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Pilatus PC-12 NGX December 2019 edition of African Pilot
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September 2018 edition of African Pilot

EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2018

By Athol Franz

It has been some time since visitors to Oshkosh have been able to see as much ‘heavy iron’ parked on Boeing Plaza throughout the week of AirVenture and what was present was certainly impressive. The theme of this year’s AirVenture was ‘The year of the Tanker’ and there was no doubt that the United States Air Force (USAF) supported AirVenture 2018 with considerable hardware.

New record for South African attendance

As in the past, South Africans are the most visible international visitors to AirVenture each year. However, in 2018 Neil Bowden’s Air Adventure Tours group recorded 237 people camped at the South African campsite, which was also an all-time record. Neil, who is the vice chairman of Johannesburg’s EAA Chapter 322 has been bringing visitors to AirVenture for the past 22 years. In 2003 the South African group established a permanent small shed structure at camp at Camp Scholler, which houses all the equipment required for the comfort of the campers. Apart from several visitors from all over southern Africa and the United Kingdom, 42 members of the Eastern Cape Border Flying Club were in attendance.

African Pilot September 2018

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Willy Coppens

Willy Coppens

Willy Coppens

This ace hails from a country which is known for its comic books. Funnily enough, some of the adventures experienced by this pilot are not unlike those one would expect to find in a fictional Tintin book.

Fact File

BD5J Micro Jet

BD5J Micro Jet

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Aida de Acosta

Aida de Acosta

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Picture of the month by Christine Brits

Sunset over Sua Pan Botswana - by Charlie HugoAnton Nel Randolf sponsored Boeing StearmanInverted flight by Francois J Potgieter (September 2017)Cessna 195 by Athol Franz
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 night show on 26 July by Christine Brits
Sunset over Sua Pan Botswana - by Charlie Hugo
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Cessna 195 by Athol Franz

Picture of the month competition

Sadly, due to a scarcity of good quality entries as well as the lack of a dedicated sponsor for this monthly competition, African Pilot has taken the decision to discontinue the ‘Picture of the Month’ photographic competition. However, in its place we will be publishing a double page spread of the cover article being the main feature article for the particular month.

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