My day starts at 07:30 in the office for a management meeting. During this meeting we discuss and plan for the day and the upcoming days flying, aircraft, pilots, training and all other eventualities that will arrise.
My normal day consists of planning and scheduling of flight training, route checks, flight assesments and normal operational line flying.
I fly all aircraft in our operations. The awesome flight trainer the C 172. The work horse of the Okavango Delta, the C 206 or "Tonki ya makgobogobo" This means, "Donki of the swamp! and the Cessna Grand Caravan or C 208.
Most of our guests movements happen between 11:00 and 15:00 on a daily basis. These movemants are from camp to camp, camp to Maun or Kasane and Livingstone (Zambia).
Guest normally enter Botswana from either South Africa (Johannesburg) or Livingstone (Zambia) and then we dispatch these travellers from Maun and Kasane (Botswana) into all the lodges.
Early flights are normally freight to re-supply the camps with food and necesities for daily operation and staff. Training happens first thing in the morning and late in the afternoon.
We are now in the winter where early morning temperatures reach low teens, normally around 5 deg C, mid day temperatures range from early to late 20 deg C. I dont do cold temperatures very well, but its smooth weather to fly in. But saying that; I CANT WAIT FOR SUMMER!
So, on this introductionary note, I'm heading out to the ramp to go and do some training and then later this afternoon fly the Caravan!
I will leave you with the most important part of my day:
Always ONWARDS, Upwards is optional, but ONWARDS is a must!
Have a good everybody!
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