1. 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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INSURANCE CONSULTANTS
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 flown 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 flying 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 flying 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 certified 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 fly in 1941), with his father Larry Beamish
in formation with them. More personal bests include
flying international aerobatic formation displays on
Larry’s wing in Dubai in a three-ship display with
Zoltan Veres of Hungary, as well as flying 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.