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CONTENTS COLUMNISTS SA FLYER

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Guy Leitch - ATTITUDE FOR ALTITUDE Peter Garrison - LEADING EDGE

FLIGHTCOM

8 Bush Pilot - Hugh Pryor 18 Defence - Darren Olivier 21 Quote of the Month

Jim Davis - PLANE TALK George Tonking - HELI OPS Ray Watts - REGISTER REVIEW Dassie Persaud-van der Westhuizen Jim Davis - ACCIDENT REPORT

FLIGHT TEST

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The General - Mark Holliday Rand Airport Review AOPA BRIEFING Flight Test: Ka-6 Glider Wonderboom Airport Review

FLIGHTCOM

6 10 12 22

Falcon 6X Collins Aerospace New Airline Launch Savage Barn Find in Uganda - Part 2

REGULARS 12

Opening Shot

30 SV Aviation Fuel Table 37 Bona Bona Register Review

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role play, or a deep schism in government,

SAA WAS ALWAYS THE EPITOME

remains to be seen, but given the evident

OF THEIR DREAMS. BUT NOW IT

factions within the ruling party, I suspect it’s

IS BROKEN. MUCH WAS HOPED OF

the latter.

THE LATEST SAA BUSINESS RESCUE

The only way the latest turnaround plan

PLAN BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS

has any hope of success is if government

NOT TO BE.

really does find and then allows a strategic

I

equity partner to run the airline. But no matter what government may claim about potential T is now apparent that the business

suitors waiting, as it were, in the wings, I find it

rescue plan we waited seven months

impossible to believe that any foreign carrier

for is nothing more than yet another

would be prepared to buy into an airline

turnaround plan – arguably Version

burdened by the transformation load that

11. And the sad reality is that V.11 is

SAA bears, with government interference

an even worse plan than the others that

and a massive geographical disadvantage

have gone before.

in terms of routes. International airlines are

This one was written to buy-off the

struggling to survive the Covid crisis and

creditors for the vague promise of a

cannot be in any mood to consider high risk and high hassle expansion. And they are

miserable 7.5c in the Rand – not to actually produce a better airline. The only real difference between the latest

currently limited to just 25% ownership of South African airlines.

plan and earlier attempts to turn the airline around is that this plan

SAA was broken by corruption and incompetent management

finally takes a chainsaw to the dead wood in the organization by

and given the final kick into touch by the Covid-19 crisis. Yet, instead

cutting away 75% of the staff.

of taking the opportunity to create a new airline that is not just

There are many worrying aspects and huge gaps in the latest

sustainable, but is profitable and pays taxes, the same old shit is

business rescue plan (BRP). The most obvious to any aviation

going to happen once again. It’s Deja poo; “The eerie feeling that

observer is that it is absurdly unrealistic. The plan expects the airline

you’ve seen all this shit before.”

to be profitable with 61% loads. The revenue and yield assumptions

Guy Leitch

would be ambitious, even in a Pre-Covid -19 environment.

The key question remains unanswered, and that is whether government is actually prepared to fund it, and if so, for how much?

EDITOR & PUBLISHER

In SAA’s case, many Rands make flight work, yet Minister Mboweni

guy@saflyermag.co.za

has been steadfastly resistant to further funding.

The problem is government’s indecision as to whether to preserve jobs – or the fiscus. Pravin Gordhan says he wants to protect jobs and use the airline for a ‘transformation agenda’. Yet Tito Mboweni says there’s no more money. Whether this is just a good cop - bad cop

SALES MANAGER Wayne Wilson wayne@saflyermag.co.za

PRODUCTION & LAYOUT Emily-Jane Kinnear emily@saflyermag.co.za

TRAFFIC Daniel Leitch traffic.admin@saflyermag.co.za ACCOUNTS accounts@saflyermag.co.za SUB EDITOR Suzanne Rautenbach

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

THE YZERFONTEIN CANBERRA CRASH This picture of a Lightning crashing shows very much how I imagine the Canberra came down.

The pilot made it, as did the tractor driver.

In my mind what I suggested was more

two climbed into the Canberra and headed

than adequate as the aircraft is very beautiful

north. What happened thereafter I see as

in the air and made the most impressive

largely conjecture.

noise once the taps were opened. On one

through this, it is very hard on many.

In September 1995 Mike Beachy-Head

Brian and he said he thought a loop would

could, I visited the site. All I can say is that

be fine. “I will pull it up and over the top and

it was horrific, the aircraft had completely

pop the speed brake to control the speed in

disintegrated, there were some larger pieces

the dive.”

crunched like crinkle paper. The engines

The Canberra had suspect wings, more

landed about 100 meters away and they

than one came apart in the air, although later

were remarkably compressed by what could

models were said to have been rectified.

only have been an almost vertical impact.

Unless absolutely for operational reasons

Interestingly there was no fire, other

the Rhodesian Canberras were very limited

than some hot pieces which had ignited a

to the maximum speed they were allowed

few small areas of grass. The whole area

to be flown. I recall those who looped the

had a very strong smell of JetA. Knowing Nico as I did, he was game for anything and

The Canberra made a big hole in the sand and the pieces other than the engines were very localised. A lot of the rear of the aircraft was made of wood.

After Brain was invited to fly the aircraft he discussed this with me a couple of times, probably because I flew the SAA Harvard and JU52 which he saw in a way as flying

Robby Sinclair, who was an ATC at Cape Town, said the radar plot generated by the transponder showed the aircraft to have speed.

I don’t remember reading the Accident Report although I have looked from time to

Brian flew Canberras in the SAAF and

the aircraft.

was longing to give a loop a go.

very considerable vertical displacement and

Townsend was the Fleet Captain Line.

pilot in South Africa who was licensed to fly

Brian

the accident interested me. As soon as I

A300 as the Fleet Captain Training, Brian

DCA flew with Brain and he became the only

with

and Nico, the circumstances surrounding

as ZU-AUE. At the time I was on the SAA

Canberra. In the end Robbie Robinson from

involved

quite surprised when talking about this with

bought an ex-RAF Canberra registered

Mike BH asked him if he would like to fly the

closely

occasion, shortly before the crash, I was

I think of you and your magazine in these difficult times. I wish you well in getting

Being

time. Looking again it is still not there and so Canberra in the SAAF said that on the down

I wrote to the CAA and asked if they could

side it built up speed very quickly.

look it up and send it to me. I have written

Brain possibly only flew one solo flight in

twice and twice I have been told my enquiry

that aircraft before the fateful day, Saturday

will be sent to the appropriate person and as

30 September 1995. Brain was in Cape

expected I have heard nothing!

