Good day all I come to you today from a wet but verybusy Swartkop Airforce Base, where preparations are in full swing for the annual SAAF...

The Silver Falcons proud heritage dates back to 1946, at the time the team was named the “Bumbling Bees” and were flying a four ship...

The pinnacle of achievement for any sport aerobatic competitor is winning the World Aerobatic Championship at Unlimited level. Beating...

At a recent CAA roadshow, held at the River Club, Observatory, one of the invited guests, Danie Heath, of ATNS, gave a presentation on...

The Eurocopter X³ is based on the Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin helicopter, with the addition of short span wings each fitted with a tractor...

Good day all We in for a very quiet weekend with only one planed event that we are aware of. The Weskus Spring Airshow will be taking...

Photos by Andre Venter and Sharon Cassidy The airspace above the central Free State town of Bethlehem came alive this past weekend with...

There is an age old saying: “a little knowledge is a dangerous thing!!”, and nowhere is that homily more apt than in the art of flying;...

"MiG Alley" was the name given by United Nations (UN) pilots to the north-western portion of North Korea, where the Yalu River empties...

Good Day all The South African Airshow Machine makes it’s way to Bethlehem this weekend, the SAAF have undertaken to be there in full...

The year was 1937, the world was on the brink of another world war. Sweden wanted to equip the armed forces and build up its own, strong...

August, 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...

With a history spanning over 80 years, Martin-Baker is still run by the late Sir James Martin’s descendants to this day. Originating as...

There are lots of great reasons to fly at night, and pilots who choose to should embrace it and learn more about it. For starters, the...

Good day all We are in for a very quiet weekend this weekend with the only one major event that we ware aware of The NAC Drakensberg Fly...

The Speed Rally circuit returned to its place of birth, Secunda Airfield, to conclude the 2018-2019 season. The Speed Rally concept was...

In 1953, McDonnell Aircraft began work on revising its F3H Demon naval fighter, seeking expanded capabilities and increasing all-round...

Stellenbosch Flying Club decided to acknowledge the important role woman play in modern day aviation, by hosting an open day. After the...

The Aviation world has been all aflutter about Boeing completing a critical part of the 787 Dreamliner testing programs — the...

I visited the SAAF Museum on Saturday 3 August for their monthly Flying /Training day in the hope that it would be a bumper day of...

Ladysmith Airfield once again played host to the KZN Regional Aerobatic Championships, held on the 3rd of August 2019 under the control...

On August 6, 1945, 74 years ago today, an American bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of...

Whenever there’s an aircraft accident, the term “black box” typically gets mentioned in the news. That’s because of the crucial role it...

Good day all As the warmer weather approaches the flying calendar suddenly seems to become more active with no less than three fly-ins...