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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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EAA Brits Sun & Fun 2015 Adventure Rally
This year’s EAA Sun & Fun flying event was planned somewhat differently from previous years where precision rallies were held, with a view that for EAA members a more fun flying event was needed to be tried out.
This task was left to Rob Jonkers and Martin Meyer to devise a new kind of rally format, a big risk to take in the realm of the tried and tested rally formats. The prime objective was to make it real fun, with easy to follow routing.
Thus over the last four weeks, a route schedule was hatched with a route proving flight undertaken to check that the route would be do-able and interesting to fly. The outcome was a route through the scenic Magalies valley, north up through the platinum belt, then south-eastwards along the crocodile river into game bush country.
The format was in the form of a pre-defined route map that was available prior to the event starting for everybody to either plan their route with traditional map plotting tools or to program their GPS’s.
Grand Central 2015 Fun Rally
Saturday 3rd October on the Highveld dawned with excellent weather prospects, no rain forecasted and no wind, a real perfect day out for flying, especially for rally pilots. Teams started to arrive before 8 am, with the competition directors Rob Jonkers and Martin Meyer setting up the maps and route packs at the Harvard Café function room.
Durban Wings Club SAPFA Fun Rally - Virginia airport - 26 September 2015
By Mike Wright
SAPFA designed a Flying Competition to introduce Pilots and Navigators to the exciting world of Competition Flying and thereby improve their general flying skills.
The competition is loosely based on the FAI Rally and Precision competitions but with many of the complications removed.
As this competition is designed for the new comer, those pilots who have already obtained Provincial or National Colours assist the newcomers with their preparation or to compete as Navigators. Pilots with Provincial or National Colours compete in a separate open class.
Bethlehem Aero Club Fun Rally 2015
By Francois and Caroline Marais
It was an exciting day at the Bethlehem Airfield on Saturday 29 August 2015 when the Bethlehem Aero Club hosted another fun Navigation Rally in conjunction with The South African Power Flying Association (SAPFA). The rally was organised by Martin Meyer and Rob Jonkers who did a sterling job preparing the flight maps, photographs and everything else needed. Frank Eckard, who had organized more rallies than he cares to remember, was present in an advisory position.
14 teams entered the event - 3 from Harrismith, 1 from Springs, 1 from Reitz, 1 from Brits and 8 Bethlehem residents.
