by Tarryn | Nov 15, 2021 | About Me, Adventures, Competition
In August 2020, lockdown levels started to be lifted and an ANR was advertised at Brakpan Airfield. I had never heard of an ANR or any type of air race (except for the Red Bull Air Race), and I was curious to find out more. I approached Jonty one day at his hangar to...
by Tarryn | Oct 31, 2021 | About Me, Adventures, Travel
With my dad’s love for aviation, aviation has always been part of my life, but it was really in the background until after I started working. I qualified as a geologist and joined a consulting company where I have been lucky enough to travel throughout Africa for...
by Tarryn | Oct 17, 2021 | Cross Country, Training
The second qualifier for the South African Rally National team (Q2) was held in Brits from 18 – 20 June. We had lost some time due to bad planning and bad weather so we crammed the weekend before full of training! On Sunday, a few of the teams spent the day flying a...
by Tarryn | Oct 3, 2021 | Competition
The President’s Trophy Air Race (PTAR) is South Africa’s biggest air race and attracts a huge number of interesting planes that we don’t see in other race formats. It has evolved over the years and is now similar to the Speed Rally but the route is longer and it takes...
by Tarryn | Sep 19, 2021 | Cross Country, Holidays
The trip to Stellenbosch for the South African Rally Nationals always felt like it was months away until suddenly it arrived. We had initially planned to fly down to Stellenbosch for a fun rally to get to know the area. We would then leave Bonsai there for the two...
