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RV Rendezvous 2025 – Mossel Bay
By Ian Beaton This was to be the first truly long cross-country in our fantastic machine. Theo and I spent a long time building our RV-10...
Garth Calitz
Oct 14 min read


The Ugliest, or is it the Strangest Aircraft Ever Built?
By Rob Russell We have often read about how beautiful and good-looking an aircraft is. We all have our own opinions, often shared by...
Garth Calitz
Sep 23 min read


The Legacy of Bell Aircraft in Hollywood Films
When Arnold Schwarzenegger famously bellowed “Get to the chopper!” in the 1987 action classic, Predator, he was calling attention to a...
Garth Calitz
Jun 43 min read


KLM and LIFT Take South Africans on a Sky-High Dutch Experience
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines teamed up with local premium carrier LIFT to surprise South African travellers with a unique taste of Dutch...
Garth Calitz
Jun 42 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
Oct 16, 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
Jul 3, 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
Apr 9, 20243 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 30, 20233 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
Nov 8, 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
Oct 3, 20232 min read
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