Links
Of Interest
Below are some links of interest. You can click on the yellow links to proceed to the relevant websites.
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.co.za - 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.eaa.co.za - EAA | Co-ordinating body of EAA chapters.
Other Adventures Mike And James participated in
- No Need for Parking - An African Rock Adventure - The story of Mike Blyth, Marianne Schwankhart and James Pitmanīs epic June 2006 flying and rock-climbing adventure in Southern Africa.
- Trike Expeditions - In the spirit of the early aviation pioneers, Mike Blyth and Olivier Aubert push the envelope with groundbreaking flying adventures...
- http://www.noneedforparking.com/satrango - James Pitman and a rock climbing team climbed the Trango Towers in Northern Pakistan in 2005
Other Airplane Factory And Sling Related Websites
- TAF YouTube Channel (SA) - Official YouTube Channel for The Airplane Factory in South Africa
- TAF YouTube Kit Building Channel - The Sling Kit YouTube building channel with videos to assist our kit builders
- TAF YouTube Channel (USA) - YouTube Channel for The Airplane Factory based in Los Angeles, USA
- TAF Twitter Channel - Official Twitter Channel for The Airplane Factory in Johannesburg, South Africa
- TAF Facebook Fan Page - Official Facebook Fan Page for The Airplane Factory in South Africa
- Sling Airplane Enthusiasts - Blog by Dave McNaught, one of our proud Sling owners.
Aircraft Satellite Tracking Services
- Indigosat - Providing the most cost-effective and efficient satellite tracking solutions for aircraft and one of our fantastic sponsors with each expedition
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