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Grounded Airliners over the Years
One thing I have realised in my years of being involved in the aviation world, is that people have very short memories. For this reason,...
Garth Calitz
Mar 19, 20194 min read


Pitfalls that make Proper Financial Planning Imperative for Pilots
Being a commercial pilot beats working an office any day of the week. Yes, every job has its paperwork and politics and flying is no...
Samantha Schnetler
Mar 19, 20195 min read


News Letter 14 March 2019
Good day all After a very hectic, yet very enjoyable week in Middelburg we are in for a relatively quiet weekend as far as general...
Garth Calitz
Mar 14, 20194 min read


Middelburg Airshow – Setting the Standard
The 2019 Middelburg Airshow, what can we say? It was amazing setting the benchmark for all the airshows to follow this year. Richardt...
Garth Calitz Photos by Sharon Cassidy and Andre
Mar 13, 20196 min read


Pilot Insure Speed Rally - Middelburg 2019
The fourth instalment of the very popular Speed Rally concept was held at the Aero Club Airweek on the 10th March. The race format has...
Garth Calitz Photos Andre Venter
Mar 13, 20194 min read


Aero Club of South Africa Airweek 2019
The Aero Club of South Africa hosted their annual Airweek from the 7th to the 11th of March at the Middelburg Airfield, Unfortunately the...
Garth Calitz
Mar 13, 20193 min read


How Safe is the Boeing 737Max
How Safe is the Boeing 737Max? This is a question that has more than liberally been tossed around since the second fatal crash of this...
Garth Calitz
Mar 13, 20193 min read


News Letter 7 March 2019
Good day all I greet you today from a very hot Middelburg where final preparations are being made for the 2019 Aero Club Airweek, Pilot...
Garth Calitz
Mar 7, 20199 min read


The Future of Airshows in South Africa.
Is there a future for Airshows in South Africa? Considering recent developments, the question has been tossed around on social media, at...
Garth Calitz
Mar 5, 20193 min read


First Boeing 737Max in Southern Africa - Comair Leads the way.
South African based airline Comair took delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX 8 last week. Comair operates domestic routes as a British...
Garth Calitz
Mar 5, 20195 min read


Middelburg Air Week and Airshow - What to Expect
The Aero Club of South Africa is Proud to host yet another Airweek in Middelburg, Mpumalanga and this one is going to be something out of...
Garth Calitz
Mar 5, 20193 min read


Chinese Fighters, Parallel Development or Blatant Copies
Chinas influence in the world is growing rapidly, especially here in Africa. As China grows economically it was an only a matter of time...
Garth Calitz
Mar 5, 20196 min read


News Letter 28 February 2019
Good day all This will be the last quiet weekend in the aviation community for quite a while as airshow season is fast approaching. The...
Garth Calitz
Feb 28, 20195 min read


The SANDF Salutes Captonians for their Patriotic Support
The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) would like to extend its sincerest gratitude to the residents of the Mother City and the...
South African National Defence Force
Feb 28, 20195 min read


SANDF Armed Forces Night Shoot Muizenberg
It's not often we get to see the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) getting their feet wet. This being mostly the armed vehicle...
Jarryd Sinovich, Photos Ben van der Walt
Feb 26, 20193 min read


SANDF Armed Forces Day Parade
The conclusion to, what can only be described as an extremely successful, Armed Forces Week took place at Table View Beach on Thursday 21...
Garth Calitz
Feb 26, 20193 min read


SANDF Armed Forces Day Capability Demonstration
The final planned event of the SANDF Armed Forces week was a Capability Demonstration on Table View Beach, the sketched scenario was a...
Garth Calitz
Feb 26, 20193 min read


Air Mercy Services Bids Farewell to two Legends
Friday afternoon, 22 February, saw a gathering at the Air Mercy Service complex, at Cape Town International Airport. Staff, past and...
Rob Russell
Feb 26, 20193 min read


News Letter 21 February 2019
Good day all I greet you today from a very hot and windy Cape Town, where the Annual SANDF Armed forces Parade and Capability...
Garth Calitz
Feb 22, 20197 min read


The Mighty Antonov An-2 Soviet Workhorse
The An-2 was designed as a utility aircraft for use in forestry and agriculture. However, the basic airframe is highly adaptable and...
Garth Calitz
Feb 19, 20195 min read


Airshows in 2019 – What you can look forward to
We are well into 2019 and the Airshow season is once again upon us unfortunately this year we will have to make do with a season that is...
Garth Calitz
Feb 19, 20194 min read


South African Airways – What now?
SAA’s “Turnaround Strategy” was dealt a massive blow last week it was revealed that matters had finally been concluded between Comair and...
Garth Calitz
Feb 19, 20192 min read


SAPFA Rally Flying Training Camp - Brits Airfield
As many will recall SAPFA held a training camp at Aerosud recently and at this event it was decided that it would be followed by a...
Garth Calitz
Feb 19, 20192 min read


News Letter 14 February 2019
Good day All I greet you today from a very very wet Gauteng, we have had rain nonstop since early yesterday and it seems like it will be...
Garth Calitz
Feb 14, 20198 min read
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