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SPEED RACE SPEED RACE

SPRINGS SPEED

NAVIGATION RALLY

By Rob Jonkers (photos by Willie Bodenstein, Rob Jonkers)

he South African Power Flying As-
Tsociati on (SAPFA) together with the
Mach 1 Flying School organised the first of

season two Speed Navigation Rally events
late last year.
The Season 2 events are aimed at elevat-
ing this type of flying.

After the completion of the first season,

an extensive debrief was held with all of-

ficials and competitors to review the rules

and workings to look at improvements and The overall winners in the best handicap speed were the In second place was Joshua and Mark

changes. These have now been brought team of Munaf Sayyed and Ricardo Baruffa in a C172 ZS-OET Dethian in their PA28-180 ZS-ELL
into the competition.

The first is the extension of the overall Jonty first handed over the GPS league and Bernard Jansen in a Sabre ZU-DIY. winners were the team of David Ross and
distance from 125 nm to 150 nm, to make Winners of the most accurate or shortest route flown winners the team competitor trophies, and then the host The overall winners in the best handicap James Braid in a Sling 2 ZU-JAR, in second

the legs a little longer to accommodate the of David Ross and James Braid in a Sling 2 ZU-JAR receive their trophy club trophy went to the Mach 1 Flight speed were the team of Munaf Sayyed and place was Hendrik and Jandre Loots in their

faster aircraft. Other changes are aimed Training School owner Lee Petersen, and Ricardo Baruffa in a C172 ZS-OET, in second Sling ZU-IHK and in third place was Quinten

at helping the crew with better cockpit The EAA came in to help with this, with seal up all portable GPS capable devices, then the placing for the best handicap place was Joshua and Mark Dethian in their Kruger and Johan Whiteman in their PA28-
paperwork. Sean Cronin and Karl Jensen supporting hand out papers at the allotted time and speed and thereafter the most accurate PA28-180 ZS-ELL and in third place Apie 235 ZS-FVV.

Additionally a GPS category has been SAPFA’s test flight designate Mark Clulow, check the fuel tanks were full. To assist at / shortest route flown. Winners of the and Frederick Kotzee in their R66 ZS-HRS. The next speed rally event will be in Wit-
brought in to allow novices to participate and got through all the test flights just getting the team’s take-off roll accurate, a GPS league were the team of Ray Wilford The most accurate / shortest route flown bank February 1, 2020. Q

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attracting many father and son teams. distance, departure and arrivals protocol, their loggers at their 20 minutes prior

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