Baragwanath’s Overnight Camping and Breakfast Fly in
By Quintin Le Grange
29/30.03.2025
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Some of the campers at the braai
The weather has been threatening all week long and with the weekend approaching the orgainisers of a number of events sat with fingers crossed. The first to cancel was Rustenburg and then on Friday the Rand Rally followed. Baragwaneth stuck it out but by then everybody was concerned and only a few from fields close to Bara flew in for its overnight and camping event.
By Saturday late morning, after the weather had at last cleared the owner of a beautiful Glasair sportsman taildragger (hangared inside the “Toy Box” at the field) took a few of his family members for their first flight as they have never been in any GA aircraft before. While they were flying and having their breakfast one of panorama airfields’, Cheetah’s flew in to come say “hi”.
As the day went on there were two motorbikes that were on their way to Parys using the dirt road that stopped by for a cold drink and Tom Crook the owner of a beautiful Jabiru and a yellow Magni gyrocopter, decided to take two of the bikers up in his Jabiru, glad to say they thoroughly enjoyed their time on the airfield.
Later in the afternoon Tom Crook brought out his gyro for a fun flight around the airfield as the winds were calm and sunlight was hitting just right on earth’s surface.
Early Sunday morning it was a completely different story. Those that stayed in the cottages at the field were woken up by the engines of excited aviators arriving and awaiting their breakfast and a warm cup of coffee. Amongst the almost fifteen arrivals were three trikes that flew in from Trike City based at Brakpan Benoni airfield were among the first of the arrivals.
They were followed by a father and his daughter who their Cub from Tedderfield. A few minutes later, Derek Hopkins and his wife Mo flew in with their RV-8 with Quintin Mane in his stunning Christen Husky right behind them.
What a great turn out for Baragwanath airfield fly in event, counted around 15 aircraft that flew in. Was exciting to meet fellow aviators and listen to their stories of the all the aircraft that flew in.
The Johannesburg Light Plane Club one of the oldest continually active flying clubs in the world!
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