Good day all Now that we have entered autumn the aviation events have started happening thick and fast, this coming weekend seem like...

In 1964, Czechoslovak aircraft manufacturer Aero Vodochody embarked on a new design project to meet the specified requirements for a...

South African Powered Flying Association (SAPFA) once again hosted their Rally Flying National Championships at Brits Airfield on the 12...

Petrus Hendrik Hugo was a South African who joined the Royal Air Force and took part in the Battle of France and the Battle of Britain...

Disruption is a hot topic these days, but the 16th century had plenty of it, too. In the span of a generation, the printing press (and...

Good day all The SA airshow scene got off to a flying start this past weekend in Ermelo and now we wait for the next installment, which...

The 2018 Airshow season was kicked off with the welcome return of the Ermelo Airshow, the Mpumalanga town last hosted show back in 2011....

The Bell 222 is an American twin-engine light helicopter built by Bell Helicopter. A cosmetically modified version of the 222 was used as...

Challenging would be an understatement for helicopter rescue operations in the alpine environment. Constantly unpredictable winds, high...

1. WORKING THROUGH THE AIR RAID In November 1940, three women of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) were awarded 50% of all the...

Good day all The long wait is finally over; the first Airshow for 2018 will be taking place on Saturday 7 April in Ermelo. The summer...

The Rand Easter Show 2018 was once again held at the Johannesburg Expo Centre Nasrec just South of Johannesburg. The South African...

The Royal Air Force was formed on 1st April 1918 from the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service. Its first commander was Sir...

The wires lit up on various what’s app groups earlier in the week that there was a fly in breakfast at the second oldest flying club in...

When someone mentions advances in aviation, what sort of images spring to mind? The latest futuristic jumbo jet concept? Flying taxis?...

Good day all It feels like Christmas has just passed and we are already heading into the Easter weekend, please guys all the people...

A multirole medium-size utility helicopter, Atlas Oryx is manufactured by Denel Aerospace Systems for the South African Air Force (SAAF)....

Fire is a friend to mankind - until it gets out of hand: then it can become a formidable enemy, one that can only be subdued by an army...

Aviators Paradise is located North West of the Hartbeespoort Dam Wall alongside the R512 (Brits-Hartbeespoort) Road. It boasts a very...

Flying is often said to be the safest form of transport, and this is at least true in terms of fatalities per distance travelled....

Happy Human Rights day to all certainly hope everyone is taking advantage of the wonderful weather we having to get some serious flying...

On the weekend of the 9th of March Wings Over Howick ( RC Event ) was held at the Howick Glider Club and with a number of pilots coming...

The Alouette III has its origins with an earlier helicopter design by French aircraft manufacturer Sud-Est, the SE 3120 Alouette, which,...

Imagine a boat that moves you effortlessly across the waves at least twice the speed of any other boat. Getting safely to your...