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SA Flyer Magazine - March 2025

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SA Flyer Magazine Description:

Yayımcı: Flyer-and-Aviation-Publication

Kategori: Flying_Aviation

Dil: English

Sıklık: 11 Issues/Year

SA Flyer Magazine is by far Africa's largest selling aviation magazine and is now online.

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March Edition - Special Print Edition

FLIES ON THE CEILING

Allow me for a moment to explore one of the great mysteries of aviation with a subject that has been around ever since Immelman rolled his Fokker rightway up at the top of a loop over the shell-holed killing fields of World War 1.

4 mins

YOU WILL NEVER Understand Lift

Forget it. You haven't got a chance. So I muttered to myself as I closed a fascinating book called, The Enigma of the Aerofoil.

6 mins

PIPISTREL'S ELECTRO VELIS

THE FUTURE IS HERE!

10+ mins

CANADIAN C152 spin

Jim’s Note: The SACAA seem to have lost all but the newest and oldest accident reports. This is not a bad thing because I have found Canadian reports are excellent and have selected this one, because it deals with issues very relevant to South Africa – particularly density altitude, spinning, and post maintenance test flight

6 mins

JANUARY 2025

The new year is off to a good start with 15 aircraft having been registered.

3 mins

SPECIAL RULES AREA CHARTS

Imagine a chart that doesn’t rely on batteries that unexpectedly let you down. Imagine one that covers a large area in detail, yet that weighs a few grams.

2 mins

EVACUATOR

I have had a lot of fun during this past few years of flying. I have sneaked a Twin Otter out of Algeria, over Libya, to Tripoli and thence, across the Mediterranean, to the historic twinkling jewel box of Malta, at night.

5 mins

INTERESTING AVIATORS I HAVE MET

I remember back in 1960 being in Nairobi West (where Wilson Airport is situated) standing with my mother watching a train pass by, filled with refugees from the Belgian Congo. The train was full, with many of the people dressed in pyjamas, or whatever they could find to wear in their haste to leave.

3 mins

LIVING THE DREAM-HEADING OFFSHORE

I dearly miss the mountains of the Western Cape, but I'm soon reminded that my \"office\" offers one of the best views, regardless of where I happen to be located on this planet. Today is no different, as ocean, clouds, and sunrise all conspire to produce a breathtaking vista while we settle down in the rhythmic gallop of the big Sikorsky.

3 mins

WHY AIR POWER IS KEY in the Ukraine War

There is evidence that with 'borrowed' F-16s and the recent arrival of French Mirage 2000s, improved Ukrainian air superiority may be the deciding factor that brings the Russians to the peace talks table.

5 mins

FLYING AROUND THE KZN AIRFIELDS

In less time than it takes to drive from one side of Johannesburg to the other, you can fly to beautiful KZN to experience amazing scenery and some fantastic airfields and hospitality.