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Baragwanath Airfield Fly-in
By Andre Venter I arrived early at Baragwanath Airfield early on Saturday morning and met up with Frank Persson and his lovely wife Jane,...
Garth Calitz
Sep 26, 20233 min read


Stellenbosch Flying Club Turns Fifty
By Rob Russell In celebration of their 50th birthday, the club had an open day and invited fellow aviators to come and join in the...
Garth Calitz
Sep 26, 20234 min read


NetJet Launch Customer for the New Cessna Citation Ascend
Textron Aviation and NetJets announced a record-breaking fleet agreement for the option for NetJets to purchase up to 1,500 additional...
Garth Calitz
Sep 26, 20235 min read


Joby Delivers First eVTOL Aircraft to Edwards Air Force Base
Joby Aviation a company developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for commercial passenger service, announced it...
Garth Calitz
Sep 26, 20234 min read


OSIRIS-REx Touches Down With NASA's First-Ever Asteroid Sample
Following a rapid and red-hot descent through Earth's atmosphere, NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule touched down in the desert at...
Garth Calitz
Sep 26, 20233 min read


Hydrogen Fuel Cells Potential for Aviation
Hydrogen fuel cells are emerging as a high-potential technology that offers significant energy efficiency and de-carbonisation benefits...
Garth Calitz
Sep 26, 20234 min read


Vans RV Kitty Hawk Fly-In Breakfast
By Garth Calitz The 2023 rendition of the annual Kitty Hawk RV Fly-in was set to be a bumper affair, that was before the announcement...
Garth Calitz
Sep 21, 20233 min read


Silver Creek Gorge Pancake Breakfast Fly-in
By Neil Bowden Photos by Andre Venter It’s hard to believe that what started out as a challenge after a small EAA pancake breakfast held...
Garth Calitz
Sep 21, 20232 min read


Limpopo Regional Aerobatics Championships
By Gregory Clegg Phalaborwa, is the venue for the final regional aerobatic competition for the year, this time the Limpopo regionals....
Garth Calitz
Sep 21, 20234 min read


General Chang Dingqiu, CPLAAF visit AFB Overberg
The Chief of the South African Air Force, Lieutenant General W. S Mbambo hosted his counterpart from the People’s Republic of China, on a...
Garth Calitz
Sep 21, 20234 min read
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