Tribute to Piet Nutt
It is with sadness that we learn of the sudden passing of Piet Nutt on 2 April 2019, aged 85. Louis Philip “Piet” Nutt had been associated with aerobatics in South Africa since the early 1960’s, firstly as a competitor and in later years as a judge. He had gained his PPL in 1959 and […]
SA represented at WAAC 2018
South Africa was once again represented at the World Advanced Aerobatic Championships held in Romania from 15 – 25 August 2018. Eugene du Preez and Leigh Le Gonidec competed while the judging contingent consisted of John Gaillard (Chief Judge) assisted by Roger Deare and Quintin Hawthorne assisted by Johnie Smith. See the full article at Team […]
WAC 2017 done and dusted
After many months of preparation, WAC 2017 became a reality on the 9th September 2017 in Malelane when the CIVA President Nick Buckenham declared the championships open. For those of us that were tasked with the preparations, it was a case of hitting the ground running and getting things done. Despite the best intentions of […]
Nigel Hopkins wins 2017 National Championship
In what can only be described as a titanic duel which brought out the highest standard of aerobatic competition flying, Nigel Hopkins took top honours at the 2017 SA National Championships held in Malelane, Mpumalanga from 5 to 8 July 2017. Although Nigel took an early lead during the first programme, the defending champion Patrick […]
2017 North West Regionals
The entry list started off with 15 pilots but Brandon cancelled and Andrew Blackwood Murray succumbed to the flu so we ended up with 13 guys. Poor Andrew flew up from the Cape on Friday already so that he could practice but arrived not feeling well at all and by Sunday decided to keep it […]
Gauteng Regionals 2016 report
Overview of the 2016 Gauteng Regionals After a doubtful and very blustery start to the day, which threatened to have the contest declared cancelled before it even commenced; we were eventually able to fly a safe successful and enjoyable Gauteng Regional contest, with all 10 pilots being able to get in two flights, a known […]
Patrick Davidson triumphs at the 2016 National Championships
In what was undoubtedly a hotly contested championship, Patrick Davidson has once again been crowned the National Aerobatic Champion at the 2016 National Aerobatic Championships held this year at Tempe airfield in Bloemfontein from 13 – 16 July. Flying a Sukhoi 31, he took control of the Unlimited category after the first Free Unknown programme […]
2016 Sky Grand Prix of Aerobatics
The second Sky Grand Prix of Aerobatics once again wowed the crowds over the skies of Durban on 28 May 2016, repeating the successful hosting of the event held in the same city in 2014. Whereas the previous event was held over the beachfront, this year’s event saw the skies above the Greyville racecourse filled […]
CIVA Regulations restructured
The CIVA Regulations (Section 6 Part 1 for powered aerobatics) has been restructured and is now available in the Briefing Room documents store. The actual rules have not been changed. By and large, the structure is now the following:– Everything very general or dealing with what happens before the competition can be found in Chapter 1.– Rules […]
SAC Regulations amended
SAC Rules amended to reflect changes to the CIVA programmes In line with the 2016 changes to Programmes 1 and 2 for all CIVA categories (Unlimited, Advanced and Intermediate/Yak52), we have amended the relevant sections of our local regulations to reflect these changes. There is provision for an additional Programme 4 (Free Unknown #3) to […]