By Garth Calitz Roston's passion for aviation began at the age of three. As a young boy, he spent considerable time with his grandfather, who was a model flyer. He began flying control line planes at four years old and became the SA Junior Control Line Aerobatics Champion in 2006, 2007, and 2008. Roston quickly excelled in Radio flying, demonstrating a natural talent, and by nine, he was participating in competitions. He ventured into RC Aerobatics at 11 and is currently the

By Garth Calitz Like many leading aerobatic pilots, Neville Ferreira was raised in an aviation family. His father worked as a charter pilot, which meant Neville spent much of his childhood at an airfield. Numerous individuals anticipated that Neville would pursue a career as a commercial pilot like his father, but he chose to enter the business world and only took up flying later on. I was able to meet with Neville during breaks between his practices at Kitty Hawk Airfield, w

By Garth Calitz Werner Nel believed his flying career was over after a severe motorbike accident in 2009, where he lost his left leg above the knee. Rather than accepting this as his fate, Werner became even more determined to fulfill his childhood dream of flying aerobatics. Werner was raised in an aviation environment, as his father was a pilot with South African Airways and also owned and served as the chief flying instructor at the Pretoria Flying School. Sadly, before We