SA Landing Championships 13th November 2021

– Venue : Brits Airfield & Stellenbosch Airfield

– Contact Persons– Brits : Ron Stirk ( 082-4450373) email ( melron@mweb.co.za ) Stellenbosch : Mauritz du Plessis ( 083-6011042 ) email ( mauritz@sapfa.co.za )

– Competition will be run in accordance with FAI Landing Rules consisting of 8 landings:
1. Normal landing
2. Glide Approach ( with or without Flaps )
3. Glide Approach ( without Flaps )
4. Barrier Landing

– Morning 4 x Landings / Afternoon 4 x Landings

– Practice day : Friday afternoon (12th of November ) from 1400

– Briefing Saturday 0800 – clubhouse / Restaurant

– Entry fee : R450.00

– Banking details : South African Power Flying Association
– Bank: FNB
-Account no : 62879279307
– Branch code : 255625
– Type : Current Account

– 10 litres of Fuel will be sponsored.

– Results will be combined to determine the South African Landing Champion

– Entries close on 12th November 2021 @ 1200

– For any enquiries contact Ron Stirk or Mauritz du Plessis

Click on the following link to enter: http://www.sapfa.co.za/index.php/component/competition/?view=pilot

Click on the following link for the rules: http://sapfa.co.za/images/files/landing_rules_2009.pdf

210828 The SAPFA Secunda Speed Rally

The SAPFA Secunda Speed Rally – 28 August 2021

By Rob Jonkers. Photos by Willie Bodenstein and Rob Jonkers

This year we have returned again to the birth place of the Speed Rally, being the 4th time, this event has been held here, with 2018 the start of Season 1, and from 2020 having re-aligned the Speed Rallies to calendar year seasons, with this event being the 3rd event in Season 3, with the final event for Season 3 being at Springs on 27 Nov 2021.

With lockdown still at level 3, we limited the entries to 25 teams, and 22 had entered by the time the event entries closed on Friday 27th August. Our host club with Chairman Ashvir Kallis and Vice Chairman Lourence Mathee went all out to support the event, making the club facilities available and a braai for the Friday evening. The Aviation Junction flight school made their school facilities available for the scoring and officials’ team.

President’s Trophy Air Race 2021

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The 2021 Edition of the PTAR was held 21st & 22nd of May 2021 at Ermelo

PTAR Final Results. The PTAR final results as published at the gala dinner on 22 May 2021 contained errors emanating from the scoring system, which due to time constraints from the delayed start and logger interference difficulties resulted in hasty results preparation for the gala evening. Consequently the 1^st position was in fact a tie between Race 23 & 24 using the Positional Results method of scoring. The results can be found below. To be noted is that the Positional Results method, as utilised in the speed rallies, is based on an average ranking of combined day 1 & 2 scores – which the committee decided on as the default scoring method in consultation with the Jury, while the Performance Results method considers ranking of day 1 & 2 in order of best handicap & shortest distance as the ranking method. For reference both score methods are provided as below.

As this PTAR was the first PTAR in the new format with both days flown, the final combined scoring mechanism was not fully defined and tested. SAPFA apologises for the errors made, and these will be redressed for future events. There will also be a racer meeting to review their experience of the new format, with initial feedback has been that most enjoyed the course design as flown. Suggestions for improvements would be welcome input in planning for Tempe in 2022, these can be made to chairman@sapfa.co.za.

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