By Andre Venter Saturday morning looked rather grim weather-wise but I decided to make the trip to Silver Creek Gorge Estate with the...

By Rob Russell When Boeing unveiled their 400 version of the 747, I remember the shock and horror of the aviation community. Firstly it...

By Rob Russell Every now and then we had the pleasure of entertaining an aircraft, or two, from the Luftwaffe. Invariably it was a...

By Rob Russell It was a typical winter’s afternoon, in May, when the call went out and like a true officer and gentleman, I was obligated...

By Rob Russell I remember that Sunday, in 1984. I had just been signed out on Approach and Area and I was young, keen and full of no...

By Rob Russell For years, AFB Ysterplaat has played a very important role in the maritime and training sides of the SAAF. It has always...

By Rob Russell It was early in June 2013, when we were informed of the visit of President Obama to Cape Town. Having been involved in a...

The Sling Africa Tour is once again upon us and this year will see us Slinging our way over wild southern Africa and back! Southern...

By Rob Russell It was a Friday afternoon, late in the 1980s, nothing much going on, as it was in those days and we were all sitting...

Entering into 2020 one would be hard-pressed to find anyone that was not very positive about the coming year, 2020 had an almost perfect...