INSIGHTS FROM AFRICA’S FASTEST GROWING AVIATION BROKERAGE

GAUTENG WOMEN IN INSURANCE GOLF DAY On the 1st October, Airborne participated in the inaugural Gauteng Women in Insurance Golf Day. The event was held at the beautiful CMR Golf Club, where we were welcomed with strawberry and mint water flavoured with a dash of Smirnoff. This set the scene for the rest of the day, where lots of fun was had at the various watering holes sponsored by the likes of Emerald and Hollard. Nine holes were played throughout the course of the day, with the last hole being played as the sun set, making for a beautiful view. Prize giving and some delicious snacks where served in the clubhouse after the game. We look forward to participating in this enjoyable event again next year!

INSIGHTS FROM AFRICA’S FASTEST GROWING AVIATION BROKERAGE

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TEAM AIRBORNE AT THE GRAND CENTRAL FUN NAV RALLY 2015

On the morning of the 3rd of October, Airborne’s Jonathan Smook and Janice Ray arrived at Grand Central Aerodrome in Midrand to beautiful sunny weather and clear skies – the perfect weather conditions for a Nav Rally.

After a quick cup of coffee and breakfast, the team received their blank map and clue sheet required to work out and plot their points. With some advice and guidance from the professional class navigation pilots who organised the event, the teams set off. This entailed locating the starting point, each turn point as well as the finish point by deciphering a set of cryptic clues. Thereafter each team had to measure the bearings required for every leg, and then familiarise themselves with each turn point as well as reviewing the enroute photos that were needed to spot and mark on the map along the route.

After a short safety briefing, all of the participants received their timing sheets in order to plot in the exact times that they had to be over all the turn points. Having nominated a speed of 100 knots on the Cessna 182 that Janice and Jonathan were flying, team Airborne was the fastest aircraft in the group on the day, making navigating and photo identification slightly more difficult with less time to identify each point.

At exactly 10:30am, Janice and Jonathan got airborne of runway 35 at Grand Central and made their way to the start point. Once over the start point the fun began, with both team members looking all around in order to spot the enroute photos and locate the next turn point, whilst simultaneously keeping an eye on the stopwatch to reference if they were on time for the next turn point.

After crossing the finish line Janice and Jonathan joined Grand Central and started configuring the aircraft for the spot landing that was to follow. A white chalk line was drawn across the runway in line with the PAPIs, with teams penalised for every metre they landed before or after the line. After the spot landing, everyone made their way back to the Harvard Café to hand in their loggers and await the final results.At the prize giving that followed, team Airborne achieved a notable second place – even more impressive when one considers that both Janice and Jonathan are still very new to this kind of event. What a great effort guys and a job very well done! Airborne Insurance sponsored the second and third prizes at the event, which, judging by the beaming smiles on everyone’s faces as they disembarked and the friendly chatter between teams, was very much enjoyed.

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Happy New Year and welcome back to all of our many clients, partners and suppliers. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their valued support in 2016, and look forward to another successful year together.

KICK-STARTING THE YEAR WITH A NEW SPONSORSHIP

Airborne has recently entered into an exciting partnership with aerobatic ace Jason Beamish, in the sponsorship of his Extra 300 aircraft. Jason has been a familiar face on South Africa’s air show circuit since 2009, having � own with the likes of the Goodyear Eagles Pitts Specials, the DH Chipmunks, the Yak 52’s and the Firestars Formation Team in China, amongst many others.

Jason has been involved in � ying for most of his life, with the aviation bug biting early at the tender age of 9. He went solo on his 17th birthday, and hasn’t looked back since. He is rated on 45 aircraft and has over 2100 � ying hours to his name.

Jason worked with Pilatus PC12 Centre Southern Africa for 7 years, and recently joined Absolute Aviation - one of Airborne’s largest clients - as the Customer Account Manager. The South African Beechcraft and Cessna agents also sponsor the aircraft, and their logo can be seen prominently displayed on its wings. As the world’s most successful certi� ed sport, performance and unlimited category aerobatic aircraft, the Extra 300 remains unrivalled in its class. Its proven performance in international aerobatic competition, combined with its pure power, safety features, docile handling and stability, sets it apart from others in its class.

Jason has clocked up a number of memorable moments over the years, such as taking his 88-year-old grandfather for a ride in a Tiger Moth (in which he learnt to � y in 1941), with his father Larry Beamish in formation with them. More personal bests include � ying international aerobatic formation displays on Larry’s wing in Dubai in a three-ship display with Zoltan Veres of Hungary, as well as � ying a three-ship

plus two-ship formation display with the Jet Man Team of Yves Rossy and Vincent Raffet at the 2015 World Air Games in Dubai.

Please have a look out for the aircraft – registration ZS-EXT - and Jason at the next air show. We look forward to working with Jason and other aerobatic pilots alike in the near future.