Town to fly ZU-AUE. A colleague, Nico du

Mike St Quintin

Barry, was also there. Nico was a colourful and well-liked character on the Fleet. The

outside the airline. Firstly, I said he should be very sure that the aircraft was properly serviceable, in good condition and was well maintained. Secondly, I suggested that any show manoeuvres he might contemplate doing should be kept as simple as possible. I strongly suggested that he rather stick to flying around the circuit and show the aircraft doing a high speed flypast and then with the flaps and gear down followed by opening those engines up and climbing away as in a goaround. My point was: don’t try anything too adventurous.

The concertina effect was very prominent and applied to the entire wreckage.

OPENING SHOT

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HIS opening shot was taken by Mark Weston and has two essential qualities: it has great subject matter and is well composed.

Mark writes: “A year or two ago, I was lucky enough to take part in the South African National Antarctic Programme’s annual relief and research cruise aboard the South African Ice Breaker SA Agulhas II where I headed up the oceanographic research team. The trip departed from Cape Town and travelled down to the Antarctic ice shelf where we were able to restock and resupply the South African research base located on the Antarctic continent as well as swap out

the science teams who spend a year at the base conducting research (primarily linked to our space agency).

I managed to capture hundreds of photographs. This photo is of one of the two Bell 412EPs used to transfer scientists to and from the base as well as for cargo slinging operations. The helicopter had just taken off from the SA Agulhas 2, docked alongside the 30m high Fimbul ice shelf, and was en-route to the SANAE IV research base, some 150km inland.

The photograph was taken using a Sony Alpha NEX-5N at f/13 with a 1/400 second shutter and the ISO set to 100.

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ATTITUDE FOR ALTITUDE GUY LEITCH

ADVENTURES WITH A HUMBLE KA-6

Glider

Guy with the Ka-6 glider he outlanded in a suprisingly soft farmer's field.

This month’s flight test is the classic Ka-6 glider. The

I concentrate hard on flying well, keeping the

trouble with a flight test is that there is so much basic

while turning in the fickle thermal. Finally

information to get across that I had no space left to share some of the lifelong memories this humblest of

yaw string centred and airspeed constant with 1 000m in the energy bank, I begin to breathe normally.

I summon the courage to risk leaving the comfort of my little thermal and head west.

all flying machines has given me. So, for my column

And suddenly I find it, my petrol station in

this month I am going to duck the schadenfreude of

The audio vario chortles and I see one metre

our current Covid-19 nightmare and reminisce about two sublime Ka-6 flights.

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the sky. Bip, bip biiip biiip bepebeeeeeeppp. up, then two, then three metres up. I soar through 2,500m until I am up against the bottom of the CTA at 11,000ft. I reset the altimeter to 1013 and float around at FL110, enjoying the lift.

OUTH Africa is one of the

Ka-6 ZS-GDJ allowed me to do them all in

best places in the world to

one memorable flight.

soar – because we have wonderful

thermals.

As

a student glider pilot my dream was to earn my

Silver C badge, which requires an altitude

I launched at 12:05 and released from the tow plane at 12:15. I declare my plan to the world: “Golf Delta Juliet, released at 12:15 for a five-hour flight.” Now I am on my own and committed.

gain of at least 1 000 m, a five-hour flight

I try to find lift under a cloud but give up

and a straight-line distance of at least 50 km

and settle for a little thermal bubbling over

from launch. These three goals are usually

the airfield. I struggle in and out, taking

achieved in separate flights but our club

twenty minutes for just a 400m altitude gain.

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I have decided to ‘get high and stay high’ so this is great. I could just stay here all day. Hands and feet moving instinctively, I am once again soaring with the eagles and I sit up straighter in the cramped cockpit to take in the vast vista, celebrating one of those truly memorable moments - this is what flying is all about. I have a lot of time to spend up here and know it will pass slowly if I keep checking my watch, so I put it in my pocket.

The wind is from the west. What to do –

play it safe and ‘sail in the harbour’ or head

this is supposed to be a five hour fight, not a

climb to 13,000ft. My feet get colder. I call

out across the country? The sky is dotted

cross country.

a silent Pilanesberg airport and head over

with cumulus balls and my confidence

So I’ve been to Rustenburg, even if I

to Sun City. Maybe I can get the camera to

is returning, so I head upwind towards

didn’t get the picture. Now what? I hook a

work if I can warm the batteries, so I take

Rustenburg, which will qualify for my 50km

handy thermal to get my height back and

them out and hold them tightly in my hand.

cross country even if I have to land there

then look around and see the volcanic

Overhead Sun City I put them back in the

and abandon the five hour flight. Making

extrusion of the Pilanesberg off to the north.

camera and, making sure the correct mode

tentative progress west into wind, the safety

From up here it doesn’t look too far. With no

is selected, press the button. Hallelujah! It

of my hard-won cushion of height winds off

pictures of Rustenburg, the decision is easy.

takes a picture. I get one or two more before

the altimeter. Soon I’m down to 8,000ft.

After covering an interminable ten kilometres the vario beeps as we find three metres lift, which I ride all the way back up.

And so, in a slow series of climbs and glides I get to the Bospoort dam, being careful not to get much below 10 000ft. I dial in the Rustenburg frequency and announce that I will be passing overhead. The skydiving plane asks me to stay to the east while he drops his load, but he has already landed

My heart rate quickens and my nether cheeks clench the parachute seat

by the time I pass agonisingly slowly around the airfield. I try to take a photo but flying

I head off, ever further from the now distant

curving round the Lost City and head out

with my left hand while trying to rudder the

safety of my home base. I feel like the Apollo

past the airport.

wing out the way and use the camera proves

astronauts heading away from Earth.

surprisingly difficult.

Floating

silently

along,

finding

I climb again and, mindful of my poor lift

lung function and the warnings about

Once I am heading away from the airport

whenever I need it, is magical! Now, far

hypoxia, I decide to limit myself to 13,000ft.

I discover I have selected review mode on

beyond a glide back to Brits, and having

The comfort of height is more than sufficient

the camera so I haven’t taken any pictures.

to rely only on my ability to find invisible

compensation for cold feet.

Worse, the camera’s batteries seem to be

columns of lift, I am alive.

I sing loudly and badly and then finally

flat and the skydiving plane is taking off

I check the map and see I am now out

look at my watch. Wow! Three-and-a-half

again, so I give up on the pictures. After all,

from below the Johannesburg CTA, so I

hours gone. I start calculating final glides

The view from a Ka-6 glider 12,000 ft over Pilansberg.

