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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…
President Lucas Mangope Air Rally – Held in Pilanesburg – 9 March 1985
President Lucas Mangope Air Rally Held in Pilanesburg – 9 March 1985 It was a very worried group of pilots and officials that gathered in the overcast and hazy conditions early on Saturday morning, 9th March at Lanseria Airport. It certainly seemed to us all…
1984 State President’s Air Race
1984 State President’s Air Race Held at Bethlehem Airfield – 1 to 2 June 1984 By Dietlind Lempp EVEN THE SLOWEST GET THERE EVENTUALLY! Our official entry form for the State President’s Trophy Air Race 1984 looked a little bit strange, to say the…
1984 SP Air Race – Trophies
1984 State President’s Air Race Held at Bethlehem Airfield – 1 to 2 June 1984 Trophies Trophy Name Awarded to Race A/c Reg Pilot/Navigator Aircraft State President’s Trophy The Competitor gaining most time on Handicap ZS-JPH R L Schwartz/D East Beech…
1984 State President’s Trophy Air Race image
1980 SP Air Race – Bethlehem Airfield: Bethlehem Airfield 1984 SP Air Race – Competitor: Avron Bane – Navigator and Aaron Searle in ZS-LOD, a B36TC at the 1984 Air Race Dietlind Lempp (centre), ground crew Jeroen Heimink and a…
1984 National Air Navigation Rally
1984 National Air Navigation Rally Vanderbijlpark – 14 April 1984 Article in S A Aeronews – May 1984 On Saturday, the 14th April, 40 aircraft took off on a bright and sunny autumn morning to compete in this year’s Placo National Precision Navigation…
Let’s Standardise – Article in S A Aeronews – June 1983
Let’s Standardise Article in S A Aeronews – June 1983 By Tony Pennell The Aero Club power flying committee has voted to introduce a standardisation of air rally event format based largely on the World Air Rally Championships for all provincial status…