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THE SECOND AERO SOUTH AFRICA EXPO
The second edition of AERO South Africa took Wonderboom Airport in from 7 - 9 July 2022 at Tshwane (Pretoria).
ULTIMAX AVIATION - EVERYTHING ABOUT HELICOPTERS
ULTIMAX AVIATION is a Cape Town based Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO), renowned for its top-level experience in helicopter maintenance.
CAPE TOWN SUPPLEMENT
Aviation in and around Cape Town is bouncing back strongly after the Covid lockdown and associated restrictions of travel.
SLING HIGH WINGS - Epic Adventure to Oshkosh
The intrepid entrepreneurs of the Sling Aircraft Factory have done it again.
JET-A DIESELS - NOW A MATURE TECHNOLOGY
As Avgas prices head for R40/ litre the need for an alternative to Avgas powered planes becomes ever more pressing. The good news is that, for the past 16 years, Jet-A diesel piston engine technology has been quietly maturing. It has now become a well-developed aero engine that is a serious contender to compete in the piston market.
THE TRUTH ABOUT EXPERIENCE
"Money lost - nothing lost; health lost - little lost; spirit lost - everything lost." - Igor Sikorsky The key to a long career in any chosen profession is to never fall out of love with the work you do. Because, as the quote attributed to the father of the helicopter, Igor Sikorsky, intimates, if you lose your spirit, you lose everything. Evangelist Billy Graham took the quote a step further, saying he believed the loss of character was the greatest loss a person could experience.
BRAVE PILOTS, YELLOW ARCS
A dozen or so years ago, after the trend toward very powerful and fast turbocharged singles had begun, competition between the Lancair Columbia and the Mooney Bravo shed a fleeting light upon some odd quirks in the rules under which such aeroplanes were certificated.
Van's RV-15 too little, too late?
There is a lifecycle in owner-run businesses. The dynamic founder gets old and steps back, and the business becomes professionally managed - which means cumbersome, with slow decision making. Such a fate may have befallen the iconic Vans Aircraft.
VNAV LEATHER FLIGHT BAGS
Finding the right flight bag has always been a tricky undertaking and has deterred my wife from trying to buy me one.
REMEMBER THE GERMAN AEROPLANE?
My son Nick, who was screening a series of classic films for his friends, put on the 1981 Spielberg pulse-pounder, Raiders of the Lost Ark, which came out in the year he was born and therefore stood to him, in terms of the history of film and the decline of taste, as Casablanca does to me.
