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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
An Epic Cross Country
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 weeks before Nationals but a bout of poorly timed bad weather meant that didn’t quite work out as planned.
Meet Bonsai
Not long after getting my PPL, Iaan started enthusiastically looking at planes for sale online. I really thought that all this was a bit of fun but very unlikely, especially as owning my own plane was never something I had really imagined…