May 2010

2010 President’s Trophy Air Race

Isn’t amazing how the years fly by quicker than a turbo charged Lancair as we get older. Just finished the President’s Trophy Air Race 2009 in Bloemfontein and, as we were catching our breath, we found ourselves in

Rustenburg getting ready for the PTAR 2010.

This one was special in its own way as has been the case for every PTAR from time immemorial. Albert de Witte compiled a Gant chart to manage the team and make sure it was all done on schedule. I am however glad that he could read the chart. The week leading up to the event was fraught with the potential for disaster. A few days before the event the parking areas were flooded by the exceptional rain and there was a very real threat of having too little fuel. There were panic calls asking “How far from the runway can you park an aircraft?” “How much taxi way it takes to park 100 aircraft?” With tempers frayed to the point where people were snapping at each other like rabies infested dogs, Albert coaxed his committee to greater and greater achievements than even they thought possible.

When the competitors arrived to an efficient registration process managed by Denise Spencer-Scarr they had no idea how much had gone on behind the scenes. Everything was running like clockwork.

The routine of the PTAR has now settled. Arrive and test fly on Thursday. Prompt to the point briefings held in a way only Robin Spencer Scarr can. Race on Friday. More briefings. Race on Saturday and then attend a magnificent Banquet in the evening. All this is interspersed with a great deal of banter, camaraderie and aviation talk.
The first route planned was great route but it went to many game farm strips, then we tried to find the owners and get permission. Onto route 2. By now the maps had been ordered so choice was limited. Then onto route 3 which was too long, version 4 had too many open cast mines…… Eventually all the route planners finalised the task on the 6th version. A lovely route which had a mountain range parallel to the track, so do you fly on the upwind side, and cross as late as possible. On the day however, the wind was not a factor and those who flew the straightest track had the best advantage.

Day 1 was a challenging course and good planning was rewarded. On the other hand bad planning saw a number of competitors penalised for flying too high over the Thabazimbi turning point. The results for the day showed how accurate the handicaps are becoming. Just less than fifty air-craft aircraft were within two minutes of their handicap.

Day 2 proved that you can believe the SAWS. The forecast wind showed that there was a unique weather condition that allowed competitors to fly the entire course without any head wind. Logger analysis has proved that the forecaster had it spot on. Those that did not follow his advice were disappointed. This condition obviously played right into the hands of the slower competitors. The course followed the usual bow tie configuration to give the spectators something to watch. As usual navigation was a bit easier as the crews could follow the “aluminium highway”

Eventual winners were Mary de Klerk and Barry de Groot followed closely by John Sayers and Jack Coetzee in second and Arne Badenhorst and Terri Meyer in third. The winning margin was 1 minute with less than a minute to third place.

It is with sympathy and regret that we record the deaths of Werner Blignaut and Cronje Erasmus, who died during this year’s President’s Trophy Air Race. These are the first fatalities we have had at a SAPFA event in its 73 year history, and hopefully the last.

Now on to President’s Trophy Air Race 2011 in Mafikeng.

Day 1

From To Distance
Nm
Cumulative
Distance
Rustenberg Warmbaths 72.23 72.23
Warmbaths Nylstroom 14.95 87.18
Nylstroom Thabazimbi 55.69 142.87
Thabazimbi Petrusdam 78.81 221.68
Petrusdam Zeerust 25.12 246.80
Zeerust Rustenberg 66.54 313.34

Day 2

From To Distance
Nm
Cumulative
Distance
Rustenberg Petrusdam 67.28 67.28
Petrusdam Slurry 39.78 107.06
Slurry Rustenberg 75.44 182.50
Rustenberg Liverpool 45.79 228.29
Liverpool Warmbaths 44.15 272.44
Warmbaths Rustenberg 71.59 344.03

Total Distance – 657.37 Nautical Miles

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2010 PTAR – Full Result

2010 President’s Trophy Air Race

Held at Rustenberg – 27 to 29 May 2010

Total Distance: 657.37 Nautical Miles

(Click on RACE NUMBER to access score sheet.)

