UP COMING EVENTS
Our Next Event
President's Trophy
Air Race
24th to 26th May 2018
Come and join us and claim your bragging rights !
With only days to go and deadlines looming, our race organising team with the Bloemfontein Flying Club are working towards making this event better than before, and in the background have been working on quicker race result outputs with the intention to be able to debrief teams on their scores as they come to hand to ensure agreement of results prior prize giving.
We have also appointed Ron Stirk as Jury Member to be the PRO for the event, and any queries will be welcome to take up with Ron at any time.
Entries are still OPEN and we are waiting for you to Sign Up
Once you have registered online, further instructions will be communicated
While the entry fee is R3500 and we are required to ensure all competitors are members of SAPFA and Aero Club as well as have a FIA licence, the winners have an opportunity to not only have bragging rights but also to walk away with a number of sponsored prizes.
Although this event has changed over the years, this race has had an esteemed history since 1937.
Please help us keep the Spirit of Aviation alive for PTAR !
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Baragwanath Fun Rally - 2 July 2011
The Fun Rally finally returned to Baragwanath Airfield after two years of waiting.
Holding these rallies in various venues introduces the sport to members of those clubs who have not before participated. Baragwanath is a case in point, where six local club pairs took part in this event, three of them being first-time rallyists.
Bee and Gerhardt provided a delicious breakfast along with bottomless coffee, which was in great demand in near-minus temperatures.
Virginia Fun Rally - 19 March 2011
by Mary de Klerk
Unlike the weather across most other parts of the country, Friday 18th and Saturday 19th March brought clear skies to the city of Durban. Even the slightly higher than normal wind strengths did little to dampen the spirits of the Pilots and Navigators participating in the Annual SAPFA Virginia Fun Rally and KZN Provinicial Landing Championships.
Kitty Hawk Mini Air Race - 26 February 2011
By Cally Eckard
Keen aviators brought their fastest and favourite ‘toys’ along to the Mini Air Race at Kitty Hawk for the first air race of 2011
The Mini Air Race is regarded as a precursor and a ‘trial run’ for the President’s Trophy later in the year.
The weather was perfect, with just a few little white clouds in the sky. Kitty Hawk members and staff put their best foot forward, and as always welcomed all the visitors and put on a delicious breakfast, and ala carte dining throughout the rest of the day.
Thanks must go to Race Organiser Neels van Deventer, Chief Marshall Chris Burger, and Safety Officer Nigel Musgrave, all from Kitty Hawk. Robin Spencer-Scarr did the safety briefing with his usual unique flair, and Frank Eckard produced the results in quick time for prize giving.
Rand Airport Challenge - 29 January 2011
My First Exposure to Fun Rallies
Johan van der Spuy
I am a student pilot who has nearly completed his PPL – for the second time (it’s a long story). I guess, like most other students, I yearn for the day that I have a license to fly – by myself, where I want to, when I want to – and to REALLY start learning. To fly accurately. To navigate confidently. To know my aeroplane.
2010 SA National Precision Flying Championships
Click here for more picturesBrits, 25 – 27 November 2010
By Adrian Pilling
Well can you believe it another year has passed and another National Championships has come and gone. Once again the ever-willing Brits Flying Club stepped up to the plate and offered their considerable experience and dedication in hosting the event.
Brits has a well-earned reputation when it comes to running competitions, and as expected the event went off like clockwork. This is great news as Brits will be the host airfield for the 20th FAI World Precision Flying Championships in October 2011. It would be difficult to imagine a better-prepared group of dedicated individuals to welcome our International colleagues!