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Rally Navigation Training Day
Event: Rally Navigation Training
Where: Aerosud Campus - Pretoria
Dates: Sat 18 Jan 2020
Organisers – Mary de Klerk
e-mail: mary@sapfa.co.za
cell: 084 880 9000
The 16th Rand Challenge
Event: Rand Challenge - Rally Navigation Event
Where: Rand Airport
Dates: Sat 25 Jan 2020
Organisers – Frank Eckard
e-mail: frank.eckard@mweb.co.za
cell: 083 269 1516
SAPFA Witbank Speed Rally #2
Event: Pilot Insure Witbank Speed Rally #2
Where: Witbank Airfield
Dates: Fri 31 Jan – Sat 1 Feb 2020
Organisers – Jonty Esser
e-mail: jonty@promptroofing.co.za
cell: 082 855 9435
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List of South African Speed and Altitude Records.
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| Sub-Class | Type of Record | Record Holder | Aeroplane | World Record? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1-g - III (Jet) | Speed over a Closed Course of 500 kilometres - Rustenberg - Bloemhof - Rustenberg (South Africa) - 877.732 km/hr -15/08/2009 | Ron Wheeldon/Gary Hughes | Hawker Sideley Hunter T68 (ZS-HUN) - 1 Rolls Royce Avon 207 (10 150lbs) | No | Past Record |
| C1-b - I (Internal combustion) | Speed over Recognised Course - London (United Kingdom) to Cape Town (South Africa) - 265.873km/h - 11/05/2009 | Chalkie Stobbart | Osprey GP 4 (ZU-CLC) - 1 Lycoming IO-375 (195 hp) | Yes - 15412 | Past Record |
| C1-b - I (Internal combustion) | Speed over Recognised Course - Durban (South Africa) to Johannesburg (South Africa) - 176.806km/h - 11/05/2009 | Frank Eckard | Cessna C172 (ZS-MOC) - 1 Lycoming O-320 (160 hp) | Yes - 15318 | Past Record |
| C1-b - I (Internal combustion) | Speed over Recognised Course - Johannesburg (South Africa) to Durban (South Africa) - 186.957km/h - 08/05/2009 | Frank Eckard | Cessna C172 (ZS-MOC) - 1 Lycoming O-320 (160 hp) | Yes - 15317 | Past Record |
| C1-b - I (Internal combustion) | Time to Climb to 3 000m - Lichtenburg South Africa (FALI) - 00:37:13 - 26/08/2008 | Chris van Hoof | Cozy Mk IV (ZU-CZZ) - 1 Lycoming IO360-A2A (200hp) | No | Past Record |
| C1-b - I (Internal combustion) | Speed over Recognised Course - Pretoria (South Africa) - Bloemfontein (South Africa) - 212.04 km/h - 08/12/2006 | Ron Stirk | Yes | Past Record |