Springbok Aviation

22/01/2025

The Perfect Valentine's Gift for an AvGeek!
Join Captain Flippie Vermeulen onboard the iconic Beechcraft 18 ZS-OIJ for a scenic flight this Valentine’s Day.
Read more about our Beechcraft 18 ZS-OIJ on Aviation Media : https://www.aviationmedia.co.za/p/the-beech-18

Bookings:
📧 [email protected]
📞 072 319 6698 (Tim)

18/01/2025

Love it!

By Garth CalitzPhotos by Garth Calitz, Trevor Cohen and Dian TownsendCountry Airshows have always been special. I’m not sure if it’s the enthusiasm of the people or just the feeling of getting out into the countryside for a break from the city stresses but there is definitely some appeal that ge...

18/01/2025

Many many thanks Guys!!

18/01/2025

Congratulations!

18/01/2025

Congratulations!!

18/01/2025

The Perfect Valentine's Gift for an AvGeek!

Join Captain Flippie Vermeulen aboard the iconic Beechcraft 18 ZS-OIJ for a scenic flight this Valentine’s Day.

Bookings:
📧 [email protected]
📞 072 319 6698 (Tim)

15/01/2025

Congratulations Sylvester Kahilu on completing your PPL! We are very proud of you! Keep up the pace! ✈️

14/01/2025

Congratulations to Khaylethu Billy on completing his PPL! 🎉 We are very proud of you, Khaylethu!

29/12/2024

25/12/2024

From the Springbok team, may you have a blessed Christmas with family and friends, and a Happy New Year! 🎄🎁🎉

23/12/2024

Well done Sylvester! Congratulations!!! So proud of you!

23/11/2024

Our last scenic flight for 2024! Come fly with Capt. Flippie Vermeulen in the beautiful Beechcraft 18 ZS-OIJ.

22/11/2024

🎉✈️ Happy Birthday, Petro van Wyk! ✈️🎉

Today, we celebrate an incredible woman who is the backbone of Springbok Air Academy! Your hard work, dedication, and leadership keep our flight schools running smoothly every single day. You play a vital role in shaping the future of aviation. 🚀

14/11/2024

Are you thinking of becoming an aviator? Look no further! Book an intro flight with us today! [email protected]

13/11/2024

BAIE trots op julle!!

11/11/2024

What an amazing opportunity to have been there when it happened!!! Well done!!!

I have been slowly working my way through the images I took on my trip to chase Comet C/2023 A3 in the dark skies of the Northern Cape near the end of October... I still have a few left to finish processing.

Here is a twilight shot of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinsan-ATLAS) setting over the town of Petrusville, luckily above the cloud bank that was running along the horizon for most of the afternoon... I'm really happy I managed to catch the comet's anti-tail this far along after it made its way around the sun.

The anti-tail is the apparent spike projecting from the comet's coma which seems to go towards the Sun, and thus geometrically opposite to the other tails: the ion tail and the dust tail. Despite a common misunderstanding, this phenomenon is not an optical illusion. The anti-tail consists of larger dust particles left behind by the comet. These dust particles are less affected by the Sun's radiation pressure and tend to remain roughly in the comet's orbital plane and eventually form a disc along the comet's orbit due to the ejection speed of the particles from the comet's surface. As Earth passes through the comet's orbital plane, this disc is seen side on and appears as the characteristic spike.