Third Party Insurance

Once again the Aero Club has been hard busy at work on behalf of our members, they have asked me to pass this on to you.

As you know, aircraft owners are obliged to carry third party insurance as prescribed in terms of The Civil Aviation Act No 13 of 2009.

The Aeroclub has negotiated good rates for this insurance on behalf of its members who own aircraft in the following categories:
1. Aircraft eligible for NTCA Classification in the following groups:
   a) Amateur built aircraft including Fixed and Rotary Wing, Motorised Gliders,
   b) Production Built Aircraft
   c) Limited Aircraft
   d) Veteran Aircraft

2. Light Aircraft with an all up mass not exceeding 600kg, including
   a) Microlights,
   b) Light sport aircraft,
   c) Gyrocopters
   d) Gliders.
3. Hang Gliders and Paragliders.

Members interested in getting quotations for 1) and 2) above should call Joanne Herman of DJA on 011 463 5550 or email her at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Members with aircraft falling in 3) above will obtain insurance through SAHPA.

Notes:
The act does not prescribe the value to be insured. DJA will quote for cover of either R500’000.00 or R1 million as specified by the member.
Some comprehensive hull insurance policies include a third party component, so if you carry hull insurance check this first before taking out additional third party cover.

Regards

Richard Becker

The Aero Club of South Africa
Cell: 060 997 3605
Tel : 011 082 1100
Fax : 086 635 3755
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Website: www.aeroclub.org.za

Krugersdorp Fun Rally – 15 Oct 2016

by Rob Jonkers (photos by Willie Bodenstein)

The South African Power Flying Association (SAPFA) together with the Krugersdorp Flying Club organised an extremely successful Navigation Fun Rally on Saturday 15th October 2016. Under the Stewardship of SAPFA’s Frank Eckard who planned & plotted the course, a total of 12 entrants were able to partake in the fun rally.

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SA wins Silver Medals at the World Rally Flying Championships

by Rob Jonkers

The World Rally Flying Championship happens every two years and is hosted by one of the participating nations. This year Portugal hosted the 20^th FAI World Rally Flying Championships in the coastal town of Santa Cruz some 50 km north of Lisbon.

This year, 52 crews from 18 nations participated, where South Africa was the only Southern Hemisphere team to take part. Team SA was represented by 4 crews in the Advanced Class: Frank & Cally Eckard, Hans Schwebel & Ron Stirk, Thys vd Merwe & Mary de Klerk, Rob Jonkers and Martin Meyer. Arddyn Moolman & Jacques Jacobs were included as International Judges.

Our team’s arrival was Monday the 29^th August.  A full week before the championship, team SA are normally the first to arrive, as we need the most exposure to the European conditions and terrain as well as aircraft familiarization, as we need to hire local aircraft. By Tuesday late morning we had our aircraft allotted, a Spanish C172 EC-KGG and a Portuguese C150 CS-EBD, and could get airborne in the afternoon for a short recce navigation flight.

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Hoedspruit Fun Rally

Hoedspruit Fun Rally

By Cally Eckard

Wynand Uys from Hoedspruit Flying Club, has been in communication with Frank Eckard for three years, arranging this event, and finally the weather and dates coincided.  Eleven teams registered, two of them from Tzaneen  and one from Krugersdorp.  The remainder were resident pilots, and it is clear from the good results that Wynand’s training in rally flying has stood them in good stead.  Other clubs holding rallies should watch out when one of these teams compete. 

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