THE FLYING CLUB IN SOUTH AFRICA DISPLAYS A SOCIAL SIDE OF FLYING

The flying club in Pretoria provides another side to flying. Flying is not only about climbing into an airplane and making it take off, but is also a brotherhood of pilots and friends who socialise on a regular basis at a flying club. The flying club of the Pretoria Flying School provides many social events and fun times for our pilots.

Quarterly solo/wings parties are held where recently qualified pilots receive their wings and are initiated into the flying fraternity in spectacular fashion. These parties are always a bash and we have become well-known for the best wings parties South of the Equator.

On a more serious note, monthly Safety Evenings are presented every last Wednesday of the month at the flying club house. Various topics are covered and any pilot serious about safety, will not miss a single one of them. Examples of topics covered are ‘personal minima’s, ‘pitfalls when flying at night’, ‘pilot attitude versus altitude’, ‘critical decision making’ and the like. We often make use of specialists in their field such as a doctor approved for flying medicals to discuss various health issues. On these evenings our cash-bar is always open and many incredible stories have been heard around the counter. Whether from the serious presentation or from the sociability afterwards, every pilot comes away with a tip or ten to keep his/her flying as safe as possible.

Being a flying training institution first and foremost, our bar is not open during office hours. But come Friday afternoon and Happy Hour, the doors are flung open wide and serious recreation is the order of the day at the flying club. Our prices are very competitive and our bar is well-stocked with most popular drinks.

On Fridays, Frieda opens the flying club kitchen from 10 am and makes the most divine boerewors rolls, hamburgers or toasted sandwiches, whichever is her personal favorite for the day. The visitors to the bar at Happy Hour will be able to have a filling snack before indulging in hanger talk around the flying club's bar counter.