DAY 2, Leg 4 - Lanseria to Cape Town
I picked up the aircraft from Lanseria first thing in the morning to set off for Cape Town. I planned the route towards Kimberley, over the Great Karoo towards Overberg on the south coast around 80nm east of Cape Town. This allowed me to fly around Cape Agulhas, the southernmost point of the African continent then VFR along the coast towards Cape Town.
New colours! Stickers applied for the Tanzania tourist board and the Kempinski hotel group, the operators of Safari Plus. The logos will help to remind us how far from home we are when we're flying around on the other side of the world!
Passing Bloemhof Dam with a 25 knot headwind
Overhead Kimberley Airport with the railway yard and city in also in the picture
Tracking towards Overberg Airport in a 90 knot crosswind! This resulted in 15 degrees of drift in order to track overhead the airfield.
Cape Agulhas. Setting course along the coastline VFR to Cape Town
Initial approach to Cape Town runway 01.
Crossing the coastline over Mitchells Plain towards runway 01
FALA - FACT stats
Take off time: 0519
Landing time: 0817
Flight time: 02:58
Fuel used: 1266kg / 2785lbs
Higher fuel burn than anticipated due to 80nm VFR leg at 4000ft between Cape Agulhas and Cape Town.
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