Pilots from all areas flew in for the 36th Africa Cup. “It is a real achievement for me. What makes this special is to see my name next to pilot legends from the 1980s and 1990s on the trophy,” Shulman remarked. He won the landing competition and took third place in the navigation competition and the fourminute circuit competition. He was crowned the overall winner and Africa Cup champion with a total of 3 870 points.

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Martin Burt came second with 3 170 points and Willie van der Merwe third with 1 979 points. Shulman started flying in 2019 and had the opportunity to open the Maputo Airshow a few weeks ago. He says doing a round trip of South Africa with his microlight is one of his bucket list items. “Flying is a passion for me. It will take about four weeks to complete this round trip and I am taking into account the weather, wind and work schedules to match the trip,” he concluded.

RESULTS:
Navigation:
1. Pieter Steenekamp (microlight).
2. Martin Burt (gyrocopter).
3. Steven Shulman (microlight).

Spot landing:

1. Steven Shulman (microlight).
2. Willie van der Merwe
(microlight).
3. Martin Burt (gyrocopter).

Four-minute circuit:

1. Sylvester de Beer (Bushcat
Cheetah).
2. Martin Burt (gyrocopter).
3. Steven Shulman (microlight).

Bog roll:
1. Martin Burt (gyrocopter).
2. Martin du Preez (microlight).
3. Sylvester de Beer (Bushcat
Cheetah).