Early in August, 1929, Pat Judson joined the Johannesburg Light ‘Plane Club at Baragwanath Aerodrome to undergo the flying and technical training necessary for the “B” commercial pilot’s licence which he would require for his new career and, on August 31st, the Bulawayo Chronicle reported that “a Rhodesian farmer, Mr. D S. Judson, is now learning to fly with the J.L.P.C. – he went solo on the 27th”.
The full article by J McAdam can be found here:
http://www.rhodesia.nl/Aviation/judson.htm