South African Representatives

General Aviation Commission of the FAI

Since being involved in competitive flying in world championships South Africa has always maintained an active role in the GAC of FAI through the supply of committee members and International Judges and Jury members.

Current Representatives

  • GAC Bureau
    • Hans Schwebel – President
    • Frank Eckard – Chairman Rally Flying Sub-Committee
  • GAC Rally Flying Sub-committee
    • Frank Eckard – Chairman Rally Flying Sub-Committee 
    • Hans Schwebel
  • GAC Jury members – Rally, Precision & ANR
    • Hans Schwebel 
    • Jan Hanekom
    • Deon van den Berg
  • GAC International Judges – Rally, Precision & ANR
    • Jacques JACOBS
    • Mary DE KLERK
    • Ronald Charles STIRK
    • Dickie SWANEPOEL
    • Frank Michael ECKARD
    • Arddyn MOOLMAN
    • Antony Lawrence RUSSELL
    • Deon VAN DEN BERG
    • Jan HANEKOM
    • Hans SCHWEBEL
    • Cally ECKARD
    • Chelsea DE KLERK
    • Ursula SCHWEBEL
    • Barbara FRIEBOESE
    • Colin JORDAN
    • Leon BOUTTEL
    • Rob JONKERS

Past Representatives

  • GAC Precision Flying Sub-committee
    • Johan Swart (Chairman)
  • GAC Jury members – Rally Flying
    • Dave Perelson
  • GAC Jury members – Precision Flying
    • Tony Peeters
  • GAC Judges – Rally and Precision Flying
    • Chris Booysen 
    • James Craven
    • Johan Dorfling
    • Colin Jordaan
    • Andre Fourie
    • Dane Gerneke
    • J Gilliland
    • Mike Hartley
    • Thys Herman
    • Jakes Heese
    • Geoff Henschel
    • Kassie Kasselman
    • Herman Kemp
    • Frikkie Lubbe
    • Belinda MacIntyre
    • Don MacIntyre
    • Reniér Moolman
    • Tony Peeters
    • Dave Perelson
    • Dicky Swanepoel
    • Johan Swart
    • Quentin Taylor
    • Deon van Eeden
    • Roy Waldek

FAI AWARDS

The Paul Tissandier Diploma.

Johan Swart 1999

Hans Schwebel 2019