Pos Race No A/c Reg. Aircarft
Make & Model
HP H/Cap
Knots
Speed
Knots
Gain(-)
or Loss
Pilot
Navigator
Province
Club
1 24 ZU-EYZ Alpi Aviat
Pioneer 200
100 105.51 108.32 00:09.41- Mary de Klerk
Barry de Groot
Kwa-Zulu Natal
Durban Wings Club
2 37 ZS-EFH Piper
PA-28-235
250 141.12 146.11 00:08.32- John Sayers
Jack Coetzer
Gauteng
Kitty Hawk Flying Club
3 83 ZS-FYR Piper
PA-32-300C
300 140.62 144.63 00:07.46- Arne Badenhorst
Terri Meyer
Gauteng
None
4 86 ZU-NRV Van’s A/C
RV-8
180 164.48 167.93 00:04.93- Neil Murray
Marc Gregson
Gauteng
None
5 77 ZS-EAY Piper
PA-28-235
250 136.49 138.52 00:04.15- Koos Kruger
Willie Linde
Free State
None
6 53 ZS-BAI Cessna
172S
180 126.57 128.60 00:03.55- Donovan Bailey
Lawrence Hill
Kwa-Zulu Natal
None
7 23 ZU-JHA Van’s A/C
RV-6
180 166.37 168.70 00:03.16- Dave Mandel
Rod Crichton
Eastern Cape
Algoa Flying Club
8 5 ZS-KSZ Cessna
R182 RG II
235 152.42 154.10 00:02.50- Wally Brink
George Brink
North West
Vryburg Aeron. Ass.
9 74 ZS-MJR Navion
Navion H
285 150.91 152.50 00:02.44- Rudi Marx
Mark Allison
Gauteng
None
10 70 ZS-FPI Cessna
182M
230 137.40 138.50 00:02.17- Guy Leitch
Ryan Beeton
Gauteng
Brits Flying Club
11 50 ZS-NOI Cessna
182L
230 134.00 134.75 00:01.39- Menno Parsons
Rob Sieg-Rist
Gauteng
None
12 11 ZS-FSR Beech
A36
285 171.94 173.07 00:01.30- Human Wentzel
Arno Stofberg
Gauteng
Klerksdorp Pilot Ass
13 3 ZS-IBX Beech
E33
285 168.50 169.50 00:01.23- Johan Doubell
Jannie Visser
Northern Cape
Kuruman Flying Club
14 65 ZU-VON Glasair
GS-2
180 135.98 136.62 00:01.22- Hubi Von Moltke
Roy Gregson
Gauteng
None
15 40 ZS-OSM Cessna
340A II
310 188.65 189.89 00:01.21- Andries van Tonder
Gary Hughes
Gauteng
Krugersdorp Flying Club
16 55 ZS-JLW Piper
PA-23E-250
250 187.48 188.67 00:01.20- Bryan Belcher
Graeme Smart
Gauteng
Krugersdorp Flying Club
17 58 ZS-MSW Cessna
182F
230 133.84 134.41 00:01.15- Morris du Plessis
Johan de Lange (Dr)
Gauteng
Wits Univ Flying Ass
18 31 ZS-SDW Diamond
DA-42 TDi
135 161.35 162.14 00:01.11- Steve Dewsbery
Trevor Cufflin
Gauteng
Aviators Paradise
19 54 ZS-MFG Beech
58
300 202.58 203.49 00:00.52- Trevor Milton
Gideon Langeveld
Western Cape
Stellenbosch Flying Club
20 56 ZS-PYK Beech
C33A
285 169.21 169.77 00:00.45- Jan du Bruyn
John Schraader
Gauteng
Rustenburg Flying Club
21 33 ZU-ORV Van’s A/C
RV-7A
180 164.91 165.35 00:00.38- Rob Kennedy
Wikus Kritzinger
Gauteng
Durban Wings Club
22 15 ZU-MJB Alpi Aviat
Pioneer 300
