Garth Calitz
- Nov 26, 2019
- 3 min
Speed Rally Grand Prix Inaugural Edition – Springs Airfield
After the huge success that the Speed Rally concept has enjoyed over the past year Jonty Esser and Rob Jonkers decided to expand the concept and make the rallies more spectator friendly by introducing a high paced “up close and personal” variation on the speed rally. The Grand Prix series will also be used to fill the gap between the last landing and the release of the results. The entrants in the Grand Prix series are chosen to take part making it a rather elite, pilots must
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Matthias Röttcher
- Nov 26, 2019
- 5 min
Sport Aerobatic take their Clinics International – Swakopmund, Namibia
The Chairman of Light Sport and Amateur Build Aircraft Association of Namibia (LISAMA), Matthias Röttcher and Sport Aerobatic Club of South Africa hosted a very successful Aerobatic Training Clinic in Swakopmund in Namibia from 14-17 November. Without too much convincing Mark Hensman roped in Gary Glasson, Eugene Du Preez, Helmuth Ludwig and Natalie Stark to venture to Swakopmund hoping to promote aerobatics and safer flying thereof. The date and venue were set and soon a few
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 26, 2019
- 3 min
Eagle Air Celebrates Another Year of Outstanding Achievements
Eagle Air celebrated the achievements of their students and staff at a very enjoyable graduation function on Thursday 21 November at the very upmarket Morgenzon Estate which is located in Airport Road adjacent to Wonderboom Airport. Eagle Air have fostered a wonderful family atmosphere for both their staff and students, this was very evident as the students arrived and all came to greet the managing director , Percy Rudman, and his wonderful wife, Mari, personally this not al
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 21, 2019
- 6 min
News Letter 21 November 2019
Good day all Before we get into what’s happening this weekend and news about our beloved industry, I make one request of everyone that is flying around the country, please be carful out there the weather has been pretty rough the last few days. Temperature highs have been wreaking havoc with extreme Density Altitude and the high temperatures are being followed by nasty thunderstorms, especially on the Highveld. This weekend sees the beginning of the 2019-2020 PilotInsure Spee
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 20, 2019
- 10 min
Qantas - Third oldest Airline in the World Approaches 100 Years
While South African Airways stares into an uncertain future on the other side of the Indian Ocean Qantas Airlines, the Australian National Airline, is about to Celebrate their 100 year of existence. Qantas was founded in Winton, Queensland on 16 November 1920 by Hudson Fysh, Paul McGinness and Fergus McMaster as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited. The airline's first aircraft was an Avro 504K. It moved its headquarters to Longreach, Queensland in 1921
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 20, 2019
- 15 min
AeroClub of South Africa Awards ceremony 2019
The AeroClub of South Africa hosted their annual awards ceremony at Dakota Lodge at Rand Airport on Saturday 16 November. In a refreshing break from the norm The AeroClub decided to have a lunch function instead of the customary dinner and having the function at an active airport was a nice touch. The AeroClub celebrate the achievements of their members who made notable contributions for many years and also to those that have represented the country in a numerous recreational
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Andre Venter
- Nov 20, 2019
- 3 min
Baragwanath Poker Run – JLPC Centenary
I arrived early at Baragwanath on Saturday 19 November. With the aim to capture a few early photographs of the two famous aircraft that stand guard of airfield. Both aircraft are Ex-SAAF on a Harvard and the other an Impala. As the morning went on a few members arrived understandable late after celebrating Johannesburg Light Plane Clubs (JLCP) Centenary the previous evening at a lavish function held at the Wanderers Club. Although JLPC was officially proclaimed in 1927 memb
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 20, 2019
- 13 min
Mooney 70 Years of Rocky History
The Mooney International Corporation, the manufacturer of the legendary Mooney single-engined piston-powered general aviation aircraft have closed their doors after almost 70 years of aircraft building the company shut shop and laid off all staff on 12 November 2019. It was sad news for aviators around the world especially Mooney owners. Mooney aircraft with the signature vertical stabilizer, vertical leading edge and swept trailing edge that gives the illusion of being forwa
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 12, 2019
- 4 min
EAA Sun ‘n Fun 2019 – Brits Airfield
Photos by Andre Venter, Lee-Ann Greeff and Derek Hopkins As the year draws to a close, we can always count on the EAA Chapter 322 to inject some excitement into the general aviation world with the annual Sun ‘n Fun Fly-in, this year Brits Airfield once again hosted the event and as always made it a very enjoyable and memorable weekend. The weather on Friday seemed to keep many people on the ground at their home bases and the forecasts for the weekend didn’t seem any better, f
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