Garth Calitz Oct 15, 20209 min readChuck Yeager - The Man that Changed Aviation 73 years ago Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager stepped inside the Bell X-1, 73years ago on the 14th October 1947, when he stepped out he carried the title...
By Garth CalitzOct 30, 20195 min readLaurie Kay – The Man, The LegendAs we sit on the eve of yet another Springbok Rugby World Cup Final one can’t help but to cast your mind back 24 years to the iconic...
Garth Calitz Oct 15, 20199 min readChuck Yeager - Chasing the Demons for 72 YearsCharles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager stepped inside the Bell X-1,72 years ago on the 14th October 1947, when he stepped out he carried the title...
Garth Calitz Sep 11, 20199 min readLydia Litvyak – First Female Fighter AceLydia Vladimirovna Litvyak, affectionately known as Lilya, was a fighter pilot in the Soviet Air Force during World War II. Historians...
Garth Calitz Aug 20, 201910 min readWoman in Aviation - Leading the WayAugust, being woman’s month, we decided to pay homage to some of the Ladies that led the way for others to follow in the generally male...
Garth Calitz Jul 9, 20196 min readBob Hoover – The Best Stick and Rudder man to have livedRobert Anderson "Bob" Hoover was born in Nashville, Tennessee on January 24, 1922. He like many other pilots did not have oodles of cash...
Dennis RussellMay 21, 20193 min readFrederick Wendall Glover- Unsung Fighter Ace of WWIIFreddie “Needle Nose” Glover was born on 4 December1915, a native of Asheville, North Carolina. Shortly after his high school graduation...
Mandy WhitecrossApr 2, 20194 min read“Back to Life, Health and Flying” – Gary Whitecross’ JourneyGary Whitecross has always been fascinated by flying and at the age of seven started flying model aircraft he quickly progressed to...
Garth Calitz Feb 5, 201913 min readCharles Lindbergh Aviator, Adventurer and InnovatorCharles A. Lindbergh was born in Detroit, Michigan, on February 4, 1902, and spent most of his childhood in Little Falls, Minnesota, and...
Neville FerreiraJul 24, 20183 min readNeville Ferreira and The Genpro- Reaching new Heights3:45 in the morning and I am woken up by the sun shining through the hotel room window in the 45° roof above my bed. 9:40pm you are still...
