Exercise 7 Climbing Jim Davis Here’s a whole bunch of interesting stuff about climbing. It’s mainly for instructors, but everyone is welcome to eavesdrop. Remember from your student pilot days that when you climb, the wings produce less lift than they did in straight and level flight. It’s true –Read More →
Jim Davis This discussion is to promote safety and not to establish liability. The CAA’s report contains padding and repetition, so in the interest of clarity, I have paraphrased extensively. Name of Owner/Operator Dr. T.R. Chamberlain Aircraft registration: ZS-DVF Date and time of accident: 16 December 2003; 0515ZRead More →
Normally we avoid ‘chocolate box’ sunset scenes for Opening Shots. But this one is so striking we made an exception. It was taken by CemAir First Officer Johan Myburgh of Cemair’s Dash 8 Q400 at a George night-stop. Johan used an iPhone 12 mini.Read More →
South Africa desperately needs a new long range strategic airlift aircraft. In 2010 the South African Air Force (SAAF) was supposed to have begun replacing its aged C130s with Airbus A400Ms – but that was cancelled by government. The Americans were keen to sell South Africa their Boeing C-17 heavyRead More →
This discussion is to promote safety and not to establish liability. CAA’s report contains padding and repetition, so in the interest of clarity, I have paraphrased extensively. Aircraft Registration ZU-FVW Owner/Operator: Madiba Bay School of Flight. Date of Accident 12 August 2014 Time of Accident 0955Z TypeRead More →
Story and Pics Trevor Cohen Each year the indefatigable Felix Gosher just gets bigger and better at spreading the love of flying. His 2024 edition of The Elders flight was held on Saturday 5 July at Swartkop Air Force Base. The Elders’ Flights are an offshoot of the Childrens’ Flight.Read More →
African Aerospace and Defence Expo (AAD) Guy Leitch finds out from AAD Exhibition Director, Ms Nakedi Phasha, how the buildup to this year’s biennial expo is going, and what visitors and exhibitors can expect. The 12th AAD trade exhibition and air show adopts the theme ‘Exploring New Paths, Sharing Solutions,Read More →
John Bassi In the previous article, I drove home the chaos and stress that one faces during routine bush operations. Fortunately, not the norm, but every so often a Light Sport Aircraft goes down into the bush, into unsuitable landing sites. The fact that the crews walk away is testimonyRead More →
Pre takeoff Vital Actions As our pupe is approaches the holding point she must decide how to park. There are many conflicting priorities. This is where airmanship shows. You have covered these points in your preflight briefing, so let her decide where to stop and which way to face. Low-wingRead More →
Guy Leitch Like the Toyota HiLux – the Cessna 210 has become an icon of South African transport. It has come a long way since the first four seater models. Big ‘n beefy, the Cessna 210 Centurion is one of South Africa’s most important light aircraft. The reasons are obvious:Read More →
