AeCSA Annual Awards dinner 2017

By Garth Calitz Krugersdorp's infamous weather once again attempted to disrupt an event at Jack Taylor Airfield, but Johan Swanepoel and his team stood firm. Johan, who manages the clubhouse and restaurant at the airfield, chose to support the farmers struggling with the severe drought affecting the Northern Cape. As soon as he shared his idea, sponsors began to join in. Ben Morgerood Motor's "Boere in Nood" initiative promptly offered their support by sponsoring a sound syst

By Garth Calitz Wonderboom Airport became a hive of activity on Sunday, 29 October, with well over one hundred and twenty visiting aircraft, including "Weightshift" trikes and Gyro copters, which rarely visit this busy airport. The event was organized by The Wonderboom Interest Group in collaboration with Blue Chip Flight School, Wanna Fly, Tshwane Metro, and Villa San Giovanni, aiming to attract more visitors to the Airport. Unfortunately, the weather wasn't as accommodatin

By Serina Beneke On the morning of October 21, 2017, prospective students and their families assembled at New Tempe Airport in Bloemfontein for the Westline Aviation Open Day event. Westline Aviation participated in the second Open Day event for 2017 with tremendous success, judging by the incredible number of prospective students visiting the airport. Westline Aviation's management, instructors, staff, and volunteers ensured the event was well-planned and efficiently execute

SA Airlink joined forces with Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 322 to give forty underprivileged children from Kimberly and Bloemfontein a day they will never forget. The morning started very early for the kids from Kimberly. They boarded a bus headed for Bloemfontein Airport, where they met up with the rest of the group. Airlink made an Embraer ERJ 140 available to transport the group of wide eyed youngsters from Bloemfontein to OR Tambo international which for mos

After a lot of soul searching and self-deliberation I have decided to do a report on the memorial of Werner Nel as Werner was...

By Garth Calitz The Potchefstroom Gliding Club hosted the National Gliding Championships once more from October 1st to 7th. Following last year's outstanding success, it was decided again to schedule the National Championships earlier in the year compared to previous years. This year, fifty-three participants competed across four different classes: eleven in the Club Class, twenty-one in the Open/18 Meter Class, thirteen in the 15 Meter Class, and six in the newly introduced

By Trevor Cohen As we approached the airport in Polokwane, the low cloud cover made me increasingly doubt the possibility of witnessing an air show. Despite the rain and mud, dedicated attendees parked their cars and made their way from the parking areas to the entrance of the show apron. For those who haven't taken the 2-hour and 40-minute journey north or flown to the Gateway Airport north of Polokwane, there's a sizable airfield with two runways and two large aprons capabl

By Garth Calitz The Fun n Sun weekend almost turned into a Fun n Splash weekend when the skies opened up on Friday night, prompting pilots to quickly move their prized aircraft into hangars. Thankfully, Rustenburg residents were more than willing to accommodate as many as possible. Despite the bad weather, spirits remained high, and everyone enjoyed a lively evening of conversation at the Rustenburg Flying Club clubhouse. Early on Saturday morning, the weather appeared quite

By Pieter Cronje On Saturday, 7 October, the South African Airforce Museum conducted its monthly flying training day. Despite forecasts of rain and some rainfall overnight and in the early morning, the flying day commenced around 9:00 with the customary parachute display, featuring jumps from an SAAF Museum Atlas Kudu. The clouds had partially cleared, allowing for a high-altitude jump. This was followed by two Alouette 3 and an Alouette 2 helicopter. Soon after they departed