In this issue

Inside this month:
Special Feature
Avionics and Instrumentation
Our comprehensive annual Avionics and Instrumentation feature unwraps many new developments within the exciting world of aviation, not just in South Africa, but also the entire world. The future of marketing lies in the production of specialised video material where advertisers can showcase their products and services and African Pilot provides the ideal platform for this new technology. (Read more on page 74)

Inside this month:
AERO SA 2022
Our AERO South Africa report (page 122) where the event was staged at Wonderboom National Airport for the second time also features a fully edited video that was produced by the African Pilot team. Within this video we set out to interview as many of the exhibitors as possible in order to provide them with a showcase of their business. (Read more on page 122)

Royal International Tattoo
An excellent illustrated report on the annual Royal International Air Tattoo staged in the United Kingdom will be found on page 34 of this edition. My thanks go to the Ian Doyle and Anna Wilson for this amazing report. From all accounts, this year’s RIAT was incredible. (Read more on page 34)

KOREAN AIR RANKS FIRST IN GLOBAL CUSTOMER SATISFACTION FOR 18TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR

Korean Air took first place in the air passenger transportation sector of the 2022 Global Customer Satisfaction Index (GCSI) awards.

1 min

METAL MASTER PREPARES TO FLY SECOND FLARIS LAR-1 TEST AIRCRAFT

Metal Master expects to fly the second production-conforming Flaris LAR-1 in the coming weeks, with Polish certification to follow in mid-2023.

2 mins

ROYAL INTERNATIONAL AIR TATTOO

Three years since its last edition, the world's largest military airshow made its triumphant return to RAF Fairford, United Kingdom in July with its most successful show ever.

2 mins

MULTI-DOMAIN ADVANTAGE: MQ-9B

The first quarter of the 21st century has unfortunately proved one constant from the previous one: The world is not getting any safer.

4 mins

CATASTROPHIC STRUCTURAL FAILURE

ACCIDENT REPORT

10+ mins

AERO SOUTH AFRICA

Staged at Wonderboom National Airport over three days from Thursday 7 to Saturday 9 July, AERO South Africa was a wonderful opportunity for aviation companies to show off their business to the market.

4 mins

RUSSIAN AGGRESSION TRIGGERS NEW INTEREST IN KC-46

Boeing expects to sell up to 42 KC-46 tankers in addition to its current backlog, said Mike Hafer, the company’s senior manager for KC-46 business development.

2 mins

BOEING SAYS IT CAN MAINTAIN $80M PER UNIT COST FOR THE F-15EX

Boeing's Steve Parker said he expects a contract for F-15EX lot 2 and 3 'will be at the advertised price' when it is finalised in a couple months. The price claim comes after lawmakers bemoaned lack of oversight on unit costs for the fighter.

2 mins

KUMBULULUKA KWA BAFANA (FLIGHT FOR THE CHILDREN)

In 2016, Felix Gosher created an initiative to provide an opportunity of flight to under-privileged children from various shelters in Johannesburg. With the support of many within the aviation fraternity, this has been very successful. As he is now Zambia based it was only logical that he has would expand this into the African continent. The first ever Zambia Children's Flight held at the Zambia Air Force (ZAF) base in Lusaka on 23 July 2022.

2 mins

COPING WITH THE FEAR OF FLYING

"Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me and when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."

5 mins

BEST OF THE BEST - CHARLIE SUNSHINE’S BREEZY

When I visited AERO Friedrichshafen in April this year, I met a most interesting man Carl-Friedrich Schmidt who had built his Breezy aircraft and this is his story.

9 mins

A CENTURY OF OPERATIONS: THE 10 OLDEST AIRPORTS IN EUROPE

Can you believe that some airports in Europe are significantly older than the grandparents of those who work there? Here is a list of the oldest airports in Europe, all of which are still in operation.

7 mins

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African Pilot Magazine Description:

African Pilot is a niche market specialist aviation magazine that has been publishing uninterrupted for the past eighteen years. Subscribers to the magazine can expect glossy layouts with a modern ‘coffee table’ look featuring South African, African and world aviation events, interesting facts about aviation, historical features and general news within aviation. African Pilot is the only South African aviation magazine that strives and is most successful at covering most southern African aviation events. The magazine provides a platform for the organizers of airshows and specific aviation events to market their particular event to members of the public.