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The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) is continuously striving to enhance management of sport federations. The Aero Club of South Africa is a member of this confederation, and as such is bound by its rules.
The membership of the Aero Club of South Africa to SASCOC recognises the Club at the National Federation for Sport Aviation, and as such bestows the responsibility of the award on National Colours of its members on it. The Aero Club pays tribute to the excellent sportsmanship of our members who have represented
South Africa on the international stage. We will continue to support these excellent sports men and women, and believe them to be true ambassadors of South Africa. List of Records for 2009 NATIONAL RECORDS Record : Speed over a closed circuit without landing
• Course length 500km without payload
• Landplane – Single piston engine 300 – 500kg Date : 15 August 2009
Route : Rustenburg – Bloemfontein – Rustenburg
Aircraft : Rand KR2 (ZS-VYZ)
Result : 281.537 Km/hr
Pilot : Ferdi Koekemoer Record : Speed over a closed circuit without landing
• Course length 500km without payload
• Landplane – Jet engine 35 – 45 ton Date : 15 August 2009
Route : Rustenburg – Bloemfontein – Rustenburg
Aircraft : Boeing 734 (ZS-GCU)
Result : 645.012 Km/hr
Pilot : Mark Nel
Co Pilot : Hugo van den Berg Record : Speed over a closed circuit without landing
• Course length 500km without payload
• Landplane – single piston engine 1000 – 1750Kg Date : 15 August 2009
Route : Rustenburg – Bloemfontein – Rustenburg
Aircraft : Mooney Acclaim (ZS-ACC)
Result : 364.248Km/hr
Pilot : Pat Hanly
Co-Pilot : Frikkie Greeff Record : Speed over a closed circuit without landing
• Course Length 500km without payload
• Landplane – Turboprop 1750 – 3000 Kg Date : 15 August 2009
Route : Rustenburg - Bloemfontein - Rustenburg
Aircraft : TBM 850 (ZS-BCI)
Result : 506.059 Km/hr
Pilot : Chris Briers
Co - Pilot : Attie Botha Record : Speed over recognised course
: Durban to Johannesburg: 494.518 Km
: Class C – 1 Landplane
• Course Length 500km without payload
• Landplane – Turboprop 1750 – 3000 Kg Date : 15 August 2009
Route : Rustenburg - Bloemfontein - Rustenburg
Aircraft : Aero Star (ZS-PDN)
Result : 366.077 Km/hr
Pilot : Johan Strasheim
Co - Pilot : Willie Breytenbach WORLD RECORDS Record : Straight distance to a declared goal
: Paraglider class O - 3
Current Record : 368.9 Lm (Slovenia)
Declared goal : 411.0 km
Date : 14 December 2008
Place : Copperton
Aircraft : Paraglider (class O – 3)
Actual distance achieved : 501.10
Pilot : Nevil Hulett Record : Speed over a recognised course
: Durban to Johannesburg: 494.518 Km
: Class C 1 Landplane: 1000 – 1750 Kg Date : 8 May 2009
Airport : Virginia Durban Airport
Aircraft : Cessna (ZS-MOC0
Result : 176.806 Km/hr
Pilot : Frank Eckard Record : Speed over a recognised course
: Durban to Johannesburg: 494.518 Km
: Class C 1 Landplane: 1000 – 1750 Kg Date : 8 May 2009
Airport : Virginia Durban Airport
Aircraft : Cessna (ZS-MOC)
Result : 186.957 Km/hr
Pilot : Frank Eckard WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT Record : Speed over a recognised course
Cape Town to Brazzaville 3306.90 km
Brazzaville to Kano 1950.82 km
Kano to Algiers 2782.16 km
Algiers to London 1665.57 km
London to Algiers 1663.70 km
Algiers to Kano 2781.71 km
Kano to Brazzaville 1950.95 km
Brazzaville to Cape Town 3310.47 km
Class C - 1 Landplane: 1000 – 1750 Kg WORLD RECORD CONFIRMED Date : 8 May 2009
Aircraft : Amateur Built GP4 Osprey
Records : Speed
Cape Town to Brazzaville 335.50 Km/hr
Brazzaville to Kano 333.001Km/hr
Kano to Algiers 320.32 Km/hr
Algiers to London 317.79 Km/hr
London to Algiers 301.18 Km/hr
Algiers to Kano 315.39 Km/hr
Kano to Brazzaville 325.01 Km/hr
Brazzaville to Cape Town 344.65 Km/hr
Pilot : Chalkie Stobbart
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