Mannie has become a permanent part of the Soaring Safaris Team over the last few seasons, in fact he is family. Married to Jen, Dick’s younger daugher, Mannie went solo in 1999 and has been a active glider pilot for over 20 years. He has roughly 20 FAI 1000 km’s under his belt, a number of which were flown from Bloemfontein. He has also flown for the South African Team in World Championships on at least three occasions.