Hi Gang I don't know how many of you know about or have been following the progress of two South African microlighters doing a circumnavigation of the globe (Freedom flight South Africa). One of them is from my home town Port Elizabeth and the other guy from Cape Town.
I got the news yesterday that one of them, Honeyball from here went down in a lake in China after flying into some bad weather. Information is sketchy at best but it would appear that they asked for permission to land at the nearest airport and were denied. They climbed to 11000' and it is suspected that the severe conditions caused a fatal structural failure. After landing at the next airport his partner alerted the authorities and a search party was launched. Honeyball's body was found in the lake after a search of the area. On behalf of the KR.net I would like to extend my and our condolences to the friends and family of a brave man, and from what I have heard, an excellent pilot. It is the efforts and achievements of people like him that motivate people like me to keep on building and realise my dream of flying my own plane some day. Dene Collett KR2S-RT builder Port Elizabeth South Africa mailto: dene.coll...@telkomsa.net P.S: checkout www.whisperaircraft.com
