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The SAAF's mighty 17 Squadron rescues stranded flood victims

Dec 10, 2019
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The SAAF's mighty 17 Squadron rescues stranded flood victims

On Monday, 09 December 2019 at approximately 12:30, the National Joint Operational Centre (NATJOC) activated two South African Air Force helicopters from 17 Squadron based at AFB Swartkop to assist people stranded in Centurion and Mamelodi following flash floods as a result of the continuing torrential downpours experienced in the Gauteng Province. A SAAF Atlas Oryx helicopter and an Agusta A-109 Light Utility Helicopter were able to airlift 79 stranded people at the Centurio

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Book Review "Camel Pilot Supreme" Author: Annette Carson

Quintin Hawthorne

Dec 10, 2019
2 min

Book Review "Camel Pilot Supreme" Author: Annette Carson

Camel Pilot Supreme Author: Annette Carson Publisher: Pen and Sword While attending the World Aerobatic Championships in France earlier this year, I came across a newly released book that has, as it turns out, an important South African aviation connection. Written by acclaimed aviation author Annette Carson, Camel Pilot Supreme tells the story of a South African born pilot who achieved fame during the Great War. Captain DV Armstrong, who hailed from Durban, left South Africa

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Scud Running - NO, Just NO

Dec 10, 2019
2 min

Scud Running - NO, Just NO

With the rainy weather and low cloud we have been experiencing recently, many pilots may start suffering from withdrawal symptoms. We all know that staying on the ground is probably the best option. But, what if the weather clears and you find yourself in the air and then mother nature decides to close up the skies again. Getting under a cloud layer and proceeding visually to a destination has been a temptation for pilots since the beginning. Airmail pilots, cruising at maybe

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News Letter 5 December 2019

Dec 5, 2019
6 min

News Letter 5 December 2019

Good day all Last week we were all battling with the sweltering heat and now we are experiencing the great relief of wonderful rain countrywide, unfortunately it doesn’t do much for aviation. It seems like we in for a very quiet weekend with only one major event planned that we are aware of, The ICAD SACAA Airshow in Polokwane. The airshow is being held to commemorate International Civil Aviation Day, with the Theme of “75 Years of connecting people” The preliminary line-up i

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The Embraer E195-E2 “Profit Hunter” visits South Africa

Dec 4, 2019
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The Embraer E195-E2 “Profit Hunter” visits South Africa

Embraer the world’s leading manufacturer of commercial aircraft up to 150 seats stopped off at Fireblade Aviation at OR Tambo international Airport during their global demonstration tour of the E195-E2 on Thursday 28 November. The tour follows what Embraer called a successful debut of the airplane at June’s Paris Air Show, where the company displayed its largest jet in its “TechLion” livery. Embraer had flown the airplane to several destinations in Africa with South Africa b

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SAC Ace of Base 2019 – Levelling the Playing Field

Dec 4, 2019
5 min

SAC Ace of Base 2019 – Levelling the Playing Field

The annual Sport Aerobatic Club of SA Ace of Base competition is a competition like no other, all of the competitors stands a chance of walking away with the coveted title of “ACE OF BASE”. In any other competition the winner of the unlimited class in declared the winner of the competition, at Ace of Base however the pilot with the highest aggregate score form any of the classes is declared the overall winner. This really tends to encourage the competitors to up their game t

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Elders Flight 2019 – Sharing Aviation with the Aged

Dec 4, 2019
3 min

Elders Flight 2019 – Sharing Aviation with the Aged

Rand Airport became a “Field of Dreams” on Saturday 30 November when Felix Gosher and his team of dedicated helping hands enriched the lives of one hundred and twenty elderly members of our community. Early in 2018 Ana Luis contacted Felix and pitched the idea of having an Elders flight, in much the same format as the very popular Children’s Flight, Felix immediately agreed and later that year the first Elders Flight took place at Rand Airport this led to the second edition.

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Spitfire 5518 Restoration Project join forces with Performance Centre

Dec 4, 2019
3 min

Spitfire 5518 Restoration Project join forces with Performance Centre

For all those Aviation Enthusiasts that frequented airshows in the 1990’s will fondly remember seeing the SAAF Museum’s Spitfire Mk-IX gracing the sky, she sadly crashed at an air show at Zwartkop in 2000 and was consigned to a container until recently. A group of volunteers from the Friends of the SAAF Museum, Pretoria Branch have taken on the massive task of returning this beauty to where she belongs. SAAF Museum’s Spitfire Mk-IX The Spitfire in question, 5518, arrived in S

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