SA Flyer Magazine
RIGHT SEAT RULES NO. 11 COORDINATION
Hubie was one of those people who can't march. He was a clever guy. He had a pharmacy in Riversdale in the Southern Cape and was also mayor of the town - but the poor guy simply could not march.
5 min |
November 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
THE FUTURE OF AVGAS
The US Environmental Protection Agency EPA) has released its long-anticipated final determination on the danger of leaded aviation gasoline.
1 min |
November 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
PILATUS UPDATES PC-24
For 2024, Pilatus has extended the payload-range capability of it PC-24 to give a maximum range with six passengers of 2,000 nautical miles.
1 min |
November 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
CAPE TOWN SUPPLEMENT: INTRODUCTION -
Aviation in and around Cape Town is doing simultaneously well – and not so well.
4 min |
November 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
JOHN ILLSLEY
Too often we only present tributes to remarkable people when they have died. This article is a tribute to a man who is very much alive, yet who has already made a greater impact and touched more lives in general aviation in South Africa than anyone else I can think of.
2 min |
November 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
CESSNA LONGITUDE
THE LONG-AWAITED CESSNA FLAGSHIP FINALLY ARRIVES IN SOUTH AFRICA
10+ min |
November 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
AOPA BRIEFING IS IT ABOUT THE MONEY?
Chris Martinus: President Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association South Africa
8 min |
November 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
THE WAR AGAINST CYBERATTACKS
The recent much-publicised breach of the South African National Defence Force's (SANDF) networks by the 'Snatch' ransomware team, in which they stole multiple terabytes of files and published them online, has thrown into sharp relief the need for strong cyber security practices for African militaries, especially as they adopt more digitised processes and products such as drones and command & control systems.
6 min |
November 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
IRIS - HER EARLY YEARS.Air Kenya
Laura McDermid continues her stories about Iris McCallum in East Africa.
6 min |
November 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
ROBBIE ROBINSON
\"Hello. I am your Examiner...I am here to help you!\" Oh yeah...Really?
3 min |
November 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
How the FAA is Fixing Recreational Flying
We often forget that South Africa still has some world class institutions that make our country a much better place than that supposed paragon of excellence the USA. The American banking system is archaic compared to South Africa and our restaurants and food are better and cheaper.
6 min |
November 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
Blackhawk's 150th CARAVAN ENGINE UPGRADE
Blackhawk Aerospace has completed its 150th Cessna Caravan engine upgrade.
1 min |
November 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
EL TAIL WAGS DOG
‘Hinge moment’ is the technical name for the force required to deflect a control surface. In small, relatively slow aeroplanes hinge moments are not very large; pilots move the controls with ease. But as control surfaces get larger and speeds get higher, hinge moments grow rapidly.
5 min |
November 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
THE WAR AGAINST CYBERATTACKS
The recent much-publicised breach of the South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF) networks by the ‘Snatch’ ransomware team, in which they stole multiple terabytes of files and published them online, has thrown into sharp relief the need for strong cyber security practices for African militaries, especially as they adopt more digitised processes and products such as drones and command & control systems.
7 min |
SA Flyer Magazine 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
AKBAR AL BAKER RETIRES - NEW QATAR CEO ANNOUNCED.
Qatar Airways controversial CEO, Akbar Al Baker, is stepping down after 27 years.
1 min |
SA Flyer Magazine 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
MERCY MAKAU INDUCTED INTO HALL OF FAME
Mercy Makau founded the non-profit organisation in Nairobi called Young Aviators Club of Africa (YACAfrica).
1 min |
SA Flyer Magazine 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
SAVING THE GIANT SABLE IN ANGOLA
The giant sable bull arrived dangling beneath legendary wildlife pilot, Barney O'Hara's MD500 helicopter, the antelope's four-foot-long horns curving back toward its flanks like the scythe of a backhoe.
7 min |
SA Flyer Magazine 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
IRIS - HER EARLY YEARS.Air Kenya
Laura McDermid continues her stories about Iris McCallum in East Africa.
4 min |
SA Flyer Magazine 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
TAAG ADDS FOUR 787S
TAAG Angola Airlines is adding the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to its fleet with an order for four of the wide-body jets.
1 min |
SA Flyer Magazine 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
ROBBIE ROBINSON
\"Hello. I am your Examiner...I am here to help you!\" Oh yeah...Really?
3 min |
SA Flyer Magazine 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
INDIAN OCEAN ISLAND ODYSSEY (OR FIASCO)
Before the South African political transformation, a group of diving enthusiasts wished to extend their diving experience to the more northern reaches of the Indian Ocean.
10 min |
SA Flyer Magazine 2023
Future Flight
W Autonomous Systems (WAS) makes history landing on Royal Navy carrier at sea
A pilotless plane has flown on and off a Royal Navy aircraft carrier for the first time. The W Autonomous Systems (WAS) drone flew from the Lizard Peninsula and onto the deck of HMS Prince of Wales off the Cornish coast, delivered supplies and then flew back in a milestone flight which points the way to the future of naval aviation.
2 min |
September 2023
Future Flight
Bristow to introduce Volocopter air taxis to US via a new partnership
The first commercial electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi flights will probably not be made by Joby Aviation, Archer Aviation, or Boeing's Wisk Aero. In fact, they are most likely to come from a firm with zero presence in the US market, at least, not yet.
3 min |
September 2023
Future Flight
One-seat eVTOL needs no pilot certificate to fly
There are thousands of persons who have the flying bug but lack the time or energy to set aside hundreds of hours needed for a pilot's licence. But if they have the money, a personal aircraft for which the pilot needs no certification to fly just came closer to entering production.
4 min |
September 2023
Future Flight
EASA introduces eVTOL policy changes
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published new proposed regulations governing the operation of vertical-take-offand-landing (VTOL) aircraft, including drones and eVTOL air taxis, in Europe's cities.
2 min |
September 2023
Future Flight
Aviation's hydrogen shift: Exploring test and validation for hydrogen propulsion
Asourclimateworsens, decarbonisation becomes an increasingly pressing imperative for aircraft, manufacturers. Coventry University and engineering services company FEV co-created the Centre for Advanced Low-Carbon Systems to develop the varied propulsion technologies this endeavour demands.
5 min |
September 2023
Future Flight
Pipistrel flies liquid hydrogen demonstrator
On Friday 8 September 2023 Textron subsidiary Pipistrel Aircraft flew the first piloted liquid hydrogen-powered electric aircraft. The HEAVEN project HY4 demonstrator took off from Maribor, Slovenia with two pilots onboard and 'demonstrated safe and efficient operation throughout multiple flight tests, the company said.
3 min |
September 2023
Future Flight
Testing of Boom technology demonstrator proceeding apace
Boom Supersonic, the American company about the highly speculative business of designing and producing a supersonic airliner dubbed the Boom Overture, has reportedly achieved a number of milestones vis-à-vis the development of its XB-1 Baby Boom, a one-third-scale technology demonstrator devised to vet technologies salient to the planned airliner.
3 min |
September 2023
Future Flight
NASA astronaut sets spaceflight milestone
On Wednesday 13 September 2023 during an Earth-to-Space call at 12h05 EDT, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy spoke with agency astronaut Frank Rubio about his record-breaking number of consecutive days in space.
2 min |
September 2023
Future Flight
DroneX DroneX - Tradeshow & Conference is returning to the ExCeL London on 26 and 27 September 2023.
The show brings together the key innovators, pioneers, suppliers and buyers from across four key sectors who will all come together to provide the most comprehensive show on record including:
1 min |