SA Flyer Magazine - November 2023

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In this issue

SA Flyer Magazine November 2023

How the FAA is Fixing Recreational Flying

We often forget that South Africa still has some world class institutions that make our country a much better place than that supposed paragon of excellence the USA. The American banking system is archaic compared to South Africa and our restaurants and food are better and cheaper.

6 mins

PILATUS UPDATES PC-24

For 2024, Pilatus has extended the payload-range capability of it PC-24 to give a maximum range with six passengers of 2,000 nautical miles.

1 min

EL TAIL WAGS DOG

‘Hinge moment’ is the technical name for the force required to deflect a control surface. In small, relatively slow aeroplanes hinge moments are not very large; pilots move the controls with ease. But as control surfaces get larger and speeds get higher, hinge moments grow rapidly.

5 mins

THE FUTURE OF AVGAS

The US Environmental Protection Agency EPA) has released its long-anticipated final determination on the danger of leaded aviation gasoline.

1 min

RIGHT SEAT RULES NO. 11 COORDINATION

Hubie was one of those people who can't march. He was a clever guy. He had a pharmacy in Riversdale in the Southern Cape and was also mayor of the town - but the poor guy simply could not march.

5 mins

CESSNA LONGITUDE

THE LONG-AWAITED CESSNA FLAGSHIP FINALLY ARRIVES IN SOUTH AFRICA

10+ mins

Blackhawk's 150th CARAVAN ENGINE UPGRADE

Blackhawk Aerospace has completed its 150th Cessna Caravan engine upgrade.

1 min

JOHN ILLSLEY

Too often we only present tributes to remarkable people when they have died. This article is a tribute to a man who is very much alive, yet who has already made a greater impact and touched more lives in general aviation in South Africa than anyone else I can think of.

2 mins

AOPA BRIEFING IS IT ABOUT THE MONEY?

Chris Martinus: President Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association South Africa

8 mins

CAPE TOWN SUPPLEMENT: INTRODUCTION -

Aviation in and around Cape Town is doing simultaneously well – and not so well.

4 mins

ROBBIE ROBINSON

\"Hello. I am your Examiner...I am here to help you!\" Oh yeah...Really?

3 mins

IRIS - HER EARLY YEARS.Air Kenya

Laura McDermid continues her stories about Iris McCallum in East Africa.

6 mins

THE WAR AGAINST CYBERATTACKS

The recent much-publicised breach of the South African National Defence Force's (SANDF) networks by the 'Snatch' ransomware team, in which they stole multiple terabytes of files and published them online, has thrown into sharp relief the need for strong cyber security practices for African militaries, especially as they adopt more digitised processes and products such as drones and command & control systems.

6 mins

INDIAN OCEAN ISLAND ODYSSEY (OR FIASCO)

Before the South African political transformation, a group of diving enthusiasts wished to extend their diving experience to the more northern reaches of the Indian Ocean.