100 133.67 133.94 00:00.35- Johan Bergh
Corne Pretorius
North West
Aviators Paradise
23 81 ZS-MST Piper
PA-28-180 C
180 126.98 127.04 00:00.08- Mark Dethian
Alex Dyason
Gauteng
Aviator Trng Academy
24 22 ZU-CHI Van’s A/C
RV-8
200 177.32 177.32 00:00.01- Alan Fergus
Johan Ferreira
Western Cape
Stellenbosch Flying Club
25 38 ZS-CHL Beech
58
285 199.10 198.75 00:00.20 Daan Brand
Marius Thompson
Gauteng
None
26 46 ZS-NXE Piper
PA-28RT-201T
200 159.95 159.71 00:00.23 Daniel Bensch
Dana Bensch
Gauteng
J.L.P.C.
27 27 ZU-EZL Urban Air
Samba XL
100 122.07 121.82 00:00.40 Uli Gerth
Alan Newton-Perry
North West
Brits Flying Club
28 19 ZS-CPB Cirrus
SR-22 G3
310 177.59 176.96 00:00.47 Tony Petter-Bowyer
Dale de Klerk
North West
None
29 78 ZS-MVH Cessna
210N
300 164.75 163.88 00:01.17 Eddie Vorster
Meyer Jacobs
Limpopo
Letaba Flying Club
30 49 ZS-JTA Cessna
FR172J
210 128.63 128.09 00:01.18 Dave Bruce
Barry Kinnear
Kwa-Zulu Natal
Durban Wings Club
31 7 ZU-JUR Van’s A/C
RV-7
180 177.87 176.79 00:01.21 Juri Keyter
Jan Hanekom
Gauteng
Krugersdorp Flying Club
32 39 ZS-FIY Cessna
182L
230 134.05 133.41 00:01.25 Johan Cillie
Flip Ehlers
Mpumalanga
Witbank Aeron. Ass.
33 101 ZS-ALZ Beech
G36
300 176.69 175.46 00:01.35 Thys Joubert
Morgan Gregory
Kwa-Zulu Natal
None
34 20 ZS-ALS Cessna
182T
230 145.09 144.21 00:01.39 Johan van Rensburg
Willie van Wyk
North West
Klerksdorp Pilot Ass
35 45 ZS-LPA Mooney
M20F
200 149.03 148.08 00:01.42 Tertius Myburgh
Adrian Barry
Gauteng
None
36 72 ZS-TMT Cessna
182P II
230 134.28 133.49 00:01.44 Mark Bristow
Quinton Warne
Gauteng
None
37 52 ZS-LLH Cessna
182B
230 131.70 130.92 00:01.47 Phil Wakeley
Scott Wakeley
Gauteng
Durban Wings Club
38 60 ZU-DWS Aerospool
WT-9
100 134.74 133.78 00:02.06 George Didloff
Jan Jacobs
Gauteng
Witbank Aeron. Ass.
39 91 ZS-DOT Cirrus
SR-22 G2
310 182.06 180.20 00:02.14 Dirk Visser
Chris Burger
Gauteng
Kitty Hawk Flying Club
40 100 ZS-KSO Cessna
182Q II
230 138.56 137.43 00:02.21 Anton Wheeler
Alan Stewart
North West
Rustenburg Flying Club
41 95 ZS-KKT Piper
PA-34-200T
200 175.07 173.18 00:02.28 Gavin Brown
Johan Juselius
Kwa-Zulu Natal
Durban Wings Club
42 63 ZS-FFG Beech
G36
300 176.69 174.74 00:02.30 Herman Klopper
Pieter van Rensburg
North West
Western Transvaal FS
43 76 ZU-KLT Van’s A/C
RV-7
200 173.49 171.33 00:02.52 Ken Clark
Paul Cronje
Eastern Cape
Queenstown Flying Club
44 93 ZU-XML SA Ravin
500
260 175.95 173.58 00:03.04 Calle Hedberg
