African Pilot
GARMIN G5000 INTEGRATED FLIGHT DECK TO RECEIVE EASA APPROVAL
Last month Garmin announced imminent European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval of the G5000® flight deck for the Cessna Citation Excel and Citation XLS aircraft.
2 min |
November 2022
African Pilot
EAA CHAPTER 322's ANNUAL SUN 'N FUN FLY-IN TO BRITS AIRFIELD
Early on Saturday morning 9 October we drove to Brits airfield to attend EAA's Sun 'n Fun weekend. Although rather windy with a cross wind from the east, somewhere in the region of 60 aircraft attended the fly-in.
2 min |
November 2022
African Pilot
WORLD'S FIRST 11-BLADED PROPELLER FOR TURBINE AIRCRAFT
Installed on a PA31T1 equipped with two P&W PT6A-135A turbines, the World's first 11-bladed propeller took the sky with an impressive noise and sound signature.
1 min |
November 2022
African Pilot
BOEING 737-MAX CERTIFICATION DEADLINE LOOMS
In a high-level letter, the FAA has warned Boeing that documents the plane-maker provided for certification of its 737 MAX-7 model are woefully inadequate. The agency further advised the Chicago-based aerospace titan that certification of the MAX-7 is unlikely to be completed by a Congressionallyspecified year-end deadline.
2 min |
November 2022
African Pilot
TACTICAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME 2022
In September African Pilot was invited to cover the TLP 2022 course at Albacete Airbase in Spain. This course is similar to the Red Flag exercise in the USA, but of course takes place in Europe.
6 min |
November 2022
African Pilot
SIX WAYS PILOTS BECOME CONFUSED IN CLOUDS AND HOW TO PREVENT THIS
The rain season is coming and there is no shortage of clouds requiring IFR days flying. This is an important fact to consider, because 5-10% of all General Aviation accidents result from spatial disorientation and of these accidents, 90% are fatal.
4 min |
November 2022
African Pilot
SIX BRAKING TIPS FOR EVERY LANDING
GIVE YOUR BRAKES A BREAK!
2 min |
November 2022
African Pilot
IS A PROPELLER UPGRADE RIGHT FOR YOU?
There are many good reasons to consider replacing and upgrading your airplane propeller. Many aircraft owners and operators choose to swap their legacy propeller with a next-generation design when the propeller is nearing overhaul time. Others opt to do an engine and propeller conversion all at once. Whatever the reason, a propeller conversion is one of the smartest investments you can make for your aircraft.
2 min |
November 2022
SA Flyer Magazine
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?
10 min |
November 2022
SA Flyer Magazine
AIRLITE PRO
It’s been a while coming but finally we have a handheld radio scanner with GPS.
1 min |
November 2022
SA Flyer Magazine
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.
2 min |
November 2022
SA Flyer Magazine
AVIATION COMPANY PROFILES GUIDE 2023
AVIATION COMPANY PROFILES GUIDE
3 min |
November 2022
SA Flyer Magazine
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.
4 min |
November 2022
SA Flyer Magazine
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.
3 min |
November 2022
SA Flyer Magazine
FLYSAFAIR EXPANDS REGIONALLY
FlySafair has received approval to operate international flights beyond South Africa’s borders.
1 min |
November 2022
SA Flyer Magazine
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.
4 min |
November 2022
SA Flyer Magazine
CESSNA 206 CFIT
AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT
6 min |
November 2022
African Pilot
MULTIPLICITY OF ACCIDENT CAUSATION Synopsis (SACAA)
On Friday, 8 April 2022 at approximately 09h40, a flight instructor and a student pilot on-board a Piper PA-38-112 (Tomahawk) aircraft with registration ZS-AXE took-off on a training flight from Cape Town International Airport (FACT) in the Western Cape province, to Diemerskraal Aerodrome in the same province.
10+ min |
November 2022
African Pilot
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO ELVIS PRESLEY'S FLEET OF PRIVATE JETS?
