SA Flyer Magazine - September 2022

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SA Flyer Magazine September 2022

STARLITE AVIATION TRAINING ACADEMY - Now Training Mission Networked Pilots

Advanced network flight training simulators have become a core part of pilot development. They provide an environment that fully immerses the student in the entire mission, and not just the actual aircraft flying.

4 mins

STARLITE TRAINING'S VALUE CHAIN

IN ADDITION TO THIS LATEST MISSION training system, Starlite Academy's full value chain is now able to provide training on the full range of Airbus helicopters in the Starlite holding company SAF Group's fleet.

1 min

SOLAR-POWERED DRONE CRASHES

The Airbus Zephyr's 'unexpected termination' comes after 64 days in the air. The Zeyphr surpassed all known uncrewed aircraft endurance records.

1 min

Prepare to Meet thy Boom by 2030?

Aviation has a fascinating ability to suck people, who should know better, into investing in fundamentally absurd ideas.

6 mins

REQUIEM FOR A DREAM

The Bugatti 100P was a beautiful blend of art and engineering.

6 mins

HI HO SILVER, AWAY!

Some helicopters are more memorable than others. For instance, the Hughes 500 has an acute feeling of claustrophobia in its cosy cockpit, while a Squirrel almost always has a way of humbling even an experienced pilot with a wiggle of its skids on landing.

3 mins

THE KNYSNA TRIANGLE

Knysna is a very odd place - there's no airfield near the town. But when I was there, there were three active ones in walking distance of the CBD. And all within a few hundred yards of each other.

10 mins

BOMBARDIER GLOBAL 6000 - SMOOTH OPERATOR

The market for large business jets in Africa is fiercely contested. Bombardier has done particularly well in this tough environment with its Global 6000. We look at its features - and what its operators like, and dislike, about it.

10 mins

ZS-NJX AND ZU-MMI MOUNTAIN CRASH

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT

6 mins

HEART TRANSPLANT!

Upgrading a C182 to a 300hp Conti 10-550.

5 mins

JULY 2022

For the first time in many years a brand-new Cessna 172 has been registered in South Africa. How things have changed.

2 mins

AAD 2022 PREVIEW

The Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition is taking place between 21 to 25 September 2022, and will once again bring together aviation suppliers from across the world to South Africa to exhibit the latest technological innovations in the aviation and defence sectors.

4 mins

THE GLIDING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

South Africa produced an outstanding all-round performance at the 37th FAI World Gliding Championships, held in Szeged, Hungary in August.

2 mins

LIQUID EIGHT

I am now 60 years old, so I am out of Part 135 operations. However, there is still some fire left in the hearth and so there may still be some sparks which I could offer to the Part 121 side of the aviation industry, if required.