Mike Visagie
Western Cape
Cape Town Flying Club
45 25 ZS-NHR Piaggio
P166S
340 174.95 172.53 00:03.10 Ivan Marx
Martin Marx
Gauteng
None
46 34 ZS-FDZ Piper
PA-28-235
250 140.14 138.54 00:03.15 Christa Greyvenstein
Johann van den Berg
Gauteng
None
47 89 ZU-DTB Dyn’Aero
MCR-4S
115 127.35 125.84 00:03.43 Emmie Oelofse
Andrew Lane
Mpumalanga
Algoa Flying Club
48 2 ZU-MER Van’s A/C
RV-7A
180 170.47 168.33 00:03.57 Chris Booysen
Tracy Booysen
Eastern Cape
Algoa Flying Club
49 13 ZS-SHV Cessna
172N II
160 117.56 116.12 00:04.10 Bianca Juselius
Matt Gilmore
Kwa-Zulu Natal
Durban Wings Club
50 88 ZS-LAI Cessna
R182 RG II
235 152.79 150.27 00:04.20 Mark Hughes
Bryan Engels
Gauteng
Babcock C.F.A.
51 9 ZU-NIK Van’s A/C
RV-7
180 173.62 170.18 00:04.36 Shawn Uren
Nick McFall
Western Cape
Stellenbosch Flying Club
52 28 ZS-OXZ Cessna
182T
230 145.09 142.61 00:04.43 Adriaan Kleyn
Vorster Gauche
Kwa-Zulu Natal
None
53 75 ZS-CBJ Mooney
M20C
180 144.82 142.30 00:04.50 Stephen Breytenbach
Almero Retief
Gauteng
Krugersdorp Flying Club
54 68 ZU-NAT Alpi Aviat
Pioneer 300
100 135.41 133.20 00:04.51 Hedley Davidson
Piet Smit
Gauteng
Aviators Paradise
55 41 ZS-HJF Piper
PA-24-260-C
260 165.95 162.51 00:05.02 Henk Scheepers
Johan Scheepers
Gauteng
None
56 14 ZS-AFO Cessna
182T
230 145.09 142.43 00:05.04 Kobus Kilian
Renier Albertse
Gauteng
None
57 47 ZS-MEJ Cessna
T-210M
310 178.95 174.58 00:05.31 Pieter Burger
Albie van Zyl
Northern Cape
Vryburg Aeron. Ass.
58 48 ZS-SCY Cirrus
SR-22 G3
310 182.06 178.28 00:05.35 Louw van Reenen
Riaan Pretorius
Free State
Kimberley F.S.
59 57 ZS-IWK Cessna
182P II
230 135.63 132.85 00:06.05 Frank Smook
Kobus Kotze
Gauteng
Defence Flying Club
60 90 ZS-MKB Cessna
T-210M
310 178.95 174.83 00:06.11 Andre Tonkin
Douw Wentzel
Mpumalanga
Durban Wings Club
61 10 ZS-OMJ Piper
PA-32-260
260 139.81 136.26 00:07.21 Tienie Prinsloo
Chris Prinsloo
Limpopo
Letaba Flying Club
62 102 ZS-PAS Beech
B55
260 195.64 188.72 00:07.23 AJ Coetzer
Willem Coetzer
Free State
None
63 92 ZS-SDR Piper
PA-28-181
180 131.81 128.99 00:07.33 Five Delport
Willie Jordaan
Mpumalanga
Witbank Aeron. Ass.
64 30 ZU-EEI Tecnam
P2002 Sierra
100 114.23 111.35 00:08.57 Dennis Hoines
Anthony Hoines
Gauteng
A.F.O.S.
65 35 ZS-PZG Beech
A36
285 171.94 166.72 00:09.11 Richard Moore
Dean Butt
Eastern Cape
Algoa Flying Club
66 26 ZS-MEW Piper
PA-32-300
300 140.60 135.97 00:09.33 Willem Engelbrecht
Chris van Rensburg
