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Taking on the World, One City at a Time
In 2020, just before Level 5 lockdown started in South Africa, I bought my first plane. She is a tiny 2-seater Jabiru, named Bonsai, now based at Silver Creek. We immediately started exploring sunny South Africa from the air. My husband, Iaan, and I then discovered Rally Flying and we spend almost every weekend flying in different rally races or practicing for the World Rally Flying Championships. The next World Championships take place in Italy in September 2025.
Our started this blog to share our flying adventures, tips and tricks for competitive flying, as well as information about owning your own aircraft in South Africa and the skills I learn along the way.
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Latest Adventures
My Aviation Story
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 work. We had...
A Shocking Arrival in Brits
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 short route...
PTAR Ermelo 2021
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. Unfortunately, Bonsai can’t hold enough fuel to complete the longer route at full speed, so we offered to help out at the event instead. This year’s race was held in Ermelo in May 2021 and had 60 entries – we couldn’t wait.