Obituary – Tony Blackman, Physicist turned test pilot and Aviation Author
By Rob Russell He was a role model for his profession, who delivered Britain’s nuclear bombers and was one of the last men to fly with...
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Garth Calitz
Apr 242 min read
Margrit Waltz Celebrates 960th Ferry Flight
Daher congratulated Margrit Waltz on her 960th ferry flight. Last month, she delivered a new production TBM 960 turboprop aircraft to an...
Garth Calitz
Mar 1812 min read
Pat Pattle - The Commonwealth's Top WWII Ace
A young South African pilot has been credited with the honour of “The Commonwealth's Top WWII Ace” but is still relatively unknown as he...
Garth Calitz
Aug 9, 20235 min read
40th Anniversary of the World’s First Solo Circumnavigation by Helicopter by Dick Smith
40 years ago Aviatiator, Adventurer and Entrepreneur Richard “Dick” Harold Smith touched down in the Bell 206 JetRanger III at the Bell...
Garth Calitz
Mar 9, 20236 min read
Leading Edge Aviation – Leading the Edge in Firefighting
By Rob Russell Photos by Rayno Snyman The sight of the huge Sikorsky Blackhawk helicopter fighting fire around the Western Cape has...
Garth Calitz
Feb 8, 20233 min read
AMS Fixed-wing volunteer pilot retires after 18 years of service
Doctor by profession, volunteer pilot in his spare time, retires after nearly two decades of volunteer flying: Dr Johan Steytler, an...
Garth Calitz
Dec 13, 20222 min read
George Leonard 'Johnny' Johnson, the Last Member of the "Dambusters" Passes Away
The last surviving member of the original “Dambusters”, Squadron Leader George Leonard ‘Johnny’ Johnson, passed away on 7 December 2022...
Garth Calitz
May 18, 20225 min read
The Journey of Linda Sollars from Airliners to a Sling High Wing
Linda’s love affair with aviation was born as a young girl reading Snoopy and the Red Baron and watching movies like Chitty Chitty Bang...
Garth Calitz
May 18, 20224 min read
101-Year-Old Veteran Promoted to Major, reflects on service
Fifty-five years after his retirement, World War II veteran Capt. Thomas Dewey Adams Jr., 101 years old, was granted an honorary...
Garth Calitz
Mar 1, 20223 min read
Tristan Eeles a Man “On the Move”
Tristan Eeles like many of the top aerobatics pilots in the world, grew up around aircraft and his passion for flying was fostered when...
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