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ATTITUDE FOR ALTITUDE

in my head. From 9000 ft agl at 75cm/sec

cloud. It blocks the sun and gives me a chilly

base on the radio. Down to 500 feet, I turn

down. Hmmm, let’s see ... 75cm equals 45

ride up to its base at 11,300 feet. In shorts

downwind. The trees across the threshold

metres per minute down, which is 150 fpm

and sandals I’m cold, so I look north at the

look threatening, so I keep the circuit tight

which equals 9 000 ft in an hour. So I will

warm, open skies. I have plenty of height

and the speed up. I see a bakkie driving

need to be at 13,000ft with an hour to go.

in the bag, so I turn for the sunlight. The

towards me, down the side of the field.

No problem. I arrive overhead Brits at

sink is strong but not off the scale. I push

He’s going to get a surprise. Concentrate.

10,000ft with 30 minutes still in the bag.

the nose down to get through it and head

Full airbrake and sideslip and the Ka-6

I look south to Hartbeespoort dam. I have

towards the landmark of a prominent dam. It

skids down over the trees. As I round-out I

never had the courage to venture over the

takes forever to get there and the height has

suddenly realise that the field is a lot rougher

built-up areas down there before, but now it

wound off the altimeter like a broken clock.

than it looked from directly above. Too late

looks like a doddle. Over Schoemansville,

Damn, where’s the lift? As I look across to

now – close the airbrake a bit so we don’t fall

however, I’m down to 7,500ft and suddenly

the now distant hills guarding my home field,

out the sky and hold it off - hold it off. The

Brits seems miles away. My heart rate

my throat dries and my tongue sticks to my

main wheel touches down sweetly and then

quickens and my nether cheeks clench

teeth.

I’m thrown forward in my straps. I realise

the parachute seat as I contemplate an

Time passes. Slowly the severe sink

the glider is trying to stand on its nose and

ignominious outlanding among the factories

abates. But now the air has become a calm,

belatedly pull the stick hard back. Dust fills

of Brits.

unforgiving blue, and we’re going down

the cockpit, but I’ve stopped.

the glider is trying to stand on its nose and belatedly I pull the stick hard back

Whew! I’m still in one piece - and the glider is too.

I try the radio, but no one

responds. Then the farmer’s bakkie draws up and I open the canopy and wave weakly.

I climb out and start walking towards him and realise I haven’t taken my parachute off, and it’s hanging down like a full green, wet nappy. What to say? ‘Middag Meneer, sorry I landed in your field’?

From then on it’s simple. Mr Eveleigh the gracious farmer, kindly agrees to drive me back the 18 km to Brits airfield. (It was 11 km

But the Ka-6 and I are old friends now

relentlessly. The absence of sink means no

in a straight line). I arrive sheepishly at the

and we arrive comfortably back over the

lift. This is even more ominous. As I creep

airfield, but am soon on my way back with

airfield with 2,000ft to spare. I look at my

slowly towards home, the certainty grows

my mates and a trailer. As we dismantle the

watch, 5:20pm. I’ve done it! I join the circuit

that I will not make it. The radio is silent. I’m

glider, the evening is golden and serene as a

and land at 5:30. I’m alone - everyone

alone in the sky. Suddenly, all my previous

picture postcard.

has already gone to the bar to prepare

successful glider flights count for nothing.

I

feel

a

deep

satisfaction.

The

for the beer I’m buying. The feeling of

This wasn’t supposed to be a cross-

embarrassment and inconvenience of an

accomplishment keeps me on cloud nine for

country. I haven’t planned for a possible

outlanding is forgotten. Gliding has taught

the rest of the week. I have never had this

outlanding. I have no cell phone and no

me that sometimes the task may seem too

much satisfaction from anything I have done

recovery crew. I plead with God for some lift,

big or there is too much adversity, but I now

in 30 years of flying. Two weeks later I fly my

but still nothing. As my relentless descent

know that, if I have a well-practised plan,

GPL flight test, which is a formality.

continues, I turn away from the rocky

follow the correct procedures and keep my

bushveld, towards cultivated fields. I make a

head, I will live to fly another day.

-----------------------------------After my five hour flight I was confident in my ability to find lift and get home….

As autumn arrives the heat goes out

note of a farmer’s field that looks like a good landing option, but push on past it in one last hope.

of the sky. Hoping for some easy soaring

Down to 1,000 feet, I need to make a

above Brits, I launch into a mild afternoon

decision fast and so force myself to face the

where the scarcity of lift should have been

inevitable. I turn back to the likely-looking

my first warning. I’m soon down at 500 feet

field. I overfly it at right angles - to check

and about to give up and land when I find

the approach and slope, the obstacles, the

enough lift to head towards a front of building

surface, the road access and closeness

cumulus.

to a farmer’s house - and everything else I

I scratch around until I find a big enough

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need to consider. No time now to call home

Come to think of it, gliding is a lot like life...

j

guy@saflyermag.co.za

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LEADING EDGE PETER GARRISON

WHEN BACK BECOMES FRONT Burt Rutan’s Defiant, a four-seat, push-pull twin-engine homebuilt developed

forty years ago, had the canard configuration of its precursors, the VariEze and Long-EZ, but with a twist.

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Rutan's Defiant has its rudder ahead of the centre of gravity - making stability interesting.

HE

earlier

had

rudders

aeroplanes on

their

wingtip vertical stabilisers.

Operating these rudders, which

hinged

only

outwards (so that a single

cable was required per rudder), involved plumbing a long run of cable through the cabin and each wing. Rutan was ever alert for ways to implement the motto of Douglas Aircraft

designer

Ed

Heinemann,

who

created the A4 Skyhawk: “simplicate and pitch controls to a single link running from the sidestick to the elevators on the canard.

On the Defiant, he eliminated all the guides and pulleys and long runs of steel cable and placed the rudder beneath the pilot’s feet.

He called it a “rhino rudder”, because in experimental versions he tried out on the VariEze and Long-EZ it was on top, the nose gear being in the way on the bottom. But what was the rudder doing on the front of the aeroplane?

In an obliquely related development, I had a fractious exchange of emails with a person who was incensed that a certain Wikipedia article made reference to a

Image: Jeremy D Dando

add lightness.” He had already reduced the

in Wikipedia. It reminds me of the remark,

was relieved to find that the words “canard”

attributed to Groucho Marx, Mark Twain,

and “stabiliser” could be found in various

and others, that he would not want to

degrees of proximity, but never adjacent to

belong to any club that would have him for a

one another. I think the writer responsible

member. On the other hand, Wikipedia can

for the Wikipedia footnote must have

be pretty ferocious about sources, which are

something in common with the authors of

the fig leaves of scholarship. Once, when I

those promotional blurbs for films and ballot

corrected some biographical information

propositions, in which quoted snippets are

in a Wikipedia article about my own great-

ingeniously arranged in such a way as to

grandfather, the editors pounced upon

exactly reverse their original meaning.

“canard stabiliser”, citing in a footnote to a

my emendations for being inadequately

1992 article of mine. He had attempted to edit

sourced.