North West
Rustenburg Flying Club
67 94 ZS-RIO Cessna
182P
230 135.16 130.87 00:10.34 Gerhard van Zyl
Colin Jordaan
Gauteng
None
68 71 ZS-KOB Piper
PA-28-235
250 137.61 132.57 00:10.54 Dorrien Andrews
Peter Annear
Gauteng
A.F.O.S.
69 99 ZS-MTR Cessna
210M
300 168.91 160.96 00:11.33 Johan la Grange
Yolande la Grange
Northern Cape
Bloemfontein Flying Club
70 79 A2-UFO Jabiru
J430
120 122.05 117.68 00:12.00 Ben van Zyl
Phillip Gouws
Botswana
Kalahari Flying Club
71 29 ZS-MLC Cessna
210L
300 170.35 161.80 00:12.14 Christo Fick
Wim Joubert
Gauteng
None
72 66 ZS-MRF Cessna
177 RG II
200 144.08 137.87 00:12.20 Duncan Finch
Peter Ray
Gauteng
East Rand Flying Club
73 69 ZS-OSV Piper
PA-34-220T
220 179.39 169.56 00:12.45 Colin Chapman
Brandon Bregman
Gauteng
None
74 64 ZS-LXJ Beech
F33A
285 174.43 167.21 00:12.46 Jacques Hattingh
Eksteen du Toit
Western Cape
Stellenbosch Flying Club
75 43 ZS-MIA Cessna
210L
300 167.38 158.92 00:13.33 Siebert Wiid
Jean Bezuidenhout
Northern Cape
Kuruman Flying Club
76 8 ZS-CBF Mooney
M20C
180 147.19 139.86 00:14.03 Waldo Verster
Francois Fitzferald
Gauteng
Fly Inn
77 16 ZU-FBX Jabiru
J430
120 122.49 117.18 00:14.36 Pieter Pretorius
Eugene Maree
Limpopo
Louis Trichardt Flying Club
78 59 ZS-JWL Cessna
T-210L
285 176.87 164.90 00:16.11 Leon Koekemoer
Andre Koen
Kwa-Zulu Natal
Durban Wings Club
79 18 ZS-NOY Cessna
182P II
230 135.63 128.34 00:16.31 Hubert Wentzel
Keith Fairhurst
Gauteng
Babcock C.F.A.
80 84 ZS-IRL Cessna
172N II
160 114.66 109.29 00:16.54 Carl Dollenberg
Sean Murphy
Gauteng
None
81 42 ZS-IMX Beech
A-24-R
200 134.84 126.61 00:19.01 Allen Lange
Johan Whiteman
Gauteng
None
82 44 ZS-KVT Cessna
172 RG II
180 134.58 125.37 00:21.31 Pierre Puren
Ernie Hulley
Eastern Cape
Algoa Flying Club
83 82 ZS-FJV Cessna
172K
160 119.29 111.51 00:23.04 Wynand Lotter
Gerhard vd Westhuize
Northern Cape
Kuruman Flying Club
84 32 ZS-RTB Piper
PA-28R-200
200 141.54 130.69 00:23.08 Deon Loots
Hennie Stander
Free State
Bloemfontein Flying Club
85 80 ZS-NSM Cessna
U206D
300 144.76 133.79 00:23.21 Stephen Jolly
Jaco Kloosterziel
86 87 ZU-ESS Jabiru
J430
120 122.49 112.38 00:30.59 Piet Nieuwenhuizen
Hendrik White
Northern Cape
Kimberley F.S.
87 97 ZS-DWL Piper
PA-28-235
235 134.27 121.39 00:31.11 Piet Delport
Vernon van Zyl
Gauteng
Kity Hawk Flying Club
88 62 ZU-EKR Tecnam
P2002 Sierra
100 114.23 100.58 00:46.53 Stephan du Plooy
JC Schmidt
Gauteng
Kitty Hawk Flying Club

