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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…
SA017
Number SA017 Class C (Aeroplanes) Sub Class C1-b (Landplanes: weight 500 kg to less than 1,000 kg) Group I (Internal combustion) Type of Record Speed over Recognised Course Course/Location Pretoria (South Africa) to Port Elizabeth (South Africa) Performance…
SA012 to 015 – Chris van Hoof
Article by Chris van Hoof – 26 July 2008 This article is not about setting a record, but rather about the satisfaction of testing the actual service ceiling of my particular Amateur Built Aircraft a Cozy Mark IV ZU-CZZ. Some data to get you going: The current…
SA016
Number SA016 Class C (Aeroplanes) Sub Class C1-b (Landplanes: weight 500 kg to less than 1,000 kg) Group I (Internal combustion) Type of Record Time to Climb to 3 000m Course/Location Rustenberg (South Africa) Performance 00:11:16 Date 23/06/2008 Record Holder Chris…
2008 SA National Landing Championships
2008 SA National Landing Championships BRITS AIRFIELD 20 – 21 June 2008 ……and the 2008 South African Landing Champion is…….(drumroll….) WALTER WALLE!!!! So who is Walter Walle? This young man hails from Germany. He started his flying career in Bloemfontein by…
2008 President’s Trophy Air Race
Vliegkoors, The Meercat and PTAR 2008 A Participant’s Story of the Race – by George Brink As usual vliegkoors ran high leading up to the 2008 Presidents Trophy Air Race to be held at Witbank from 28 to 30 May 2008. Doctors orders were, 1 dose of PTAR and…
2008 PTAR – Route
Day 1 From To Distance Nm Cumulative Distance Witbank Nylstroom 80.6 80.6 Nylstroom Selati 113.4 194.0 Selati Lydenburg 60.8 254.8 Lydenburg Witbank 79.3 334.1 Day 2 From To Distance Nm Cumulative Distance Witbank Rooikraal 39.6 39.6 Rooikraal St Micheils 35.9 75.5 St…