the homework has been done and you are...

Beazlebub the homework has been done and you are quite right I despise the answer, tastes bitter and hard to swallow, the trend being that the integrated programme with certain schools is the one...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
14th Jul 2012, 22:46
Replies: 42
Views: 38,512
Posted By lightning bird

Completely agree with HWB, have not watched the...

Completely agree with HWB, have not watched the TV programme, but sounds like it may lead a lot astray. One post said Maun would be packed this winter, well only from a Northern Hemisphere...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
15th Jun 2012, 21:20
Replies: 74
Views: 17,460
Posted By lightning bird

You apologised twice for something you didn’t do,...

You apologised twice for something you didn’t do, yes I’m all up for intertwining , but if it means just saying yes sir, then no thanks!
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
15th Jun 2012, 02:57
Replies: 74
Views: 17,460
Posted By lightning bird

This forum can make you feel like you’re just on...

This forum can make you feel like you’re just on the right side of alive even at around 30 yrs, they will come in droves to tell you it is not the career you imagined, others to tell you it is all...
Forum: African Aviation
19th May 2012, 10:35
Replies: 712
Views: 319,399
Posted By lightning bird

Well thats a shame, no longer are the pilots...

Well thats a shame, no longer are the pilots having a go at the hunters and researchers, and walking around with our air of arrogance, with cheap booze....Maun has changed!
Forum: African Aviation
11th May 2012, 17:07
Replies: 712
Views: 319,399
Posted By lightning bird

Alright as a landlocked country Botswana depends...

Alright as a landlocked country Botswana depends on Namibian and South African ports for import and export, therefore all produce in Bots will be marginaly higher than Nam or South Africa,...
Forum: African Aviation
11th May 2012, 07:23
Replies: 712
Views: 319,399
Posted By lightning bird

Alright fair enough been a while, but still you...

Alright fair enough been a while, but still you will be splashing out the Pula even as the strongest currency in Africa, it is a bit for 7 pula a beer!
Forum: African Aviation
11th May 2012, 03:06
Replies: 712
Views: 319,399
Posted By lightning bird

Yeah in general it will be cheaper than...

Yeah in general it will be cheaper than scandoland, but not that cheap on a global scale, Africa is more expensive than Asia, i find....they have a high tax on booze in Botswana, but Namibia and S.A...
Forum: African Aviation
30th Apr 2012, 08:01
Replies: 712
Views: 319,399
Posted By lightning bird

Cheers, for the info, but as I said all self...

Cheers, for the info, but as I said all self funded at the moment, so need to know what is essential....and dont please start hitting your head against a brick wall, cause I have read all the Maun...
Forum: African Aviation
27th Apr 2012, 05:32
Replies: 712
Views: 319,399
Posted By lightning bird

Thinking British

Yeah actually I never thought about speaking to the Bots dept, only because a lot of them have been caught up in being illegally dual, including Mr Khama and relatives, hence the renouncing episode...
Forum: African Aviation
27th Apr 2012, 02:30
Replies: 712
Views: 319,399
Posted By lightning bird

Virgin Post

I wont bother posting my hours as they are pretty miniscule in comparison, just starting out, but realise nevertheless that in the aviation world a plan is neccessary. All apologies from diverting...
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