Welcome to Sonowe Fly

Welcome! Sonowe Fly is a home for South Africa's private pilots, aircraft owners, flying clubs and flight schools: one place to talk flying, find your club, see what's on and meet people to fly with.

What's here

• The forum: anyone can read it, members post. Ask questions, share trips and lessons learnt.
• Clubs and schools: each gets its own page, a members' forum and events. Find yours under Clubs & schools, or add it free.
• Hire & fly: owners with aircraft other pilots can fly, and pilots looking for one. You message each other directly.
• Events: fly-ins, breakfasts and talks, with one-tap "add to calendar".
• Airfields & weather: every South African airfield with live METAR and TAF in plain English (never for flight planning).
• Guides: sourced answers, starting with how to become a pilot and what a PPL costs.

A few house rules

• Be kind and helpful; everyone was a student once.
• No cost-sharing offers or paid flights: they aren't allowed here.
• Pilot and aircraft details are self-declared. Make your own checks before you fly with anyone.
• See something wrong? Use Report and we'll look at it.

Start by introducing yourself, and tell us what you'd like to see in Feedback and ideas. Blue skies!