May 2016 (Page 5)

President’s Trophy Air Race 2016 TROPHIES
TROPHY Awarded to Race No Competitor
1 President’s Trophy To the aircraft and crew gaining the most time on handicap 23 Philip Jacobs/ Nico Smith/ ZS-WAP
2 Air Charter Trophy To the second placed aircraft and crew 60 Kobus van der Merwe/ Sarel van der Merwe/ ZS-EUB
3 Vincent Maclean Trophy To the third placed aircraft and crew 69 Daan Conradie/ Hendrik Visser/ ZU-DJC
4 Wakefield Trophy To the first placed woman pilot 97 Janice Ray/ Jonathan Smook/ ZS-CTP
5 Gatsby Trophy Best handicap performance on Day One 60 Kobus van der Merwe/ Sarel van der Merwe/ ZS-EUB
6 Professional Aviation Trophy Best handicap performance on Day Two 74 Kai-Uwe Neckel/ Tyrone Mcintosh/ ZU-KAI
7 Natal Mercury Trophy The First Kwa Zulu Natal Pilot Home 90 Andre Tonkin/ Douw Wentzel/ ZS-MKB
8 Hoofstad Pers Trophy To the first placed Northern Provinces aircraft and crew. 60 Kobus van der Merwe/ Sarel van der Merwe/ ZS-EUB
9 Letaba Flying Club Trophy To the first placed Far Northern Provinces aircraft and crew. 17 Tony Petter-Bowyer/ Chris Shillaw/ ZS-ACA
10 Stellalander Trophy To the first placed Cape provinces crew 74 Kai-Uwe Neckel/ Tyrone Mcintosh/ ZU-KAI
11 Phoenix Volkswagen Trophy To the first placed Free State crew 23 Philip Jacobs/ Nico Smith/ ZS-WAP
12 Club Trophy Awarded for the best club performance 23 Philip Jacobs/ Nico Smith/ ZS-WAP
13 Beechcraft Trophy To the crew of the first placed Beechcraft 89 Ivar Joubert/ Shaun Stander/ ZS-HME
14 Carletonville Trophy To the crew of the first placed Baron 85 Maurius Thompson/ Adrian Barry/ ZS-CHL
15 Comair Trophy To the crew of the first placed Cessna 14 Piet Ferreira/ Johan van Gruting/ ZS-JWG
16 Cirrus Trophy For the crew of the first Cirrus home 17 Tony Petter-Bowyer/ Chris Shillaw/ ZS-ACA
17 Placo Trophy To the crew of the first placed Piper 23 Philip Jacobs/ Nico Smith/ ZS-WAP
18 Southern Africa Mooney Trophy To the crew of the first placed Mooney 60 Kobus van der Merwe/ Sarel van der Merwe/ ZS-EUB
19 RV Trophy To the crew of the first placed Van’s RV 69 Daan Conradie/ Hendrik Visser/ ZU-DJC
20 Dolph Kruger Trophy To the crew of the first placed Homebuilt Aircraft 69 Daan Conradie/ Hendrik Visser/ ZU-DJC
21 Natal Advertiser Trophy To the aircraft and crew covering the course in the fastest time 10 Dieter Bock/ Dale de Klerk/ ZU-DCB
22 John Sayers Trophy To the crew of the first placed turbocharged aircraft 25 Ivan Marx/ Martin Marx/ ZU-ACY
23 Bock Moolman Trophy Awarded for the best economy speed per horsepower Not awarded
24 Kassie Kasselman Trophy To the first placed Parent and Child team 60 Kobus van der Merwe/ Sarel van der Merwe/ ZS-EUB
25 Bloemfontein Flying Club Trophy Team with less than 1000 hours Not awarded
26 The Brink Trophy For the first novice team home 23 Philip Jacobs/ Nico Smith/ ZS-WAP
27 Atns Trophy The Youngest Competitor 103 John Petrie/ Brandon Petrie/ ZU-IHI
28 CAA Trophy For Professionalism Not awarded
29 Vickers Trophy To the competitor/crew giving the most meritorious performance. Not awarded
30 Stayers Trophy To the crew finishing under exceptional circumstances Not awarded
31 Ann White Trophy Handicapping Committee Award Not awarded
32 Dennis Jankelow & Associates Trophy For airmanship 51 Stoffel van Zyl/ Martin Grunert/ ZU-FUM


Oshkosh AirVenture 2016 Tour Raffle

 The South African National Rally Flying Team and Neil Bowden’s AirAdventure tour group (www.airadventure.co.za) have put up an opportunity of a lifetime to attend Oshkosh AirVenture 2016 to be held  from the 23rd of July to 1st of August 2016 by offering a raffle ticket of R1000 for a trip for two to this event which includes air fares and camping in the unique South African campsite.
The proceeds of this raffle will be used towards assisting the South African National Rally Flying Team to compete in the World Rally Flying Championships in Portugal in September.
Please support this worthy cause to help our team come back to South Africa with the trophy.
The winner will also receive a FREE one-year subscription to African Pilot.
Attached also find more information of the tour details (tour A & B are applicable)  and what is included.
To buy a ticket, payment can be done either by EFT (details below) or cash, and is limited to 300 tickets sold, so buy soon to avoid disappointment.
Bank Details:      Name: S.A.P.F.A.
                          Bank: Nedbank Limited
                          Branch Code: 19876500
                          Account Number 1876019840
                          Payment Reference : Oshkosh Raffle
Email proof of payment to rob@aerosud.co.za with your name, email address and cell number (important to provide as winning ticket could be a cell phone number away)
You will receive an email /sms with your ticket number once payment confirmation is received.
The winner will be announced at the prize Giving ceremony of the President’s Air race on Saturday the 28th May 2016 by means of a lucky draw.


To all who have entered the Shelia Taylor Nav Rally – Krugersdorp on the 14th May, please take note that has been postponed due to weather.

The majority opinion is that the weather in the Krugersdorp area on Saturday 14th May is going to get in the way of safe flying.