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Welcome to SA Power Flying
Welcome to the SA Power Flying Association, a community of aviation enthusiasts that are passionate about recreational flying in South Africa. If you are bored of the $100 burger or breakfast runs to the same old airfields, then we have great news for you. SA Power…
2016 National Rally Championships in Brits
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…
Virginia Navigation Rally 2016
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…
Stellenbosch Fun 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…
Rand Airport Challenge 2016
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…
Chairman’s Report 2015
Chairman’s Report 2015 South African Power Flying Association The South African Power Flying Association’s (SAPFA) main focus is to organise and promote power flying sports. We also represent the interests of our members by providing input on matters that affect…
World Air Games 2015 – Dubai
by Cally Eckard The World Air Games were held in Dubai in the first two weeks of December, and were the first to be held since Turin (Italy) in 2009. The World Air Games comprises many disciplines, and new ones are introduced each WAG as new technology, apparatus and…