But about that rhino rudder...

The vertical tail surfaces of most

the Wikipedia entry, only to have it changed

Nevertheless, “canard stabiliser” is a

aeroplanes – there were a few exceptions

back again, Whack-a-Mole fashion, by the

misnomer, and I would hate to think that I

back when Baron von Richthofen was still

original author.

used the phrase, especially twenty years

with us – consist of a fixed component, the

That one of my articles should be cited

ago, when I knew so much more than I do

fin or “vertical stabiliser,” and a movable one,

as an authoritative source in Wikipedia is

now. Accordingly, I asked my computer to

the rudder. To some extent they cooperate,

flattering, but somewhat shakes my faith

search all of my articles from 1850 onward. I

but the fin’s main function is to keep the

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aeroplane’s

the

talking about, say, a VariEze, one might

direction of its flight, while the rudder’s is to

fuselage

aligned

with

carelessly toss off some phrase like, “Rutan

allow the pilot to adjust that alignment. In rare

moved the stabiliser to the front of the

cases, the rudder’s job can be done in other

aeroplane,” merely intending, by “stabiliser”,

produced no downwash, and the aeroplane

ways; on the B-2 bomber, for instance, both

to signify “the auxiliary wing usually found

pitched up from zero to ten degrees angle

fin and runner are dispensed with because

at the back end.” One could say this without

of attack, the horizontal tail would see a

of their radar reflectivity, replaced by spoiler-

meaning to imply that in moving to the other

ten-degree increase in its own angle of

like split ailerons that manage yaw by tugging

end of the aeroplane, the horizontal tail took

attack and push upward proportionately to

at the wingtips. But that arrangement is not

its stabilising function along with it. For that

lower the nose. But if the angle of the wing’s

naturally stable; it requires a yaw damper to

matter, we often speak of canards as “tail-

downwash at the tail is four degrees, the

create stability.

first” aeroplanes, even though, when the

horizontal stabiliser sees only a six-degree

A directionally stable aeroplane is like

auxiliary surface is found in the front of the

change in its angle of attack, and so its

a weathercock. Its pivot is at its centre of

aeroplane, it has surely forfeited its right to

stabilising contribution is much smaller.

gravity. It naturally tends to align itself with

be called a “tail”.

the wind. When you look at an aeroplane in

Static

When the stabiliser leapfrogs the wing

longitudinal

stability

is

the

and becomes a canard, the same principle

profile, any surface area behind its centre

aeroplane’s tendency to maintain a certain

applies. Because the span of the canard

of gravity tends to increase its directional

trimmed angle of attack and to return to it

surface is usually smaller than that of the

stability. Any surface area ahead of the

after a disturbance. Basically, it requires

wing, only the inboard portion of the wing

centre of gravity is destabilising. The rhino

that the centre of gravity be ahead of the

has to cope with its downwash, but the wing

rudder was therefore destabilising, but only

combined centre of pressure of all of the

produces an upwash ahead of it that affects

weakly so, because its pivot was placed in

lift-producing surfaces – wing, canard,

the entire canard. A further complication,

such a way that the entire surface tended

horizontal tail, whatever. That way, if, say,

important near the stall, arises if the

to align itself with the local flow, even in a

an upward gust increases the lift, the excess

canard’s tip vortices strike the wing. Canard

sideslip. (By the same token, a flag on the front of an aeroplane would align itself with the wind and produce no side force.) But the vertical fins – or winglets or “tipsails” – back at the wingtips were much larger than the rhino rudder, and handily overcame any destabilising effect it might have had.

Not all surfaces are equally effective at producing a side force that increases with sideslip angle. To look at an MD-80, you would think it is directionally unstable. But the aerofoil section of the vertical fin is much more effective at producing a side force than

With so much fuselage ahead of the wing, how did the MD-80 maintain longitudinal stability?

the cylindrical fuselage is, and so the MD-80 is directionally stable despite its long nose and short tail.

The same principle applies when you look at an aeroplane in plan view – that is,

lifting force is applied behind the centre

surfaces are best placed above, or on a level

of gravity and the nose tends to rotate

with, wings, in order to allow their tip vortices

downward, restoring equilibrium.

to pass above the wing when the nose is

downward from above – but now we’re talking

If that simple rule were all that a

up; placing the canard below the level of

about “longitudinal stability” rather than

designer had to worry about, there would

the wing risks an early wing stall triggered

“directional stability”. Surfaces ahead of the

be no stability specialists in this world.

by the upward-flowing outer edge of the

centre of gravity are inherently destabilizing.

Actually, maintaining stability gets a lot more

canard’s tip vortices. In a canard aeroplane,

That would seem to include any canard

complicated, because wings, stabilisers,

the centre of gravity is ahead of the main

surface. Hence, the term “canard stabiliser”

fuselages, nacelles, propellers and jet

wing, but the basic requirement for stability

is misleading.

wakes influence it, and one another, in ways

is still fulfilled: The combined lift of the wing

that vary with angle of attack and power

and the canard acts behind the aeroplane’s

setting, and also with the shapes and sizes

centre of gravity.

So how did it find its way into Wikipedia, supposedly by way of an article of mine?

Although the horizontal tail surface provides both stabilisation and pitch control,

of bodies and lifting surfaces.

For

example,

a

wing

Just deflects

getting

an

aeroplane

to

fly

air

straight and level requires juggling a

people often just call it the stabiliser.

downward. As the aeroplane slows down

surprising number of elements. It’s even

(Some, especially non-pilots, making a

and the wing works harder, that “downwash

more

complementary error, call the complete

angle” increases. Now, think of how that

of saying things that don’t create more

vertical surface the “rudder”). Thus, when

looks to the horizontal tail. If the wing

misunderstandings than they dispel.

complicated

than

finding

ways

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SLIPPING IT IN? What a graceful thing a sideslip is. When you watch an aeroplane slip gently onto the very threshold of a grass field and straighten out just before the wheels brush the turf, you know you are looking at an aviator – not an aeroplane driver.

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Let’s have a closer look at what’s going on. This aircraft has a heading of about 020 but it’s tracking north. The pilot is using right rudder and holding the left wing down with aileron.

For the most part, sideslipping is a lowlevel thing with two very useful purposes: 1.

It can help you adjust your rate of

HIS article is especially for

So what exactly is a sideslip? It’s a way of

the newer, younger pilots who

creating more drag so that you can descend

want to be aviators. If you

steeply without increasing your airspeed.

already have this skill, then

It’s simple – if you make the aeroplane go

quietly turn the page, this is

sideways it gets all draggy, which means

We’ll look at a glide approach first.

not for you. I want to encourage fresh pilots

you can come down rapidly while keeping

Sideslipping works almost like flaps – it

to feel safe and comfortable sideslipping

the airspeed low.

gives you more drag and a steeper descent

right down to the ground – which is where it’s most useful.

descent during a glide approach or forced landing.

