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EAA Sun ‘n Fun 2019 – Brits Airfield
Photos by Andre Venter, Lee-Ann Greeff and Derek Hopkins As the year draws to a close, we can always count on the EAA Chapter 322 to...
Garth Calitz
Nov 12, 20194 min read


SAPFA National Landing Championships 2018
The ever friendly Brits Airfield was once again the hosts of this year’s South African Power Flying Association (SAPFA) National Landing...
Garth Calitz
Dec 11, 20183 min read


EAA Sun n Fun Brits 2018
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) held their annual Sun n Fun fly-in at Brits Airfield over the weekend on 9-11 November 2018,...
Garth Calitz
Nov 13, 20184 min read


EAA Brits Sun n Fun 2018 Adventure Rally
The Adventure Fun Rally format was designed to be exactly what the name suggests, Adventurous and Fun, The first Adventure Fun Rally was...
Garth Calitz
Nov 13, 20183 min read


Brits Flying Club Breakfast Fly-In
On a freezing cold Saturday morning more than sixty pilots made their way to Brits Airfield for yet another wonderful fly-in in the...
Garth Calitz
Aug 14, 20183 min read


SAPFA Brits ANR Rally
By Garth Calitz The Brits Flying Club held a SAPFA-organized ANR rally on Saturday, December 2. Rob Jonkers designed the route using the latest software employed in international competitions. Two routes were crafted, and the final score was determined by combining the scores from both. Each route was about 25 nautical miles long and was structured to keep the teams actively engaged in the cockpit, with turning points occurring every one to two minutes. The weather posed a th
Garth Calitz
Dec 4, 20173 min read


Peter Hengst Memorial Fly-In
By Garth Calitz The Brits Flying Club hosted their ninth annual Peter Hengst Memorial Fly-In during the weekend of November 10. Peter Hengst was a beloved member of the Brits Flying Community and a dedicated supporter of the EAA in South Africa, where he served as the chairman of Chapter 322. Peter sadly lost his lengthy battle with cancer. Peter and Chalkie Stobbart restored a Fiarchild together, and if that wasn’t impressive enough, they decided to fly the aircraft all th
Garth Calitz
Nov 13, 20172 min read
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