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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…
1994 President’s Trophy Air Race
1994 President’s Trophy Air Race Held at Tempe, Bloemfontein – 26 to 28 May 1994 Pictures and article by John Miller In Cessna’s 1979 model 310R brochure, the blurb at the back quotes a top speed figure of 207 knots at sea level and 195 knots at 75%…
1994 PTAR – Full Result
1994 President’s Trophy Air Race Held at Tempe, Bloemfontein – 26 to 28 May 1994 Total Distance: 636.12 Nautical Miles Pos Race No A/c Reg Aircraft HP H/Cap Knots Gain(-) Loss Speed Knots Pilot Navigator Province Club 1 51 ZS-KRK Cessna C310 285 188.5…
1994 PTAR – Trophies
1994 President’s Trophy Air Race Tempe – Bloemfontein 26 to 28 May 1994 Trophy Name Awarded to Race A/c Reg Pilot/Navigator Aircraft President’s Trophy The Competitor gaining most time on Handicap 51 ZS-KRK Werner van Gruting/Johan van Gruting Cessna…
1994 PTAR – Exclusions
Race No A/c Reg Pilot Navigator Aircraft Reason for exclusion 4 ZS-KOV Stuart Connacher Rob Connacher Cessna C182 Missed all turning points Day 1 23 ZS-FLR Ron Pollock Grant Emary Beech V35A Returned early after getting lost 24 ZS-PAP Frans Rossouw Roelof McDonald…
1994 President’s Trophy Air Race – Gallery
1994 PTAR – Picture gallery Freestater polishes his aircraft ATC working hard in the cold Waiting for the Green Chris Briers puts the wheels away quickly but still battles against the handicappers. van Gruting Brothers – 1994 Winners. Cold and windy…
1994 National Precision Flying Championships
Held in Tempe – 25-26 March 1994 It was time to fly to Bloemfontein, or more precisely Tempe Airfield, and all those wonderful people, the hosts for the 1994 National Precision Flying Championships held in March from Friday 25th to Saturday 26th. Everything in…