2. It’s the right way to do a crosswind landing.

And you make it draggy by crossing the

without gaining airspeed. In one way it does

controls so that the rudder tries to turn you

the job better than flaps because it’s infinitely variable. There are no notches – you can slip

Dealing with crosswind from the left.

as much or as little as you like, to get you down exactly where you want. And you don’t need to take your hand off the controls to adjust flap settings.

Last month I told you about a student who was on a solo a cross-country in a Sling when the engine stopped. The reason was that both alternators had packed up and the pilot didn’t notice the voltmeter and ammeter warnings or the red light on the panel. Don’t ask. So eventually the battery was flat and the engine stopped because the fuel pump ran out of electricity.

I must hasten to add that the ordinary Lycoming

and

Continental

engines

in

Cessnas, Pipers and Beechcraft will keep running if the battery goes flat. But the fuel-injected Rotax is a different animal Actually, that’s not quite true – it would

say to the right, and ailerons fight the turn by

with a complicated, non-standard electrical

also be useful if your engine caught fire at

banking you to the left. This way the aircraft

system.

8000 feet. You could then sideslip to blow

descends crabwise – it’s not going where it’s

Anyway, the student found himself with

the smoke and flames out to one side while

pointing. Here’s what it looks like from above

a dead engine and no flaps – because they

helping you to get down quicker.

(image on next page).

are electrically powered. So he had no way

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of adjusting the final approach for his forced landing.

Of course, a flat battery on modern Cessnas will also prevent you from using flaps – so a sideslip is a useful back door.

Now let’s look at the second reason for sideslipping – crosswind landings. I said earlier that it’s the ‘right’ way to handle a crosswind. In fact it’s the ONLY way to do smooth, sexy crosswind landings. Once you’ve got it right, you’ll look forward to landings in a good strong crosswind. Promise.

Do I hear rebellious rumblings from the back and the cry, “I was taught to use the crabbing method for crosswind landings”?

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Well, yes, but you still need to sideslip. Let me explain.

A crosswind landing calls for two things to be right: 1. O n final approach, you track along the extended centreline. You can do this either by heading slightly into wind (crabbing) or by sideslipping into wind.

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2. When you touch down you must have the nose pointing along the runway so that the wheels don’t hit the ground going sideways.

Sideslipping all the way down your final approach is a bit silly is to crab down the approach and then convert to a wing-down

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and uncomfortable. So the normal way to handle a crosswind

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– sideslip – before touchdown. This gets the wheels aligned with the runway. The transition from crabbing to slipping is often

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called ‘kicking it straight’. I hate the term – you don’t kick an aeroplane – but you must be positive on the rudder.

Of course, as soon as you get the nose straight you’ll begin to drift towards the downwind side of the runway. The only way to stop this, while you keep the nose pointing along the runway, is to lower the into-wind wing and use opposite rudder to prevent her from turning. In other words, you convert to a sideslip. When you are good at it, you might do this only a foot or two above the runway.

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around by gusts. Ideally, it’s only a couple of seconds. But if

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it turns out to be longer, that’s just fine. Some like to get the nose straight as they cross the fence. Others like to do it at 100’ so they have time to settle into the slip. It doesn’t really matter

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when you do it.

In a nutshell, you should crab down the approach and convert to a sideslip before touchdown. I said there’s no rule

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about where this transition should happen. But if you do it too

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late you’ll hit the ground going sideways which puts a massive

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load on the undercarriage.

And if you do it too early, no sweat – you just keep slipping until you touch down on one wheel like a pro.

And before you wonder if it’s a safe to sideslip at low level, the answer is an emphatic yes – it’s totally safe. In fact, it can be a whole lot safer than not sideslipping – so you’ve every reason to get good at it, and no reason to delay any longer.

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The ball is to the left but there is no indication of turn

Besides, it’s an exercise that is generally not well taught, and almost never practised. This means we have generations of pilots for whom sideslipping is all a bit of a mystery. If you trained in a Cherokee or Cessna your instructor probably muttered darkly about never having to use a sideslip because

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flaps do the job for you. Of course this is

the throttle is closed.

partly true – but why not have the flexibility

Actually, you pretty much don’t have to

of being able to use both?

worry about icing in a Cherokee. I’ve been

If you feel unsure about this whole thing

flying them for 50 years and only had carb-

because you haven’t sideslipped since you did your PPL, let me walk you through your O NC

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probably forgotten what happened.

I’ve convinced you that sideslipping is not

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only a potential lifesaver, it’s also beautiful

icing once, and that was in a 235 while flying up the Natal coast on a warm muggy day.

So I can almost guarantee you won’t need carb-heat in the smaller Cherokees. But if you want to use it just to keep the habit, no probs.

•

FUEL SELECTION. You need to

and huge fun. So let’s get on with the lesson.

think carefully about fuel selection before

We are going to climb to a decent height

you start. The infallible rule is that fuel goes

and find a line-feature: a road, a railway line,

where the ball goes, so if we have the left

or – if you are lucky enough to be at the

wing down, and right rudder, the ball will be

coast – a stretch of beach. Now line up with

on the left. This means the fuel will move to

the nose pointing straight along it.

the left side of both tanks.

We will be doing a long, unbalanced

Let’s say you’ve selected the left tank,

glide, so it’s time to think about engine

which has an hour’s worth of fuel. That

handling:

fuel will move left – towards the wingtip –

• MIXTURE. If you’ve leaned out you’ll

and away from the tank’s outlet pipe. If the

need to richen the mixture a bit.

pipe starts sucking air rather than fuel – a

• CARB-HEAT. You may want to use

condition is known as ‘unporting’ – it will

carb-heat. A quick reminder that

cause the engine to stop. Not immediately,

different aircraft have different needs.

but after a little while when it has used the

Cherokees and C172s, even though

fuel in the pipe.

they may use the same Lycoming engines,

need

different

The answer is easy. Always select

treatment

the upper tank, no matter which way you confusingly, that you should only use carb-

sideslip. In an aircraft with side-by-side

pretty

heat “if you get an indication of icing.” I say

seating, it generally makes sense to sideslip

quickly so you’ll certainly need heat during

this is confusing because he doesn’t tell us

to the left because that gives you, as the

the glide. Mr Piper says, perhaps a little

how to recognise an indication of icing when

pilot, the best view of the runway. So select

when you throttle back.

Cessnas

develop

carb-icing

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A large dihedral and short tanks keep the fuel at the outlet ports

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A small dihedral and long tanks allow easy unporting when the ball is not centred.

Note: the fuel always moves in the same direction as the ball - regardless of bank.

