Cape Run

Gavin Bell · Post by **Gavin Bell** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 10:54 am

Taff's progress can be tracked live:

http://www.thecaperun.co.uk/rolling.html

Only one scheduled stop each way..........

Gavin Bell · Post by **Gavin Bell** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:28 pm

Approaching Assamakka, that's 2400 statute miles since 10am this morning (10 1/2 hrs) at 11800ft and cruising at 178knots ground speed

mike newall · Post by **mike newall** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 7:44 am

Update

20 Oct 2010 6:25 pm
Regrettably, while we've been anxiously waiting for word from Taff he's been subjected to all manner of drama and as a consequence has opted to divert to Windhoek, approximately 700 miles north of Cape Town in Namibia, with full comms and cockpit instrument failure. Details are sketchy at the moment but we believe that the west coast CB's were dramatically oppressive and Taff finished up with a deluge of water in the cockpit and no instrumentation, including ASI or comms. In addition there seems to have been a fuel related problem which manifested itself when Taff swapped tanks, we have no further information at the moment but I gather that the decision has been taken to hangar the aircraft and reassess the situation in the morning.

Ian Melville · Post by **Ian Melville** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 6:54 pm

Thanks for the update David, is Taff going to have another bash?