LINKS

Flying in South Africa

South Africa has a strong flying fraternity. Flying in South Africa is easily accessible and relatively cheap. The weather is generally excellent and the scenery is often breathtaking. Some places to start investigating flight in South Africa include

  • www.aeroclub.org.za - The Aero Club of South Africa is a composite body constituting all sectors of sport, recreational and private aviators. It is the combined force of all its sections, from power flight to gliding, ballooning to modeling.
  • www.misasa.flyeaaforum.com - Microlight and Light Sport Aircraft Association of South Africa
  • www.microlighters.co.za - Microlight Forum
  • www.trike-expeditions.com - Trike-Expeditions.com is a site dedicated to the flying adventures of Mike Blyth and Olivier Aubert. Having broken aviation world records for their South to South and Cape to Cape trike flying expeditions, they continue their microlight / ultralight adventure flying. They fly the Aerotrike Cobra and the DTA Voyageur.
  • www.aerotrike.co.za - Rainbow Aircraft are manufacturers of the Aerotrike trike type microlight ultralight aircraft. This aircraft has won numerous awards for achievements including the Millennium Microlight Adventure.
  • www.southafrica-travel.net/miscellaneous/southafrica_flying.html - Light Aircraft Flying and Aircraft Rental at the Cape of South Africa

Other Adventures Mike & James participated in

  • No Need for Parking - An African Rock Adventure - The story of Mike Blyth, Marianne Schwankhart and James Pitman´s epic June 2006 flying and rock-climbing adventure in Southern Africa.
  • Trike Expedition - In the spirit of the early aviation pioneers, Mike Blyth and Olivier Aubert push the envelope with groundbreaking flying adventures...
  • SA Trango - James Pitman and a rock climbing team climbed the Trango Towers in Northern Pakistan in 2005

Search Engines & Directories

  • The SA Aviation Directory - A comprehensive aviation directory for the South African Aviation Industry and related industries.