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the right-hand tank if you are planning to use a left sideslip.

And of course if you are going to sideslip to the right, perhaps to deal with a crosswind, then you should switch to the left tank.

place to start the slip. So you wait until the turn is almost complete and then smoothly feed in right rudder to stop the turn while heading about 20 degrees to the right of the runway. At the same time, use

(Diagram on opposite page).

enough left aileron to keep the wing down. You’ll also need to lower

Right, that covers engine handling.

the nose slightly to maintain airspeed.

Now, listen for other traffic and do a couple of S-turns to make sure it’s all clear in front and below.

With a bit of practice, you’ll find it’s quite easy to keep tracking along the line feature.

Next, we throttle back smoothly and fully, using a touch of left

During the slip, think about controlling your heading with rudder,

rudder to start gliding in the normal way. Keep heading along the

and your rate of descent with the ailerons. You actually use both, but

line feature. Once you have the airspeed settled at best glide, trim

if you think about it like that it works out just fine.

out all stick pressure. On the Cherokees you can also use a bit of left rudder trim.

Now, depending on the type of aircraft, you may need to do an engine warm-up.

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Notice how the red, sideslipping aircraft, has a much steeper approach and more abrupt round out. It tends to sink through the round-out with a high angle of attack and a lot of drag, causing it to touch down short.

Have a look at our rate of descent, and remember it – let’s say it’s 600 ft/min.

Okay, to recover to a normal glide, you smoothly return the rudder and aileron to neutral while keeping an eye on the airspeed – more

Now, smoothly and gently bank the aircraft to the left. At the

about that in a minute. When you think you’ve recovered, just check

same time, use just enough right rudder to prevent the nose from

that the ball is back in the middle. Next, carb-heat off and smoothly

moving off the line feature.

increase to climb power for another try.

Okay, keep the airspeed constant with the elevator and gradually

A word about the airspeed during entry and recovery. When you

increase both aileron and rudder, without allowing the aircraft to turn.

begin a sideslip, you normally have plenty of altitude so you’ve time to

Eventually, you’ll reach maximum travel of one of the controls – either

adjust your airspeed. Generally, you have to lower the nose a little to

the aileron or the rudder will come to its stop.

counteract the extra drag – but there are two variables that conspire

There’s no hurry. Do this very slowly and gently.

to confuse you:

That’s it. You are now sideslipping to the aircraft’s maximum

1. The effect of the pitot tube not pointing directly into the airflow,

ability. Have another look at the VSI and note we are descending a

and the unknown position error on the static vents, make the

whole lot faster – perhaps 800 or 1000 ft/min.

ASI inaccurate.

Now have a look what’s happening outside. Although we are still

2. With side-by-side seating, you’ll seemingly have different nose

maintaining the heading of the line feature, we have actually started

attitudes depending on whether you slip to the left or to the

moving, or tracking, to the left of it.

If the feature was a runway, you would want to track along it. So gently increase right rudder, or reduce left aileron, until the nose has moved perhaps 20 degrees right of the line, and now get the controls crossed to their limit again.

In practice, you’ll often find that your turn on to final is a good

right.

So I can’t tell you what nose attitude, or what indicated airspeed, is ‘correct’. You have to find out by trial and error.

Recovering to normal flight can also be a problem because you often do it close to the ground, which leaves you little time to adjust the airspeed. If you run out of airspeed, there’s no room to recover.

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And of course, if you are too fast, you’ll float for ever – which ruins your plan for a threshold touchdown.

High-wing aircraft sideslip more willingly because: 1. T he relative airflow on the side of the fuselage tends to increase the bank.

2. The fuselage does not interrupt the

HIGH-WING VERSUS LOW-WING Not all aeroplanes sideslip the same.

High-wing

and

low-wing

aircraft

have

different characteristics.

This difference is very noticeable on

airflow above the upper wing.

This means the aircraft banks willingly and you’ll probably run out of rudder before you have full left aileron.

the far end if they don’t – which they didn’t.

So to avoid the horrors of a heavy singleengine go-around, and the equal grief of damaging military property, what did I do?

Correct. If you sideslip an Aztec, it comes down like an Aga stove. So the day was saved.

The second one I won’t mention was when I overcooked a magnificent

a day-to-day basis in a Cub, a Colt, a Tri-

Fuel selection will be more critical on

sideslipping turn in front of a million people

Pacer and a Cessna. In fact, any high-wing

high-wing aircraft with little dihedral. So be

at an airshow in Oudtshoorn, and smacked

aircraft will sideslip a whole lot better than a

sure to use the upper tank for prolonged

into the ground 50 feet short of the runway

Cherokee, Mooney, Comanche or Bonanza.

sideslips.

and flattened a couple of bushes before

Low-wing aircraft have two things

Now, don’t just rush out and try slipping

working against them. Here’s what happens

down to knee height. You must get to know

I also won’t tell you about doing the

in a sideslip to the left:

your aircraft first. Grab a greybeard and

same wing-pointing-vertically-down-while-

1. T he relative airflow pressing against

some altitude and find out how she behaves

pivoting-through-180-degrees

the left side of the fuselage and tail fin

in both left and right sideslips, as well as

at George in my Tiger Moth, when something

tries to level the wings.

with and without flaps.

went twang. The termites in the stern-post

2. P art of the airflow above the right wing gets blanked off by the engine

It’s easy to get it right, but it’s just as easy to get it wrong.

reaching the numbers.

manoeuvre

had stopped holding hands – as had many more throughout the aircraft. It had to have

and fuselage – so you lose lift there

The Gleitch says I mustn’t talk about the

a complete rebuild after that. I also won’t

and that also tries to level the wings.

old days because it bores young pilots, so

mention that there is nothing to be learned

See the green area in the diagram.

I won’t briefly tell you about the following

from this, other than it’s worth inspecting

three most memorable sideslips in my life.

the bottom of the stern-post for cracks if

As a result, you have to use a lot of aileron. In fact, in most low-wing aircraft

The first was when I got myself into

you’ll find yourself using full aileron and only

terrible trouble in PE in an Aztec which

partial rudder.

had lost an engine. I was too high on final,

Enjoy your sideslipping. It’s safe if you

Because low-wing aircraft usually have

which is good for a single-engine landing if

do it sensibly it elevates you into a higher

more dihedral, they are less susceptible to

the flaps and undercarriage come out. But it

category of pilot, and of course it’s huge fun.

the fuel unporting.

means you’ll sail into the military hangars at

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HELI OPS GEORGE TONKING

HELICOPTER Robin Malherbe

Questions Answered I’m often inundated with questions about flying helicopters. These usually come from nervous first-time passengers or from onlookers, who swarm me right after I’ve shut down my silvery machine in a public place.

