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STICK TO THE RULES
Last month John shared the anticipation and de-horning flights. preparation for Rhino This month he continues the story with some unwelcome mechanical drama.
IRIS GOES TO KHARTOUM
Laura McDermid continues her stories of Iris McCallum's flying exploits.
GUARDIAN AIR
GUARDIAN AIR HAS, since its inception in 2009, become a key provider of non-scheduled Part 135 air charter operations and support services, and in particular, aeromedical flights.
RIGHT SEAT RULES - PART 3 MAKING THINGS MEMORABLE
We all know an instructor who just seems to have the knack of making things memorable. We probably think of him as being a good, or even a great, instructor. Ever wondered how he does it?
STARSHIP LAUNCH IN MARCH?
Following a test-firing of the Raptor rocket engines by which its Super Heavy booster is powered, SpaceX is nearly ready to fly its huge Starship.
PT6 CLOCKS UP A BILLION HOURS
Pratt & Whitney Canada is celebrating the accumulation of a billion hours on its PT6A engine in the 60th year of the engine's production.
SANDF DISASTER UNIT
THE SOUTH AFRICAN National Defence Force (SANDF) is looking to establish a dedicated disaster response unit, as it is regularly called on to assist with floods, fires and other events.
FLYING THE TIGER MOTH
Guy Leitch writes: The Tiger Moth is one of the greatest trainers of all time. It’s easy to fly, yet really hard to fly well, and this is what made it a great trainer.
WORLD AIRCRAFT SALES STAY HEALTHY
The International Aircraft Dealers Association’s 2022 Third Quarter Market Report documents a flourishing resale market for business aircraft with a balanced outlook for the next six months.
FLYSAFAIR EXPANDS REGIONALLY
FlySafair has received approval to operate international flights beyond South Africa’s borders.
BOEING MAX 7’S APPROVAL DELAYED
The FAA is asking more questions about Boeing’s 737 Max 7 aircraft, increasing the likelihood that the company will be unable to complete the certification process by late December and have to undertake a costly redesign.
FACE TO FACE JAMES GELDENHUYS
Nedbank’s Aircraft Finance head James Geldenhuys answers Guy Leitch’s questions about the state of post Covid aviation finance in Africa.
THE COVID ADVENTURE CONTINUES - HYENAS OF THE LIMPOPO
Smuggling of cigarettes, contraband, vehicles, humans and equipment to and from Zimbabwe into South Africa through illegal crossing points along the Limpopo River has become a normal daily business, but increased dramatically from the beginning of April 2020 when South African lockdown regulations banned cigarette sales.
FLYING A NAVION RANGEMASTER FROM LAGOS TO NAIROBI
Laura McDermid continues her stories of Iris McCallum’s flying exploits.
WHY DO WE NEED FIGHTER AIRCRAFT?
With the South African Air Force’s Gripen fleet steadily returning to operational status after a year-long grounding as a result of budget cuts and delays in negotiating anew supportcontract, there were once again claims by politicians, journalists, civil society, and members of the public that the country has no need for fighter aircraft at all.
HUGH’S FIRST FLIGHT EVER
Some of my friends say that am a slow reader and a late developer. Maybe they are right, but I find that when I read something, I tend to remember it better than some of the high-speed readers of my acquaintance do, and when, a bit later in life than some of my contemporaries, I spot some new enthusiasm I tend to fall for it, big time.
FLYING FOR FREEDOM
AS THE FOUNDER and driving force behind his registered and approved non-profit organisation, Flying For Freedom SA (FFFSA), Tokkie Botes has donated over 1,000 hours of flying in his Bell 206 to the service of conservation in Southern Africa.
AVIATION COMPANY PROFILES GUIDE 2023
AVIATION COMPANY PROFILES GUIDE
PARAMOUNT QUALIFIES ENGINEERS
Addressing the pending skills shortage, Paramount Aerospace Systems PAS), has qualified fifteen students as aircraft technicians and engineers.
TECNAM’S P2012 STOL
Tecnam has introduced the new P2012 STOL dedicated to Short Take Off and Landing (STOL) operations.
SEPTEMBER 2022: This month, although not quite as exciting as last month, nevertheless contains a few delicious items.
FIRST OF ALL, there is an Embraer 145 added to the register which was seen operating in Russia with her South African registration, ZS-ABB, applied in the last month. Unfortunately, nobody that I know has been able to photograph her as yet. This Embraer takes up the former registration of an Avro Avion which was written off in 1947.
CESSNA 206 CFIT
AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT
ZS-VCE - A PERSONAL HISTORY
In 1949 an Ercoupe, the 415-E model, with the serial number 4975 was born. I'm not exactly sure how she got into South Africa, but she started her life as ZS-BSJ as early as 1950. As with all Ercoupes of the time, she had no rudder pedals and was fitted with the Continental C-85 85 hp) engine.
ERCO ERCOUPE A WONDERFUL LITTLE PLANE!
With its low wing, tricycle gear and safe car-like handling, the Ercoupe was a genuinely revolutionary aircraft.
FROM THE WAODANIS To WEAPONS WAR.
What have a missionary with a bucket and a fisherman with a Bonanza, got to do with the future of military drone technology?
AIRLITE PRO
It’s been a while coming but finally we have a handheld radio scanner with GPS.
SHORT FINALS
Inthe October 2018 edition of SAFlyer, regular readers of the magazine would have noticed a new Heli Ops” column appear on page 46. In that first column, introduced myself, The Silver Fox,” as well as several themes that would build on as the magazine moved from its printed version, through a Covid-19 induced lockdown, to where it is now, online.
REVISITING A PC-12 CRASH
Sometimes it's not the speed that breaks aeroplanes, it's the slowing down.
CORSIA, SAF & Poppy Mania
Who wudda thought it? According to ICAO, the biggest crisis facing the airline industry today is not the sky-high price of fuel or the problems of actually getting it to the airports when gas pipelines are being blown up and tankers get caught in storms.
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.