by Frank Eckard | Apr 16, 2016 | Articles Rally
By Cally Eckard The rally championships were hotly contested this year, with the prize being a place in the South African team to represent the country in the World Rally Championships in Portugal in September. Six teams of two competed in Brits in April, in three...
by Frank Eckard | Mar 5, 2016 | Articles Rally
Virginia Navigation Rally 2016 (by Rob Jonkers – Photos Cheryl Smit, Mike Wright and Rob Jonkers) Durban Wings Club hosted the annual Virginia Navigation Rally on Saturday the 5th March. While the skys were clear and sunny, a very strong wind was blowing down the...
by Frank Eckard | Feb 27, 2016 | Articles Rally
By Alewyn Burger 27 February 2016 was a beautiful day and one of those days that if you had a flying machine you just had to get airborne! So we made the flying even more fun by having our first Fun Rally for the year. Tony Russel from SAPFA (South African Power...
by Frank Eckard | Jan 30, 2016 | Articles Rally
SAPFA Rand Airport Challenge – 30 January 2016 by Rob Jonkers The South African Power Flying Association held the 12th Consecutive year of the Rand Airport Challenge on Saturday the 30th January 2016. It was an excellent weather day for flying, with no convection...
by Frank Eckard | Nov 21, 2015 | Articles Rally
The Peter Hengst Memorial Fun Rally was held at Brits on Saturday 21 November with 7 teams having entered. The event was split with 3 teams electing to be scored under Fun Rally scoring rules and 4 team being scored under advanced scoring rules. The challenging...
by Frank Eckard | Oct 3, 2015 | Articles Rally
Saturday 3rd October on the Highveld dawned with excellent weather prospects, no rain forecasted and no wind, a real perfect day out for flying, especially for rally pilots. Teams started to arrive before 8 am, with the competition directors Rob Jonkers and Martin...
