Garth Calitz Sep 21, 20232 min readSilver Creek Gorge Pancake Breakfast Fly-in By Neil Bowden Photos by Andre Venter It’s hard to believe that what started out as a challenge after a small EAA pancake breakfast held...
Garth Calitz Sep 21, 20234 min readLimpopo Regional Aerobatics ChampionshipsBy Gregory Clegg Phalaborwa, is the venue for the final regional aerobatic competition for the year, this time the Limpopo regionals....
Garth Calitz Sep 21, 20234 min readGeneral Chang Dingqiu, CPLAAF visit AFB OverbergThe Chief of the South African Air Force, Lieutenant General W. S Mbambo hosted his counterpart from the People’s Republic of China, on a...
Garth Calitz Sep 14, 20236 min readVirginia Airshow 2023 – Revival of a GiantBy Trevor Cohen Photos by Timmy Homan and Trevor Cohen The last airshow held at Virginia was over 10 years ago and the organizers had to...
Garth Calitz Sep 7, 20234 min readChildren’s Flight 2023 – Yet Another Great Success By Garth Calitz Photos by Trevor Cohen, Dian Townsend and Tim Homan Orient Airfield located just south of the quaint Northwest town of...
Garth Calitz Sep 7, 20235 min readRand Airshow 2023 By Garth Calitz, Photos by Trevor Cohen and Dian Townsend Rand Airport in Germiston became a hive of activity on Sunday 3 September when...
Garth Calitz Aug 23, 20233 min readWorld Rally Flying Championships 2023By Tarryn Myburgh The 23rd World Rally Flying Championships was held in Mâcon, France, from 31 July to 04 August 2023. A total of 45...
Garth Calitz Aug 9, 20232 min readSAAF Museum Monthly Flying Training DayBy Dian Townsend It's hard to believe that we've reached August already, but with a new month also comes another flight training day at...
Garth Calitz Aug 9, 20235 min read40th Anniversary of the World’s First Solo Circumnavigation by Helicopter by Dick Smith40 years ago Aviatiator, Adventurer and Entrepreneur Richard “Dick” Harold Smith touched down in the Bell 206 JetRanger III at the Bell...
Garth Calitz Aug 2, 20232 min readSouth Africans Flying the Flag High in FranceBy Garth Calitz The World Rally Flying Championships are currently taking place atMâcon Airport located about 15 minutes North of Lyon in...