This is a very exciting year that lies ahead! Especially all the activities and events the matric council will be arranging. I will not just focus on schoolwork and staying fit for selections but also building my knowledge about aviation by doing as much study work as I can. I want to be in tip-top condition when I go for selections.
I also lost contact with Uncle Nico. He is a very busy man and for that reason I don't think I can fly with him anymore, unfortunately. I haven't really heard of Aristide or Heather lately so I don't think I will be seeing them anytime soon either. At the moment I'm back where I started but with the passion and love for aviation growing exponentially by the day. I have to find someone living close by that I can fly with (not that I have to but I NEED to...) I'll even pay the AVGAS... I'll work over weekends in our butchery for some AVGAS money!
A few people I have spoken to has asked me why I don't do my Private Pilot License. The answer is simple, its not very cheap. And say I do have my PPL - okay, so now I am a Private Pilot but that won't help me get into SAAF. Yes, it might show them that I am dedicated but I can show them that anyway. I also heard that SAAF wants 'fresh' pilots. In other words, they want applicants that doesn't have a PPL or a CPL so that they can train them from the start. Military training is still, in my opinion, the best training you can get. Although some people may differ with me. I also like to compare it to driving. Say you taught yourself or someone else taught you to drive, you learn bad habits that is WRONG. After a while you do it subconsciously and struggle to 'unlearn' yourself. Exactly the same with flying...
I didn't get the chance to go to AFB Langebaanweg for the day tour as my parents was way to busy in the butchery over the festive season. I spoke to Catherine again and arranged to go there sometime in the late January or early February. As promised, I will do a post about that trip as well.
This upcoming Saturday we will be departing on the MSC Melody for the middle of nowhere. My family, myself and a few friends will be heading into the deep ocean on a luxury cruise liner. I'm very excited as this will be my first time on a really big boat.
That's about it for now. As soon as I get a flying opportunity or something in those lines, I will post it here.
To end off with; here is a picture of the most beautiful fighter ever built!
The French Manufactured Dassault Rafale
Happy New Year and may this new year bring many opportunities your way, to explore every joy of life and may your resolutions for the days ahead stay firm, turning all your dreams into reality and all your efforts into great achievements!
...Jaco over and out...
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