SA Flyer Magazine
COBRA IN A BARON
RUDOLF ERASMUS and four friends were flying in his Baron 58 when he felt something cold under his shirt near his hip.
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May 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
CAA INDUSTRY AWARDS 2023 NOW OPEN
In the spirit of developing excellence in aviation, the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) is again sponsoring a major awards event.
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May 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
THE ROTAX 916
You may have to forgive us for listing a whole new aero engine as a mere gadget – and thus suitable for review in our Gadget of the Month series. But the Rotax 916iS so small, yet so powerful it represents the ultimate gadget.
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May 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
RAND AIRPORT AVIATION COMPANIES GUIDE
A Management era at Rand Airport has ended. Six years since his appointment, Rand Airport General Manager, Stuart Coetzee has ‘been retired’. It is notable that he has not resigned for greener pastures but was essentially forced into retirement due to advancing age.
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May 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
THE LONG JOURNEY OF A MISSION PILOT
Eivind Lindtjørn is a typical Mission Aviation fellowship pilot flying in Africa, in that he combines a higher calling with a passion for flying.
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May 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
SANSA: SUPPORTING MOON SHOTS AND WATER RESOURCES
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has become a world class resource for aviation and space missions. SANSA is now supporting projects as diverse as the first Arab moon landing to monitoring water resources in the Eastern Cape.
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May 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
MARCH 2023
March has been a pretty average month with regard to aircraft movements on to and off the register, however there are some exciting new arrivals.
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May 2023
Future Flight
ZIPLINE UNVEILS NEW AUTONOMOUS SYSTEM CAPABLE OF QUIET, FAST AND PRECISE HOME DELIVERY
Last month Zipline unveiled its new platform that provides quiet, fast and precise autonomous delivery directly to homes in cities and suburbs. The company’s next-generation home delivery platform is practically silent (designed to sound like wind rustling leaves) and is expected to deliver up to seven times as fast as traditional automobile delivery, completing 10-mile deliveries in about 10 minutes
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April 2023
Future Flight
US GOVERNMENT EMPHASISES SPEED AND SUSTAINABILITY AS TOP AERONAUTICS PRIORITIES
The Administration’s vision for continued global leadership notes supersonic flight’s emerging commercial interest and underscores the criticality of sustainable aviation
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April 2023
Future Flight
SUPERSONIC TRAVEL WITHOUT THE SONIC BOOM
Imagine flying faster than the speed of sound. With its X-59, NASA could re-open the door to supersonic travel, this time without the explosive boom. For decades, flying faster than the speed of sound has meant speeding across the skies in an aircraft that creates a powerful sonic boom, a significant noise that travels down to the ground below like a crack of thunder
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April 2023
Future Flight
MALIAN AIR FORCE COMMISSIONS BAYRAKTAR TB2 UAVs
Mali’s Air Force continues to expand through new equipment deliveries, with the most recent batch of hardware accepted into service including Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Turkey and L-39 trainer and light attack jets from Russia
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April 2023
Future Flight
TURKISH AKSUNGUR UAVS FOR ANGOLA
Becoming the first confirmed African nation to order Aksungur medium-altitude, long endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Angola has ordered the drones from Turkish Aerospace Industries
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April 2023
Future Flight
JETBLUE AND SHELL AVIATION ANNOUNCE LAX SAF AGREEMENT
On 14 March 2023 the US low-cost airline JetBlue, currently at odds with the Biden administration over its proposed acquisition of Spirit Airlines and Shell Aviation announced that the two companies would collaborate to bolster the Los Angeles International Airport’s (LAX) supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). JetBlue and Shell Aviation look to commence SAF deliveries to LAX in the first half of 2023
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April 2023
Future Flight
ARTEMIS II ASTRONAUTS NAMED
NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) made public the names of the four astronauts selected to serve as the Artemis II mission’s primary crew
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April 2023
Future Flight
JEKTA SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT WITH GAYO AVIATION FOR TEN PHA-ZE 100 AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT
THE JEKTA PHA-ZE 100 ELECTRICALLY POWERED AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT IN 19 seat configuration and on water
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April 2023
Future Flight
HEART AEROSPACE TO EXPLORE EARLY USE CASE FOR ELECTRIC ES-30 AIRPLANE WITH ÅLAND ISLANDS
On 23 March Swedish electric airplane maker Heart Aerospace and the Government of Åland announced a collaboration to explore the use of Heart’s electric regional airplane, the ES-30, in developing sustainable air services for the Baltic Sea group of islands