As a new biopic about Elvis Presley, directed by Baz Lurhmann, hits the silver screen, there has been a renewed interest in the life of the man dubbed the 'King of Rock and Roll'. Recognised as the best-selling solo artist of all time by Guinness World Records, with one million billion sales worldwide, it is safe to say that Elvis Presley is one of the most recognizable faces and voices in music history.
3 min |
November 2022
African Pilot
EAA SUN 'N FUN 2022 RALLY
This year's EAA Sun 'n Fun flying event provided the opportunity to stage the seventh fun rally event staged annually in support of EAA.
1 min |
November 2022
African Pilot
FLYSAFAIR REFRESHES SA RUNWAYS
On 30 September low-cost carrier FlySafair revealed a refreshed logo and new aircraft paint scheme at the airline's OR Tambo hangars as the airline welcomed its 25th aircraft into the fleet.
3 min |
November 2022
African Pilot
BELL'S V-280 VALOR IS THE STANDALONE CHOICE FOR FLRAA
To deter the threat from near-peer competitors, the Army's air assault mission demands a revolution in capability that only a tiltrotor can provide, not just a faster helicopter.
5 min |
November 2022
African Pilot
BOEING FLOATS 'MODERNISED APACHE' CONCEPT FOR US ARMY'S FUTURE ATTACK HELICOPTER
The Apache is going to be the US Army's principal attack helicopter for the next 25 to 30 years. There is nothing right now that is on the books that is going to replace the Apache.
1 min |
November 2022
African Pilot
TECNAM UNVEILS P2012 STOL
Last month Tecnam unveiled a short take-off and landing (STOL) variant of its twin-engine P2012 Traveller. The P2012 STOL has a 16.6-meter (54.5-foot) wingspan, 2.6 meters (8.5 feet) wider than the standard P2012 and swaps the Traveller's Lycoming TEO-540-C1As for Continental GTSIO-520-S engines.
2 min |
November 2022
Future Flight
Autonomous concepts aiming to drive superiority for tomorrow's war fighter
As the battlefield of tomorrow becomes increasingly complex, BAE Systems' work in developing early lifecycle Uncrewed Aerial Systems capability could play a key role in maintaining critical advantage.
5 min |
October 2022
Future Flight
GENERAL ATOMICS DEVELOPING HYBRID-ELECTRIC ENGINE FOR STEALTHY 'MQ-NEXT' DRONE DESIGN
"We believe that GA is going to pioneer a completely new way to propel airborne air breathing vehicles," said Mike Atwood, the firm's senior director of advanced programmes.
3 min |
October 2022
Future Flight
MAIDEN FLIGHT OF THE ELEKTRA TRAINER
On 29 June 2022, a two-seater electric ultralight aircraft Elektra Trainer from Elektra Solar GmbH (a spin-off of the DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics) took off for its maiden flight at Memmingen International AirportElectric flying in Germany is becoming a reality step by step.
2 min |
October 2022
Future Flight
US AIR FORCE TO START NEW EXPERIMENTS WITH BOEING'S MQ-28 GHOST BAT DRONE
The US Air Force is set to begin flight experiments with Boeing's MQ-28 Ghost Bat, a combat drone developed for the Australian air force that may help its American counterpart learn how to operate unmanned aircraft alongside fighter jets.
4 min |
October 2022
Future Flight
ZEPHATALI WALSH MAKES HISTORY AS WINNER OF THE WORLD'S FIRST FLYING CAR RACE
A landmark moment in both the history of motorsport and the genesis of the flying car mobility revolution has been made in the salt flats of South Australia. Airspeeder pilot Zephatali Walsh beat fellow-competitor Fabio Tischler in a tense and close inaugural EXA remotely piloted race. This was the first time two pilots were given full license to race their 4.1m long eVTOL race-craft blade-to-blade in a fully competitive race setting.
5 min |
October 2022
Future Flight
Picture of the month.
JOBY DESIGNED FOR DAILY LIFE
1 min |