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Edition 8 | JANUARY 2021
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FAILURE ISN'T AN EXCUSE TO STOP WHAT YOU DOING. REMEMBER, WHEN THE ENGINE FAILS THE BLADES KEEP TURNING.
- Courtney Derrick -
HELIVATE HIGHLIGHTS
MOUNTAIN FLYING 8-11 Oct 2020
Helivators embarked on the 3rd annual Mountain Flying Weekend on 8-11 October 2020.
28 Helivators and 7 aircraft flew down to Cathedral Peak Hotel in the Drakensburg.
Windy and cloudy conditions made for good training for the duration of the trip. That, a few tots of Amarula and great aviator company at the end of a long day topped it off beautifully.
HELI OLYIMPICS
Our 5th annual Helivate Heli Olympics took place on Saturday, 7 November 2020 14 Participants entered for the 3-course obstacle event. This year was taken over with majority of the participants being our recently qualified PPL pilots and boy, did they fly superbly and safely.
Student Pilot Genevieve King + Navigator Luke Jacobs
2nd: Student Pilot Gary Arnold + Navigator Andy Crocker 3rd: Student Pilot Dylan van Houten + Navigator George Gerber
Qualified PPL Category: Winner:
Pilot Andy Crocker + Navigator Gary Arnold 2nd: Leon Senekal + Navigator Carel Hoffman 3rd: Rudi Marx + Navigator Animike Cloete
YEAR END SOCIAL
What a year! 2020 wasn't all bad, 2 months of downtime for the choppers and pilots wasn't fun, but we made up for it as soon as we could. It was of course necessary to end off with a gaggle of aviators as 2020 came to an end and we thought it called for a GREAT end... So we brought The Beast out to play! Students and Pilots had the opportunity to "Pilot" the controls of the Alouette III. Man, was there a lot of fun had by all, including spectators.
BLACKHORSE BREWERY FLIPS An overcast & rainy morning didn't hold us back from taking The Beast out for all to enjoy! The weather was kind to us with a few gaps to get the helicopter fans up into the sky. Between the smell of wood fire pizza, ice-cold craft beers and the sound of the The BEAST in the background, there were happy grins on everyone's faces from the youngest to the oldest.
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS!!! What a privilege it is to have this iconic helicopter in our Fleet. The only commercially operated Alouette III in the country. Bringing smiles to every face she comes across #TheBeast.
ZS-RNV our Alouette III made an appearance at the Magalies Park Golf Course for the Special Forces Golf Event that took place on 20 November 2020. 52, 4 balls (208 players) took part in this day.
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