Inside the Alouette III cockpit, showing the collective in the left hand and the cyclic stick control in the right.

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ARLY in my career, I found

supporting roles. As Spiderman says: “with

are no silly questions, only silly answers.

this to be an inconvenience,

great privilege comes great responsibility.”

I’ll try to make my answers as un-silly as

as I was so self-absorbed

Without this simple revelation, the knowledge

possible!

in just flying the machine

trail ends with us. No-one gets to learn and

properly. And, to be honest, I thought I was a bit of a

hotshot, with my shiny new wings. Things

enthuse with us around the thing which we are passionate about: flight.

In this month’s column, I would like to

Firstly; “is flying a helicopter like flying a small plane, and can you do both?”

This isn’t as simple an answer as you might imagine.

changed over time as I came around to the

answer some of the common questions I get

Having flown to many a rural area locally

fact that I wasn’t really the hero of the story,

asked. Some may seem silly, especially if

and across our borders, I’ve realised that

with the passengers and bystanders fulfilling

you are a pilot, but as the saying goes, there

in many cultures, there is no difference

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LEFT: Sharing knowledge with Pretoria Boys High’s aviation club members.

Robin Malherbe

BELOW: Using ground effect for takeoff in the rarefied Highveld air.

in their eyes between helicopters and

a motorcycle twist grip (only in the opposite

captains) sit on the left for an odd reason. In

airplanes. Helicopters, and pretty much all

direction to a motorcycle) in conjunction with

World War I, most aeroplanes had a heavy

other aircraft, are simply referred to as flying

the throttle to control both the collective pitch

torque effect from their engines. As a result,

machines. In reality, both helicopters and

on the main rotor and the required power.

if you turned right, the aircraft was lazy but

airplanes generally, and light helicopters

This collective works in a similar way to the

if you turned left, it wanted to roll quickly.

and small airplanes specifically, have very

propeller control on an airplane. Pulling it

This led to pilots feeling more confident to

similar flying characteristics in most flight

coarsens the pitch of the rotor blade, while

turn their machines to the left. It even bred

regimes. Many of the control systems in

pushing it changes the pitch to fine.

the ‘standard circuit’ which is to the … you

the cockpit are largely similar although,

The big difference in flying a helicopter

obviously, some are different. But what is

is of course that it can hover. And to hover is

common between helicopters and planes is

heavenly, as they say!

the dynamics of flight.

guessed it … left. It stuck.

So, why right in most helicopters? Well that’s simply because the collective control

So yes, the short answer would be,

(which I explained earlier) is situated to the

In a light helicopter, the propulsion and

it is possible to fly an airplane quite easily

left of the pilot. There are some exceptions to

lifting force are both accomplished via the

if you have the skill to fly a helicopter and

the rule, like the Hughes 500, which is flown

rotary wing or rotor, unlike an airplane that

vice versa. Of course, both helicopters and

from the left side. The Bell 505 JetRanger

has a propeller on the front to move it forward

airplanes have their own required licenses,

X allows a pilot to fly from either position,

and a wing or two to provide the lifting force.

but the law does recognise prior ratings and

allowing for a better view of external or sling-

In both light helicopters and airplanes,

allows for credits on future ratings when

load cargo. Interestingly, the giant Erickson

pilots fly H.O.T.A.S. (Hands On Throttle

training.

Sky Crane can be flown from a loading

And Stick) meaning that you are continually

“Why does the pilot sit on the right-hand

maintaining stability and direction of the

side of the cockpit? Are all helicopters like

craft by manipulating the hand controls. In

that, or is it different in other countries, just

a helicopter, we use a cyclic stick control,

like in road vehicles?”

This one is a fairly common question,

similar in an airplane: the joystick in the

and a good one. Aeroplane pilots (or

centre of the floor between the pilot’s legs, which controls lateral and longitudinal flight inputs. That is, up, down, left and right.

The

pedal

controls

look

and

do

of the helicopter!

The next question is an old favourite.

“What happens if the engine stops while you’re flying?”

Well, we sweat with the fan off … Not

Robin Malherbe

which moves the rotor system. This looks

position, with the second pilot facing the tail

essentially the same thing in both too, only in a helicopter we don’t call them rudder pedals but rather torque-reaction pedals. These torque-reaction pedals and their effects haven’t changed in more than a century: they essentially keep the tail in trim on the yaw axis.

The next control looks totally different in helicopters and airplanes, the throttle. In an airplane it is usually a push and pull lever on the control panel. In a helicopter, the throttle is commonly found on the end of the collective control on the left-hand side of the pilot’s seat. The collective looks like a car handbrake but without a ratchet. It works like

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A takeoff using a runway.

really, but it makes a good joke. Helicopters,

energy to cushion an engine-off landing. For

believe it or not, can glide. Like a manhole

a successful auto-rotation, we need to have

the air is too thin to take off vertically with

cover. (Yes, that too was a joke.) We call it

forward speed to initiate the landing. Hence,

a decent payload for most light helicopters.

autorotation, which has been around since

helicopters spend as little time as possible in

So, we use the small area between the rotors

the beginning of helicopter flight. Nature

vertical flight to minimise the risk.

and the ground to bounce off the tarmac.

shows us a perfect example in the sycamore

Which leads us to the next question.

This is called ground effect, where the air

seed: the seed that looks like one end of

“Why don’t you always land and takeoff

displaced by the rotors downward causes

a propeller and falls off the trees in winter, making a big mess of your pool. If you

vertically, like in the movies?”

a cushion of air on the ground. Add forward

Well, we can land and takeoff vertically.

examine the seed carefully, it not only has

Sometimes.

the

cushion to launch us into the air, similar to a

a single-sided wing or rotor, but it also has

environment that the helicopter flies in, as

takeoff in an airplane. This is like making the

a ripple in the wing. This allows the rotor of

well as the payload of the helicopter.

ladder less steep, thus putting the first few

the seed to not only rotate, but also provide

The

problem

is

with

momentum, and we can use this ground

I will use a loose analogy: If you’ve

elastic ladder rungs closer to the ground.

ever climbed a ladder, you realise that it is

As you bounce your foot off them, you get

Similarly, helicopter rotor blades are

much harder to climb than to walk along a

momentum for the rest of your climb.

designed with a twist in them to allow them

flat path. Add a backpack filled with bricks

Most of what I do when flying has

to continue rotating, with the descending air

and it becomes harder still. In the same way,

become second nature and I can be blasé

running through the rotating disc when the

ascending vertically in a helicopter requires

about how special flying is, especially to

propulsion engine is disengaged or fails.

the aircraft to displace its own weight to

those who have never experienced it first-

While descending, the pilot can control the

climb: essentially, its ladder. In layman’s

hand. And so, now, when both passengers

RPM of the rotor system with the collective

terms, the ladder rungs represent the air

and bystanders ask me questions that seem

to reduce the rate of descent and also to

around the helicopter, which the helicopter

ridiculous, I try to put myself in their shoes.

cushion the landing when close enough to

needs to push against in order to ascend.