Please note that the times of a number of aircraft have been amended after the printing of the results handed to competitors. This was after a review of the results by the Jury. These adjustments resulted in no change to final positions of any competitor.

2010 President’s Trophy Air Race

Trophy Name Awarded to Race A/c Reg Pilot/Navigator
Aircraft
President’s Trophy The Competitor gaining most time on Handicap 24 ZU-EYZ Mary de Klerk/Barry de Groot
Alpi Aviat Pioneer 200
Air Charter Trophy The Second Pilot Home 37 ZS-EFH John Sayers/Jack Coetzer
Piper PA28-235
Vincent Maclean Trophy The Third Pilot Home 83 ZS-FYR Arne Badenhorst/Terri Meyer
Piper PA32-300C
Natal Mercury Trophy The First Kwa Zulu Natal Pilot Home 24 ZU-EYZ Mary de Klerk/Barry de Groot
Alpi Aviat Pioneer 200
Stellalander Trophy The First Cape Pilot Home 3 ZS-IBX Johan Doubell/Jannie Visser
Beech E33
Phoenix Volkswagen Trophy The First Free State Pilot Home 77 ZS-EAY Koos Kruger/Willie Linde
Piper PA28-235
Gatsby Trophy Best Handicap Performance on First Day 37 ZS-EFH John Sayers/Jack Coetzer
Piper PA28-235
Professional Aviation Trophy Best Handicap Speed on Second Day 24 ZU-EYZ Mary de Klerk/Barry de Groot
Alpi Aviat Pioneer 200
Wakefield Trophy The First Woman Pilot Home 24 ZU-EYZ Mary de Klerk/Barry de Groot
Alpi Aviat Pioneer 200
Kassie Kasselman Trophy The First Father and Son Combination Home 5 ZS-KSZ Wally Brink/George Brink
Cessna R182 RGII
John Sayers Trophy The Crew of The First Turbocharged Aircraft Home 40 ZS-OSM Andries van Tonder/Gary Hughes
Cessna C340A II
ATNS Trophy The Youngest Competitor 52 ZS-LLH Phil Wakeley/Scott Wakeley
Cessna C182B
Dolf Kruger Trophy The First Homebuilt Aircraft Home 86 ZU-NRV Neil Murray/Marc Gregson
Van’s A/C RV8
Beechcraft Trophy The Pilot of the First Beechcraft Home 11 ZS-FSR Human Wentzel/Arno Stofberg
Beech A36
Comair Trophy The Pilot of the First Cessna Home 53 ZS-BAI Donovan Bailey/Lawrence Hill
Cessna C172S
Placo Trophy The Pilot of the First Piper Home 37 ZS-EFH John Sayers/Jack Coetzer
Piper PA28-235
Southern Africa Mooney Trophy The First Mooney Home 45 ZS-LPA Tertius Myburgh/Adrian Barry
Mooney M20F
Kwa-Zulu Natal Advertiser Trophy The Competitor covering the course in the Fastest Time 54 ZS-MFG Trevor Milton/Gideon Langeveld
Beech 58
Carletonville Trophy The Pilot of the First Baron Home 54 ZS-MFG Trevor Milton /Gideon Langeveld
Beech 58
Ann White Trophy Handicapping Committee Award Not Awarded
Bock Moolman Trophy The Best Economy Speed Per Horsepower 15 ZU-MJB Johan Bergh/Corne Pretorius
Alpi Aviat Pioneer 300

Race No A/c Reg Pilot Navigator Aircraft Reason/th>
4 ZS-ABC Eugene Swart Dan Leach Piper PA32-300C Missed TP4 and TP5 on day 1
6 ZS-DYD Robert Myburgh Robbie Myburgh Mooney M20E Did not complete day two
12 ZU-FCY Chris Briers Jack Onderstall Lancair 2000 Flying in contravention of the rules
17 A2-CVS Cedric van Straten Jnr Cedric van Straten Snr Beech B55 Did not start day two
21 ZS-DWJ Abel Fourie Riaan Louw Piper PA 28-235 Missed TP3 on day one
51 ZU-JVZ Hannes van Aswegen Francois Scheepers Jabiru J400 Missed TP4 day one
61 ZU-VDW Werner Blignaut Cronje Erasmus Aveko sro VL-3 Did not complete day two
67 ZS-NEH Mike Finch Sandy Baine Cessna 180H Missed TP3 on day one
73 ZS-IFY Chris Shaw John Shaw Cessna 177B Did not start day two
85 ZS-CXY Neels van Deventer Solly Pretorius Cessna 172D Did not start day two
96 ZS-LYY Cliff Pike Craig Reid Piper PA34-200T Missed TP4 day one
98 ZS-CTZ Wyndham Ferreira Louis Barnard Cessna 210B Missed TP3 and TP4 on day one

 

Penalties

Race No A/c Reg Penalty Reason
2 ZU-MER 00:01:00 Too high TP3
35 ZS-PZG 00:02:00 Too high TP3
37 ZS-EFH 00:01:00 Too high TP1
43 ZS-MIA 00:01:00 Too high TP4
48 ZS-SCY 00:01:00 Turned into traffic TP4
53 ZS-BAI 00:01:00 Turned into traffic TP4
64 ZS-LXJ 00:03:00 Too high TP1 and TP3
80 ZS-NSM 00:01:00 Too high TP4
87 ZU-ESS 00:02:00 Too high TP2 and TP3
90 ZS-MKB 00:01:00 Too high TP2
92 ZS-SDR 00:01:00 Too high TP3
94 ZS-RIO 00:01:00 Turned into traffic TP2