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Piaggio Aerospace up for Sale
With a notice published in a selected number of financial newspapers, and after receiving the relevant authorization from the Italian...
Garth Calitz
Feb 1, 20222 min read


Radial Rocket ZU-IJP Brief Build Summary
Derek Frasca, has always loved big powerful radials powered aircraft, well ever since he started his flight training in the South African...
Garth Calitz
Jan 18, 20223 min read


Kitty Hawk EAA Breakfast Gathering
By Andre Venter Arriving at Kitty Hawk Aerodrome on Saturday morning didn’t fill me with confidence that there would be any sort of...
Garth Calitz
Jan 18, 20223 min read


Steady Climb Fly-in and Expo
By Andre Venter Rhino Park Airfield to the east of Pretoria was the host for the fourth Steady Climb Fly-in and Expo, the innovative was...
Garth Calitz
Dec 7, 20212 min read


The Birth of an RV3 - ZU-ITY
Neil Murray Photos by Andre Venter Having restored a Supercub, built an RV 8 and a Glasair Sportsman I thought I’d have a go at an RV 3....
Garth Calitz
Nov 30, 20216 min read


TECNAM P2010 Achieves FAA Certification
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded full Type Certificate to the TECNAM P2010 TDI with the number A00066CE for Part 23...
Garth Calitz
Nov 30, 20212 min read


South African Landing Championships – A Competition with a Difference
South African Powered Flying Association (SAPFA) hosted the South African National Landing Championships, The competition was held...
Garth Calitz
Nov 17, 20213 min read


The Children’s Flight 2021 “Less Cheese more G’s”
By Garth Calitz, Photos by Andre Venter and Trevor Cohen In 2016 a musician, Michael Ferguson and Pilot Felix Gosher joined forces to...
Garth Calitz
Nov 11, 20213 min read


EAA Sun ‘n Fun Brits Airfield
By Garth Calitz and Rob Jonkers One of the highlights on the aviation calendar for anyone affiliated with general aviation in South...
Garth Calitz
Nov 11, 20214 min read


Lydenburg Annual Fly-in Festival
By Garth Calitz Arriving at Lydenburg on Friday afternoon one intermediately got the sense that this was to be no ordinary run off the...
Garth Calitz
Nov 3, 20213 min read
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