Following on from our SA Flyer report in April, one of notorious plane salesman Piet van Blerk’s victims was Denise Hellman – a grandmother who bought a new Cirrus SR-22. The South African high court found in favour of Denise Hellman in an action against the aircraft’s financier. The matterRead More →
Speed and small sexy bodies may be cute for supercars – but they can be a lethal cocktail for inexperienced pilots. Beech had this problem with the V-tail Bonanza, Piper with its Malibu and Cirrus with the SR-22. The good es is that in time, all these problems were solved.NonRead More →
A reader has shared that MEV (Bronkhorstpruit VOR) and HBV (Hartbeespoortdam VOR) have both disappeared. The picture shows the state of GWV is the VOR (navigational beacon) on the border between SA and Zim. RNAV point (Satellite/GPS nav point)is UTULI. So these ground based NAV sites are problematic. Then youRead More →
It’s always a big thing when Bose announces their next generation aviation headset. Their last big launch was 13 years ago with the A20. AT SUN N FUN 2023, Bose announced the new A30 Aviation Headset. Bose claims that the, “A30 is an entirely new product, designed to bring pilotsRead More →
There is rapidly mounting evidence that we are being conned by the government about the real chances of success for the new SAA version 2. IT HAS NOW BECOME CLEAR that the government has been making promises about its last surviving state-owned airline that it has no intention of keeping.Read More →
THERE IS VERY GOOD NEWS for aspiring pilots. The pilot shortage is going to reach critical levels in the next few years, driving up pay and working conditions as airlines compete to attract and retain pilots. Facebook forum FlyAfrica has many senior and former pilots. A recent discussion is insightful:Read More →
THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE (SANDF) is looking to establish a dedicated disaster response unit. The SANDF is regularly called on to assist with floods, fires and other events. The Chief of the SANDF, General Rudzani Maphwanya, said that the military is looking towards establishing a disaster management unit.Read More →
Peter Garrison – My mother, who would fortify herself for any aerial voyage with either Miltown or Chivas Regal, would later revisit with perverse relish each “air pocket” the plane had encountered. I’M NOT SURE WHAT she believed an air pocket consisted of, but I suppose it was something likeRead More →