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Garth Calitz
Oct 16, 20243 min read
EAA Sun ‘n Fun – Airspan Executive Airport
By Garth Calitz EAA members from all over the Northern part of South Africa descended on Airspan Executive Airport for the 2024 edition...


Garth Calitz
Jul 3, 20243 min read
Warmbad Taildraggers 2024
By Garth Calitz Many of us have made the annual migration north to taildraggers many times in the last 15 odd years and most will attest...

Garth Calitz
Apr 9, 20243 min read
Sling Squawk - April 2024
Dear Slingers across the globe! I hope you are all finding 2024 to be a positive year so far and that you are still sticking to your New...


Garth Calitz
Nov 30, 20233 min read
Exercise Vuk'uhlome 2023 “Lohatla Camp-Fire Story”
By Dian Townsend Photos by Tim Homan Our Wednesday morning started off at Air Force Base Waterkloof where various military attache,...

Garth Calitz
Nov 8, 20232 min read
Kitty Hawk and SAGPA Gyro Fly-in
By Garth Calitz Photos by Andre Venter Gyros or more correctly AutoGyros have become more and more popular over the last ten or so years...


Garth Calitz
Oct 3, 20232 min read
The Great Train Race 2023 – Heidelberg Airfield
By Garth Calitz In 1930, a Bentley Sportsman Coupé beat France's Famous Blue Train in a race from Cannes to Calais. This great feat is...


Garth Calitz
Jun 7, 20231 min read
Wild Landings: SHW Maiden Odyssey Episode 1
Wild Landings channel features aviation adventures in Africa and around the world with Sling Aircraft founders James Pitman and Mike...

Garth Calitz
Mar 22, 20232 min read
The Sling Africa Tour - Namibia Expedition
The Sling Africa Tour is once again upon us and this year will see us Slinging our way through liberating, soulful, rugged Namibia...


Garth Calitz
Feb 15, 20233 min read
Life of a Contract Pilot
By Kayla Milne I still remember seeing the dread in my parent’s eyes when I told them I’d been offered a Caravan First Officer job in the...


Garth Calitz
Feb 1, 20232 min read
EAA Chapter 322 Kitty Hawk Breakfast Fly-in
By Andre Venter and Neil Bowden Kitty Hawk Aerodrome situated just outside Pretoria must be one the most welcoming airfields anywhere in...
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