African Pilot
A HELICOPTER OF HOPE: BELL AIRCRAFT HELPING ROCKET EMS
Having a fully equipped aircraft could not be more critical than when it comes to Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) missions. In many emergency scenarios, especially in remote locations, helicopters often remain the sole method of quickly transporting patients to hospitals.
1 min |
August 2023
African Pilot
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY SELECTS CIRRUS AIRCRAFT FOR ITS TRAINING FLEET
Last month Cirrus Aircraft announced that Western Michigan University has purchased thirty-two (32) TRAC SR Series aircraft as it prepares to expand its College of Aviation. As a long-time collegiate partner, Western Michigan University has leveraged Cirrus Aircraft's technology and sophistication for advanced student flight training.
5 min |
August 2023
African Pilot
EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION AIRVENTURE 2023 BY THE NUMBERS
By all accounts EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh set new records. The official attendance announcement from EAA on 1 August states that approximately 677,000 people attended eclipsing last year's tally of 650,000. According to EAA CEO and president Jack Pelton, \"We had record-setting totals of campers, exhibitors, volunteers and more. It was also a challenging year at times with weather, logistics and other factors, which makes me even more proud of the efforts by our volunteers and staff to organise an outstanding event.\"
2 min |
August 2023
African Pilot
THE ROYAL INTERNATIONAL AIR TATTOO, RAF FAIRFORD UNITED KINGDOM
The Royal International Air Tattoo triumphs again with its most successful show ever.
2 min |
August 2023
African Pilot
AERO SOUTH AFRICA 2023
The third edition of AERO South Africa aviation trade show at Wonderboom National Airport that was staged from Thursday 6 to Saturday 8 July was an outstanding event that provided the opportunity for aviation professionals from all walks of the business to get together showcasing their businesses.
4 min |
August 2023
African Pilot
EAA TAILDRAGGERS AT WARMBATHS 2023
On Saturday 1 July Charlie and Fiona Hugo accompanied Christine and I on the nearly two-hour drive to the Warmbaths airfield to attend the annual EAA Taildraggers fly-in. Under clear blue skies with almost no wind more than 100 aircraft and helicopters arrived through the day.
2 min |
August 2023
African Pilot
US BOEING KC-46A VERSES AIRBUS MRTT
From cargo to cockpit: A KC-46A crew's thoughts about the plane's potential tanker rival. Speaking after a fresh off a tour of a French MRTT, a KC-46A Pegasus pilot and boom operator discussed some of the pros and cons between the plane that is the basis for Lockheed's LMXT and their own Pegasus tanker.
5 min |
August 2023
African Pilot
AIRBUS HELICOPTERS H160 GRANTED FAA TYPE CERTIFICATION
Airbus Helicopters has received FAA type-certification for its H160 medium utility helicopter, thereby marking a milestone in the aircraft's development and heralding its imminent entry into the US market.
2 min |
August 2023
African Pilot
Record breaker set to take on a Guinness world record
Lola Odujinrin is no stranger to world firsts. In 2017, he completed a barrier breaking round-the-world odyssey. Supported by Spidertracks, he became the first African Pilot to fly around the world!
2 min |
August 2023
African Pilot
CLOSING SPEED VERSUS DEPTH PERCEPTION
Description of events (SACAA) Preliminary Accident Report
9 min |
August 2023
African Pilot
BEST OF THE BEST - PAUL BOWEN
When we think about people who carry the aviation industry forward, we tend to give more weight to pilots, engineers, entrepreneurs and scientists and completely forget about those supporting the industry tremendously while working in more artistic fields.
2 min |
August 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
AVIATION'S GOT THE CAREERS - BUT ARE YOU READY?
Now that Covid is receding into being a bad dream and the aviation industry is bouncing back strongly, the aviation press, blogs and websites are abuzz with predictions that we’re facing a massive skills shortage. The only way to address this is by dramatically ramping up training to ensure an ongoing flow of new professionals into the industry.
4 min |
August 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
AERO SOUTH AFRICA EXPO - 2023
The third edition of AERO South Africa took place on 6-8 July 2023 at Wonderboom Airport in Tshwane Pretoria.
2 min |
August 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
THE FUTURE IS HERE
The star at this year’s Aero Expo South Africa, held at Wonderboom, was the Diamond DA-62. The demo aircraft was flown out to South Africa especially for the event – showing the easy capability of this latest generation piston twin.
