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Two of our Chivers, Werner and Andrew, were recently asked to fetch a newly purchased aircraft and fly it from the UK to Johannesburg, South Africa. Their trip took them across 11 countries and 10 fuel stops.
The two grabbed two Chive Logo Tees and our shitty iPhone App and took off. After a few detours to grab some pizza in Italy, they arrived in Johannesburg 4 days later.
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- Planning the trip
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- Paris train station
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- French countryside
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- In approach to Cannes
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- Fueling in Cannes
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- Leaving France
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- Tip of Corsica
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- Stopping in Bari Italy…
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- Because we wanted some pizza
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- Hotel in Chiada
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- Spreading the word in Crete
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- Nisos Gramvousa, Crete
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- Chivin’ over the Mediterannean
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- Approaching the Egyptian Coastline
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- Egypt
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- Luxor Aswan Road
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- In approach over the Nile
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- Sunrise over Addis Ababa
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- 36,000 ft. over Ethiopia
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- Crossing the Equator
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- Stone Town Zanzibar
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- In approach to DAR es Salaam!
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- We didn’t need to stop in DAR… but we felt we owed it to the Chivers
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- Setting off for Beira Mozambique
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- Beira fuel stop
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- Bazaruto Island close to Vilankulos
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- The sun set as we closed in on Johannesburg
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- A couple photobombs in approach to our final destination
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Garmin 430??!! I've been using a Bendix King for too long!
Correction, Garmin 530 with a 430 underneath. Probably paired together for auto data transfer. I've used that setup in a Piper Seminole works like a charm!
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Wow I didnt know Cessna 208s could reach 36,000 ft!!! Crazy!!!
What an awesome job, i would love to have it!
I love seeing pilots on the Chive. As a Los Angeles area pilot, Ill have to fly over Venice Beach sometime and see If I cant snap some pics of the Chive offices from the air
UP-UP South Africa. We have more Chivers every day!
can I have your job? please and thank you
you guys are the manne, from a loyal chiver also in south africa!!!!!
well done go bokke!!!
Glad to see we have Chivers in South-Africa! Befok!
great fucking post. CHIVE ON!
I paid $32.67 for a XBOX 360 and my mom got a 17 inch Toshiba laptop for $94.83 being delivered to our house tomorrow by FedEX. I will never again pay expensive retail prices at stores. I even sold a 46 inch HDTV to my boss for $650 and it only cost me $52.78 to get. Here is the website we using to get all this stuff, PennyOrder.com
Fokken lekker! Chive On from a(nother) pilot in South Africa.
aaah Andrew, some things never change!
we need to go for beer!
looks like a mad trip boy!
Hey all, we had an absolutely awesome time, very fortunate to have a job like this. I most definitely do not hate my job, it beats working for a living
Thanks for all the great comments, you guys are awesome, shows you The Chive is where all the cool kids hang out.
Its a Cessna Caravan turboprop. Very nice utility plane, kinda like a mini van that flies.
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