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In a landmark achievement for African aviation, SSASS Holdings, the strategic African partner of uAvionix Corporation, has successfully completed the first installation of the FlightLine air traffic surveillance system at Lanseria International Airport, located north west of Johannesburg. The deployment marks the beginning of a new era of cost-effective, high-performance ADS-B-based situational awareness forRead More →

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Guy Leitch asks the question in his Attitude for Altitude column. For years I have moaned about how crappy piston aircraft engines are. They are prohibitively expensive, yet have antiquated technology and are far less efficient and reliable than modern car engines. The modern car now has mature technology engineRead More →

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In 2016 musician, Michael Ferguson and commercial Pilot Felix Gosher joined forces to offer underprivileged children the opportunity to experience the joys of flight, a privilege that many of us take for granted. The initiative was inspired by a song by Michael, ‘Paper Plane’ about a young boy with aRead More →

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The piston twin is making a comeback.  In the 1980s, under the pressures of high maintenance and high Avgas prices, the demand for piston twins collapsed in the face of Cessna Caravan and Pilatus PC-12 turbines. But now, the value proposition of a 40-year old piston twin is once againRead More →