I imagine getting in and out of the rear cabin via the front doors must have been quite a lot of fun (especially for adults). Do-able, sure, but not very comfortable.Jason wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 4:12 pm I was very lucky to have had a ride as passenger back in the day with my sister . This was at bronkhorstspruit dam where my parents had a place and the "henlooks" (not sure of spelling) owned her and had three places at the dam.
They flew in often there, was a great memory.
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An interesting one, a factory built and certified Jodel built in 1962. It used to be ZS-CJH
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Re: Seen At FAKR (Krugersdorp)
It was so long ago i cant recall climbing in or out as a kid but i do remember sitting in the back, and recall it was a 5 seater? , my sister sitting backwards and i was facing forwards opposite each other, no clue who else was in there with us.Big Bucks Bernie wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 4:30 pmI imagine getting in and out of the rear cabin via the front doors must have been quite a lot of fun (especially for adults). Do-able, sure, but not very comfortable.Jason wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 4:12 pm I was very lucky to have had a ride as passenger back in the day with my sister . This was at bronkhorstspruit dam where my parents had a place and the "henlooks" (not sure of spelling) owned her and had three places at the dam.
They flew in often there, was a great memory.
My parents had no idea until we came back to the house telling them all about it.We only flew in it once but saw it often, such great times.
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The old Becker Radio still in operation, in the rear bulkhead ... all great until you need to change channels 
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Re: Seen At FAKR (Krugersdorp)
This project has been doing the rounds in various hangars, including at Rand, since at least 2017 .. its time someone took up the challenge 
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