Biggest: SA Flyer is Africa’s largest selling aviation magazine

Best: SA Flyer brings its readers a core of world class writers, particularly its columnists who range from American Flying’s Peter Garrison to world renowned instructor Jim Davis. Numerous surveys by aviation forums show SA Flyer is by far the number one choice amongst all the aviation magazines in Africa

African sales: It is the only magazine that has retail sales throughout southern Africa as well as distribution across the rest of Africa

Target market: SA Flyer most effectively reaches the owners and operators of aircraft, as opposed to “wannabees”. This is confirmed by aircraft sales companies finding that they get the best response from SA Flyer. In the past we have tended to focus on the lighter side of general aviation but in 2008 this changed to include corporate jets and more Aviation industry news

Opening Shot:

This picture was taken by amateur photog Tom van der Meulen from a gyrocopter over the farm Bavaria, five miles south west of the town of Hoedspruit. The Oryx was from 19 Squadron based at Hoedspruit AFB. Pilot in command was Major Henk Pieterson (call sign: Fido). They reacted on a call from the community to help fight a runaway fire.

Tom used his Canon 60D with a 300 mm zoom lens at 135 mm. Exposure was F5.6 a 1/600th sec with a ISO of 500, to compensate for the fast shutter speed.