Flying-Aviation
SA Flyer Magazine
Has the CAA Been Captured?
It is an aphorism to say that aviation safety is a matter of life or death and thus safety must be nonnegotiable. Using this justification, the South African Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) gets away with being quick to ground airlines for breaches of safety requirements.
6 min |
April 2022
SA Flyer Magazine
Eastern Cape Cancels Ams Contract
The eastern cape air medical service was awarded almost two years ago.
2 min |
April 2022
SA Flyer Magazine
Updating a Classic the Utlimate Stinson 108
Some classic designs are so good that after 75 years they are still practical aeroplanes. There is an increasing realisation that they deserve to be rejuvenated and enjoyed, long after the original manufacturer may have shut up shop.
10 min |
April 2022
SA Flyer Magazine
The Stellenbosch Mirage
One of the former SAAF Mirage F1cZs was donated to Stellenbosch Flying Club in 2019. Unfortunately, due to a shortage of funds to construct a building to house it - it stood exposed to the elements.
2 min |
April 2022
SA Flyer Magazine
STELLENBOSCH AIRSHOW 2022 - A GREAT RETURN
After a Covid driven two-year drought of airshows, the Stellenbosch Airshow has opened the 2022 airshow season with a bang.
2 min |
April 2022
SA Flyer Magazine
THE GARMIN D2 MACH 1 SMARTWATCH
GARMIN HAS ANNOUNCED its latest pilot's smartwatch - and it's very smart indeed.
1 min |
April 2022
SA Flyer Magazine
HAI 2022 - REVIEW
After the Covid motivated cancellation of the 2021 expo, Helicopter Association International's (HAI) Heli-Expo bounced back this year drawing 13,083 attendees and 590 exhibitors. That brought the attendance to more than 90% of the 2020 Heli-Expo.
1 min |
April 2022
SA Flyer Magazine
BLACKHAWK BUYS RECOIL
BLACKHAWK AEROSPACE announced in March it has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire controlling ownership of Recoil Aerospace, LLC, an innovative designer and manufacturer of lightweight, carbon fibre composite wildland fire suppression tanks, aircraft aerostructures, and ballistically tolerant auxiliary fuel tanks for helicopters.
1 min |
April 2022
SA Flyer Magazine
AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT
ZS-ERF CESSNA C182
9 min |
April 2022
SA Flyer Magazine
Airbus H130 – Proof of a Good Pedigree
Some helicopter designs are so good that not only are they a great success in their own right – but they spawn a series of variants. One such is the Airbus H130, which is a very successful outgrowth of the original AS350 Ecureuil ‘Squirrel’.
10 min |
March 2022
SA Flyer Magazine
NO MUSIC FOR ME, THANK YOU
Next time you are eating your favourite choccie while reading a good book, try see if you can enjoy both at exactly the same moment. It doesn’t really work, does it?
10 min |
March 2022
SA Flyer Magazine
SEARCH AND RESCUE
“Who will come to find me if I go down?” I often wonder while flying alone in the outer reaches of the bushveld. It’s not that I’m obsessive-compulsive. I’ve always just been fascinated with the idea of rescue; how you can exercise the full capabilities of the helicopter to help a person in need.
4 min |
March 2022
SA Flyer Magazine
Planes and Bikes - a full cycle
Aeroplanes and bicycles have an unlikely affinity. It took bicycle builders to understand stability and build the first successful aeroplane. And now Sling Aircraft is using their plane building skills to make better bicycles.
7 min |
March 2022
SA Flyer Magazine
LET US NOW PRAISE GEORGE CAYLEY - HE OUGHT TO BE MORE FAMOUS
A few years ago some Connecticut boosters recently dusted off the claim that Gustave Whitehead, of the township of Fairfield in that great state, was “first in flight”. I, and I suspect quite a few others, emitted a sigh of jaded déjà vu.
6 min |
March 2022
SA Flyer Magazine
Operator Report - Cape Town Helicopters on Their Airbus H130
Versatility, safety and reliability are the stand-out comments from Cape Town Helicopters’ pilots as to why the H130 is one of their firm favourites. For a single-engine helicopter, the H130 punches above its’ weight compared to competing helicopters in its class such as the Bell 407 and 206 Long Ranger.
2 min |