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Garth Calitz
- 3 days ago
- 3 min
Bill Harrop's Original Balloon Safaris Celebrates 239 Years of Manned Balloon Flight
By Garth Calitz The hot air balloon is the oldest form of flight technology used for carrying humans, following the first manned flight...
1,132 views
Garth Calitz
- 3 days ago
- 5 min
The 22nd World Rally Flying Championships
By Garth Calitz and Rob Jonkers The 22nd World Rally Flying Championships finally got underway on Monday 14 November, I say finally...
848 views
Garth Calitz
- 3 days ago
- 4 min
Seventh Edition of the Popular Helivate Olympics
By Garth Calitz Helivate Helicopter Services have hosted a Heli Olympics for the last seven years and the pilots seem to love them as...
434 views
Garth Calitz
- 4 days ago
- 2 min
Montenegro Air Force Spends 200 Hours Battling Wildfires Using Bell 412 EPi
Every year wildfires sweep through Montenegro’s forestland, destroying endangered terrain and threatening people’s lives. When more than...
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Garth Calitz
- 4 days ago
- 6 min
South African ADS-B Enters Final Phase
By Clinton Carroll We have all heard that ADS-B is coming. When is it happening? Is it really going to affect South African Airspace?...
291 views
Garth Calitz
- 4 days ago
- 2 min
Piper Announces Unpaved Field Approval for M600/SLS
Piper Aircraft, Inc. has been awarded FAA approval for its flagship product—the Piper M600/SLS single-engine turboprop aircraft—to be...
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Garth Calitz
- 4 days ago
- 2 min
Airbus A330MRTT Completes First 100% SAF Test Flight on Both Engines
The Royal Air Force, Airbus and other industry partners have carried out the world’s first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) flight...
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 16
- 3 min
22nd World Rally Flying Championships Gets Off to a Grand Start
Brits Airfield is hosting the 22nd World Rally Fling Competition this week, the opening ceremony was held at this friendly airfield on...
2,072 views
Garth Calitz
- Nov 16
- 3 min
Liftoff! NASA’s Artemis I Mega Rocket Launches Orion to Moon
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft launches on the Artemis I flight test, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, from...
1,565 views
Garth Calitz
- Nov 16
- 2 min
Helicopter Pioneer Frank Robinson Passes
On November 12, 2022, Robinson Helicopter Company bid a final farewell to its founder, Frank Robinson. Robinson, 92, passed away...
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