I woke up at 3 am this morning to check the weather – Sias had written out a very nice summary for me – I also got hold of the World Wide Aviation Weather Forecasting Centre in the UK. Tim Parsonson usually does this job but seeing it was in the middle of the night

Here is a short video posted when James and Jean was in Réunion, and James gave a short demonstration on the MGL Voyager they use in the Sling

“Never give up, never, never, never give up” said Winston Churchill. We’ll it feels as if we’ve been fighting a war today. It’s too late to really explain all the administrative problems that we’ve run up against. The long and the short of it, however, is that the Mauritians will not allow us to traverse

We found this small video clip of James and Jean being interviewed in Rnion shortly after their arrival.

After phoning every airport and flying school in the Maldives Andrew reported back with the bad news that there is no Avgas available at all. Plan B was get someone to bring in 400 liters of Mogas, which Mohamed Niyaz very kindly offered to do. However the best quality Mogas available in that part of

Email from the Director of Civil Aviation in Mauritius: We refer to your mail below. We have to inform you that your request cannot be acceded to, as your aircraft is not equipped with communication equipment enabling you to maintain a continuous two way radio communication with Mauritius ATS units for the provision of: 1.

OK, so you got the basic story from Mike – we’re back in an hotel room (this time much more humble!), ZU-TAF is back in the hangar, we’ve had a first class Chinese Creole meal and now we’re settling in for a quiet sleep. Today has been a good example of how travel experiences aren’t

James just called me (at 5.45 pm SA time) to say that they are not able to get away today. A few reasons .. Mauritius ATC will not let them fly through their airspace on a VFR flight plan at night – plus they do not have permission to fly though their airspace anyway (yet).

Howdy everyone, A big thank you to all of you for your support and involvement. After my first night over the Indian ocean in conditions I am about to illustrate, I now know why Mike and James appreciate and value your support so much. It can get serious up there at times and it is

James & Jean are still settling in Réunion after a long flight & as soon as we get any updates from them we will post it for you. In the meantime, the one aviation forum in South Africa has more photos of yesterday’s departure which you can go and have a look at at the