
Johan van der Vyver
Line Pilot
Johan van der Vyver, a native of South Africa has now spent half his life in his adopted home of Australia. He has been a pilot for 30 years and has over 4,000 hours, flying in Africa, Australia, and Europe. He was Chief Pilot of Australia’s largest balloon operation for many years, as well as being a private and commercial instructor and examiner.
A past South African National Champion, Johan has many years of experience in aircraft maintenance and has been involved in hot air balloon manufacturing. The Governors’ balloon fleet is now in his very capable hands in his role as Head of Maintenance.