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Children’s Flight 2023 – Yet Another Great Success
By Garth Calitz Photos by Trevor Cohen, Dian Townsend and Tim Homan Orient Airfield located just south of the quaint Northwest town of...
Garth Calitz
Sep 7, 20234 min read


Rand Airshow 2023
By Garth Calitz, Photos by Trevor Cohen and Dian Townsend Rand Airport in Germiston became a hive of activity on Sunday 3 September when...
Garth Calitz
Sep 7, 20235 min read


World Rally Flying Championships 2023
By Tarryn Myburgh The 23rd World Rally Flying Championships was held in Mâcon, France, from 31 July to 04 August 2023. A total of 45...
Garth Calitz
Aug 23, 20233 min read


SAAF Museum Monthly Flying Training Day
By Dian Townsend It's hard to believe that we've reached August already, but with a new month also comes another flight training day at...
Garth Calitz
Aug 9, 20232 min read


40th Anniversary of the World’s First Solo Circumnavigation by Helicopter by Dick Smith
40 years ago Aviatiator, Adventurer and Entrepreneur Richard “Dick” Harold Smith touched down in the Bell 206 JetRanger III at the Bell...
Garth Calitz
Aug 9, 20235 min read


South Africans Flying the Flag High in France
By Garth Calitz The World Rally Flying Championships are currently taking place atMâcon Airport located about 15 minutes North of Lyon in...
Garth Calitz
Aug 2, 20232 min read


Vektor Aviation Celebrates its 2nd Anniversary
Vektor Aviation is privileged to celebrate its 2nd anniversary on 1 August 2023 as one of Africa’s premier aviation insurance brokers....
Garth Calitz
Aug 2, 20232 min read


Aero South Africa 2023 – The Premier General Aviation Expo
By Garth Calitz Wonderboom Airport once again played host to Aero SA last week, this was the third edition of what has become South...
Garth Calitz
Jul 12, 20233 min read


Fun Spot Landing Competition at Krugersdorp
By Andre Venter I arrived at Krugersdorp on a very cold windy morning, which is the norm this time of the year at FAKR. My first priority...
Garth Calitz
Jul 12, 20232 min read


Warmbaths Taildraggers – The Spirit Returns
By Garth Calitz Photos by Andre Venter Taildraggers has for many years been a “must attend” fly-in on the South African aviation calendar...
Garth Calitz
Jul 5, 20234 min read
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