8 min |
August 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
A ROTAX POWERED RV-9
KITPLANES MAGAZINE REPORTS from Oshkosh AirVenture that there is “a Van’s RV-9A with an impressive nose job on display.”
1 min |
August 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
POOLEYS AIR PILOT'S MANUALS
In 2022 the world-class Pooleys Air Pilot Manual series launched the first of their Southern African Series. They have now expanded the African series to include three more titles.
3 min |
August 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
LANSERIA FLIGHT CENTRE - BUILDING A GLOBAL REPUTATION
As private flying becomes increasingly expensive for South Africans, many of the better flight training organisations (FTO) have shifted their marketing focus to international students.
2 min |
August 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
RIGHT SEAT RULES NO. 8 - THE PREFLIGHT BRIEFING.
If I were a fisherman, which I'm not, I would exhort fellow piscators, via the Best Bait Buyers' Bulletin, to use the right worms. As an instructor, I now beg you to use the right words - always.
10 min |
August 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
WHY IS THERE A SHORTAGE OF AIRLINE PILOTS?
I was looking for a job with a major airline and had finally got my shot at a selection board interview. It was my big opportunity.
3 min |
August 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
Saved from the Scrap Heap
It would be nice to think that the basic trainers we learned to fly on have the hopes and dreams of thousands of pilots grafted into their metallic DNA.
6 min |
August 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
KEEPING TIME
Sometimes, late at night, I pass the time by searching for the names of friends and acquaintances on the Internet.
6 min |
August 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
QUESTION BANK
Status Aviation has consolidated its position as the leading provider of theoretical knowledge to the aviation sector by acquiring the industry's most popular teaching and examination aid: Question Bank.
1 min |
August 2023
SA Flyer Magazine
JUNE 2023
June has been quiet with only seven TCA aircraft (five fixed wing and two helicopters) being registered.
1 min |
August 2023
Future Flight
PRIMOCO UAV AND AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE SIGN A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
Czech UAV manufacturer Primoco UAV SE executed a Memorandum of understanding with Airbus Defence and Space and its affiliate, Airbus DS Airborne Solutions, on cooperation in the area of unmanned aerial systems.
2 min |
July 2023
Future Flight
LILIUM BECOMES THE FIRST EVTOL MANUFACTURER AND EASA CERTIFICATION BASES
For a few years now, American electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) manufacturers Joby and Archer Aviation have stood alone at the top of the FAA's air taxi certification totem pole. Now, a German rival is joining them.
3 min |
July 2023
Future Flight
ALEF 'FLYING CAR' GRANTED FAA SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATION
California-based Alef Aeronautics is a composite automotive / aviation concern about the business of developing a novel flying car dubbed the Model 'A' an appellation likely to incur unwanted attention of Ford's lawyers.
2 min |
July 2023
Future Flight
AIRBUS TEAMS-UP WITH LANZAJET TO BOOST SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL PRODUCTION
The MOU establishes a relationship between Airbus and LanzaJet to advance building SAF facilities which will use LanzaJet's leading, proven and proprietary Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) technology.
1 min |
July 2023
Future Flight
AIRBUS REPORTS 'GREAT PROGRESS' ON H2-POWERED AIRCRAFT
Airbus has launched a demonstrator programme to explore a new architecture for the generation of non-propulsive energy (NPE) by replacing the APU in an A330 widebody with a hydrogen fuel cell system that will generate electricity. Known as HyPower, the hydrogen fuel cell demonstrator also aims to reduce CO2 emissions, nitrogen oxides (NOx), and noise levels associated with a traditional APU.
1 min |
July 2023
Future Flight
DESTINUS UNVEILS H2-POWERED SUPERSONIC DEMONSTRATOR
Founded in 2021 by Russian physicist and serial entrepreneur Mikhail Kokorich, Destinus is a European startup about the highly aspirational endeavour of developing a hypersonic hydrogen-powered passenger aircraft.
2 min |
July 2023
Future Flight
NEW SLS ROCKET ENGINE CERTIFIED
California-based manufacturer of rocket, hypersonic and electric propulsive systems for the space, defence, civil and commercial sectors Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA have completed a series of certification tests of the new RS-25E rocket engines by which future iterations of United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Space Launch System (SLS) will be powered.
2 min |