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April 2023
Future Flight
AIRBUS ACHIEVES IN-FLIGHT AUTONOMOUS GUIDANCE AND CONTROL OF A DRONE FROM A TANKER AIRCRAFT
Airbus Defence and Space and the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Airbus UpNext, have achieved in-flight autonomous guidance and control of a drone using an A310 MRTT
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April 2023
Future Flight
FLYH2 ANNOUNCES THE SUCCESSFUL MAIDEN FLIGHTS OF DRAGONFLY V
Cape Town based FlyH2 Aerospace has announced the successful maiden flights of its hydrogen-electric Dragonfly V, a commercial UAV (or drone) designed for a range of applications requiring long endurance or payload flexibility. The flight tests took place last week in Citrusdal, approximately two hours outside of Cape Town, South Africa
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April 2023
Future Flight
NORWEGIAN FOUNDATION COLLABORATES WITH AIRBUS ON EVTOL
With more than 40 years of experience in emergency medical response, the Norsk Luftambulanse supports pre-hospital care across the country. It is working alongside Airbus to come up with eVTOL solutions
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April 2023
Future Flight
eVTOL TECH TO BRIDGE INDIA'S AIR CONNECTIVITY GAP
The creation of an electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) ecosystem in India aligns with the Indian government’s Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN) (Hindi: Let the common citizens of the country fly) initiative, a regional airport development programme undertaken for purpose of upgrading underserviced air routes and improving the Indian population’s access to air transportation. The UDAN initiative is part of the Indian government’s Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)
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April 2023
Future Flight
HONEYWELL AND WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC PARTNER ON H2 AERO FUEL-CELL SOLUTIONS
A new partnership between Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), USA and Honeywell Aerospace aims to reduce the aviation industry’s carbon footprint by examining means by which hydrogen fuel-cells may be utilized to power future generations of aircraft
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April 2023
Future Flight
AUSTRALIA's FIRST COMMERCIALLY PRODUCED ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT UNVEILED
South Australia will be home to Australia’s first commercially produced electric aircraft, with Adelaide-based Bader Aero already taking orders for their new plane. The E22 Spark aircraft was unveiled to the public for the first time at Adelaide Motorsport Festival as part of RAA’s e-motions display in Victoria Park
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April 2023
African Pilot
Airbus Helicopters and International SOS join forces
Airbus Helicopters has partnered with International SOS to launch a next generation emergency medical system improvement programme, LifeSaver, which enhances healthcare systems to improve patient outcomes.
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April 2023
African Pilot
PISTON ENGINE AIRCRAFT 2023
Over the past fifteen years South Africa, which mirrors other countries in the world, has seen a steady decline in the number of 'certified piston engine' aircraft sold as 'new' to the market.
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April 2023
African Pilot
SPANISH AIR FORCE PURCHASE ANOTHER 16 PC-21s AND SIMULATORS
The Spanish Air Force, Ejército del Aire, decided to purchase 24 PC-21s in early 2020. The final PC-21 of this order was delivered to Spain in mid-2022. The Spanish Air Force has now decided to purchase another 16 PC-21s. The contract signed with the Dirección General de Armamento y Material (DGAM) makes Spain the largest PC-21 operator in Europe.
7 min |
April 2023
African Pilot
INTERNATIONAL DEFENCE EXHIBITION (IDEX)
The International Defence Exhibition & Conference, or IDEX, is a biennial arms and defence technology sales exhibition. The exhibition is the largest defence exhibition and conference in the Middle East and takes place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
5 min |
April 2023
African Pilot
AVIAT AIRCRAFT
Get behind the stick in an Aviat Aircraft and you will experience the difference.
2 min |
April 2023
African Pilot
GARMIN UPDATES
Upgrade your avionics with the GTN™ Xi series navigator
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April 2023
African Pilot
AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL AIRSHOW AT AVALON AIRPORT
The AMDA Foundation Limited is an Australian not-for-profit corporation established to promote the development of aviation and Australia's industrial, manufacturing and information / communications technology resources in the fields of aviation, aerospace, maritime, defence and security. AMDA achieves this goal by delivering Australia's most prominent and respected world-class biennial industry expositions as platforms for interaction between industry, defence, government and academia.
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April 2023
African Pilot
AFTER ONE YEAR WILL UKRAINE BE VICTORIOUS OVER RUSSIA'S INVASION?
On 24 February when Russian forces first crossed Ukraine's borders there were few who believed Kyiv would even last a week, let alone have any chance against Russia's overwhelming military. Yet when US President Joe Biden made a surprise and morale-building visit to Kyiv on 20 February he did so with a startlingly different assessment than defence planners would have given him a year ago.
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