In the lead up to celebrating Armed Forces Day the South African National Defence Force hosted a spectacular weapons capability at De...

On Saturday the 10th February SAPFA held the Rand Airport Challenge Fun Rally, traditionally the word challenge was incorporated into...

The South African Airforce celebrated their 98th birthday on Thursday 1 February to commemorate a Parade was held at Airforce Base...

The South African Airforce Museum held their first monthly museum flying day for the year 2018 at Airforce Base Zwartkop in Pretoria. The...

A very cold and wet Kitty Hawk played host to a South African Power Flying Association (SAPFA) Air Navigation Rally, fortunately the...

“Prop Clear”….. and so the adventure began ! To most people, the thought of flying a small, slow, open cockpit aircraft all the way to...

Gauteng Regional Aerobatic Competition – Vereeniging Competitors in the SAC Gauteng Regionals were given a very “warm” welcome to...

By Garth Calitz Every Saturday, aviators worldwide gather to take to the skies. In South Africa, we are particularly fortunate to enjoy excellent weather and stunning destinations scattered across our beautiful country. This Saturday, I had the privilege of being invited by retired SAA captain Karl Jensen for a flight in his stunning Cessna 170B. We left Fly-inn shortly before 8:00 am, using the WK Pinedene route heading west until we exited Waterkloof Airspace, then turned s

By Jarryd Sinovich The long-anticipated event of the year finally took place. The Langebaanweg Airshow 2017 was held at the Air Force Base on December 9th. Located on South Africa’s West Coast, Langebaanweg houses the Central Flying School and the Silver Falcons Aerobatic team. Recently, the Falcons marked their 50th Anniversary, with former team members attending to witness the current team's performance. The stakes were high! Silver Falcons When we arrived at the base at 6:

By Roston Dugmore The South African team, consisting of Andre Stockwell, Roston Dugmore, Clinton Carter-Brown, and team manager Grant Brook, departed for Argentina on 30th October, traveling through Sao Paulo to reach Buenos Aires. Upon arrival in Buenos Aires, we faced an unpleasant surprise when we went to retrieve our planes—they were not there! They had been left behind in Johannesburg, which was a complete nightmare. After being on the move for 24 hours, we were exhauste