I have recently demonstrated to myself that the likes of Zoom are not king in the communications world. Nothing beats traveling for an in-person meeting where required for business. THINGS STARTED OUT a little gloomy. Boarding the Airbus A350 in Johannesburg, bound for Doha, it appeared that the prophets ofRead More →
NOTE: THIS REPORT IS TO PROMOTE AVIATION SAFETY AND NOT TO ESTABLISH LEGAL LIABILITY. ACCIDENT REPORT: Aircraft Registration: ZS-SPI Date of Accident: 09 Nov 2012 Time of Accident: 8.59 pm Type of Aircraft: Cessna 172R Pilot-in-command: a 24 year old Nigerian national with a valid PPL and night rating. TotalRead More →
You may have noticed, if you follow the adverts in American aviation magazines, a sudden multiplication of the number and variety of angle of attack (AoA) indicators on offer for smaller general aviation aircraft. THIS BURST OF ACTIVITY was triggered by a new FAA policy allowing AoA instrumentation to beRead More →
The pilot, who was also the owner of the aircraft, took off from runway 29 at Wonderboom on a private acceptance flight following maintenance. The flight was conducted under visual meteorological conditions (VMC). Shortly after rotation, he experienced an engine failure and conducted a forced landing on an open areaRead More →
As we find ourselves commencing another Gregorian Calendar-defined trip around the sun on Space Ship Earth, a review of expectations for this orbit may be in order. In our over-optimistic, typically human assumption of being able to control, regulate and measure everything around us, the Gregorian Calendar evolved from theRead More →
When climbing, you need some right rudder to keep the ball centred. If you perform a half roll and continue to climb upside-down, which rudder will you have to use to stay coordinated? Why do we need right rudder in a climb, anyway? Is it because of slipstream rotation? The propellerRead More →
South African flight schools find themselves in increasing demand to train students from around the world. The great flying weather the use of English and the high standard of our regulator are all key aspects of this surge in popularity in learning to fly in South Africa. China has beenRead More →