They might be asking because they are

the ground. We practice this often and we fly

Now imagine the first few rungs were made

nervous, and my answers can put them at

the helicopter in such a way as to minimise

of elastic.

ease. Or they might be asking just because

cushioning lift.

the risk of crashing if the helicopter’s engine

In the rarefied air of the Highveld, we

were to fail. We generally don’t takeoff or land

typically have slightly less than half the air

vertically as that would allow us very little

density found at sea level. This means that

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of a genuine interest in flying.

Hopefully my answers will push them towards pursuing that interest further.

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REGISTER REVIEW: RAY WATTS

APRIL, MAY & JUNE G-AHHY. The other one is a Van’s RV-7 which has gone to the USA.

ZU-MGM Auster Mk1. Exported to the UK.

I have compiled, over the past few months, a list of reported accidents that have affected aircraft registered here. There were two written off in Mozambique during anti insurgency operations and the others were due to various accidents. Some of these accidents had

Gerald Maddam

fatalities but I have not included those details here.

My contact Ian Burnett in the UK is a glider pilot who likes to go gliding all over Europe and he has discovered twelve of our locally manufactured, and registered, Jonker Brothers JS1 gliders which,

During this period of lock down due

although they are SA registered, are resident in the UK and Europe. I

to Covid-19 the CAA has not been able

expect there are many more.

to put out any amendments to the

Exported to the USA for parting out.

register.

a list of South African registered aircraft that have appeared on foreign registers. I must thank Ian Burnett and Andy Heape in the UK and Matt Tardif in the USA for

Ray Watts

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SING my contacts overseas I have been able to compile

their fantastic help in this.

As you can see from the table, I have also included the SAA aircraft that have been returned to their lessors. Three of the A340s: ZS-SNE, SNH & SNI were flown to San Bernadino in the USA in February 2020 for parting out. They were in excellent condition but destined to be broken up, a sad end to three magnificent aircraft, not yet 20 years old. There are another eight SAA aircraft that have been returned to their lessors and I hope that these will go on to be leased

TAIL PIECE I see that our Minister of Transport is slowly allowing aviation to resume operations and although GA isn’t totally open as yet, at least we’re not confined to the hangars anymore. Folks, your skills may be a bit rusty after being grounded for such a long time. Take it easy and

j

stay safe.

out to other operators and thus continue flying. This may be wishful thinking as the world’s airlines are struggling due to the Coronavirus.

There were several other types of aircraft that left the country and

ZS-TJS Lear 45 exported to the USA.

included in those is a Grumman AA5A, an AS350B2, a Bell 206B, a Robinson R44 and a Lear 45.

Gareth Bosman

ZS-HCZ Bell 206B Written off near Vereeniging.

ZU-FYU Bat Hawk Written off in Mozambique.

Two NTCA aircraft left our shores, one being a Taylorcraft Plus D which after spending most of her life in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe was brought to South Africa by her owner in April 2015 and rebuilt in Pietermaritzburg. She is painted in her original RAF colours and serial number LB368 and takes up her original UK registration of

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REGISTER REVIEW

Deletions up to June 2020 Reg ZS - Deletions

Manufacturer

Type Name

Serial No

Previous Identity

ZS-HTK

AS350B2

4316

Canada as C-FGAL

6/2020

ZS-JAF

Grumman AA5A

AA5A-403

USA as N883UB

2/2020

ZS-PTN

Bell 206B

4610

Italy as I-IAPA

5/2020

ZS-RZI

Robinson R44 II

12800

Australia as VH-VWL

4/2020

ZS-SFG

A319-131

2326

Ferried to Shannon, Ireland, on return to lessor

6/2020

ZS-SFH

A319-131

2355

Ferried to Kaunas, Lithuania, on return to lessor

6/2020

ZS-SFI

A319-131

2375

Ferried to Ciudad Real, Spain, on return to lessor

6/2020

ZS-SFM

A319-131

2469

Ferried to Tarbes, France, on return to lessor

6/2020

ZS-SNE

A340-642

534

Ferried to San Bernadino USA for parting out

2/2020

ZS-SNH

A340-642

626

Ferried to San Bernadino USA for parting out

2/2020

ZS-SNI

A340-642

630

Ferried to San Bernadino USA for parting out

2/2020

ZS-SXA

A340-300

544

Ferried to Tarbes, France, on return to lessor

6/2020

ZS-SXB

A340-300

582

Ferried to Tarbes, France, on return to lessor

6/2020

ZS-SXC

A340-300

590

Ferried to Tarbes, France, on return to lessor

6/2020

ZS-SXV

A330-243

1243

Barbados as VP-CGI

4/2020

ZS-SXW

A330-243

1236

USA as N634AC

5/2020

ZS-SXX

A330-243

1223

USA as N632AC

5/2020

ZS-SXY

A330-243

1210

USA as N618AC

5/2020

ZS-SXZ

A330-243

1191

USA as N628AC

5/2020

ZS-TJS

Lear 45

45-083

USA as N830LJ

5/2020

ZU - Aircraft Deleted ZU-MGM

Taylorcraft Plus D

216

UK as G-AHHY

5/2020

ZU-MGR

Vans RV7

73355

USA as N1977M

6/2020

KNOWN ACCIDENTS ZS-HCZ

Bell 206B

4110

Rollover on landing near Vereeniging

19/3/2020

ZS-RIS

Robinson R22

4081

Accident on landing near Worchester

4/2/2020

ZT-RJC

Bell 505

65109

Rollover on landing near Christiana

24/3/2020

ZT-RHC

Bell 206B

Written off at Grand Central

17/6/2020

ZU-FYU

Bat Hawk

ZU-IPS

Sling 4 TSI

ZU-ROJ

SA341G Gazelle

ZU-SFB

Jabiru J400

MA13-22

Written off on Quirimbas Island Mozambique

17/6/2020

CFIT in Umkomazi River valley

15/3/2020

WA/1987

Destroyed by fire on Quirimbas Island Mozambique

10/4/2020

243

Crashed near Villiersdorp

2/6/2020

SA REGISTERED JONKER BROS GLIDERS BASED IN EUROPE ZS-GAK

JONKER JS1

1C-057

Resident in the UK

ZS-GBI

JONKER JS1

1C-065

Resident in France

ZS-GBL

JONKER JS1

1C-061

Resident in the UK (Lasham)

ZS-GBX

JONKER JS1

1C-062

Resident in Holland

ZS-GCE

JONKER JS1

1B-013

Resident in the UK

ZS-GCY

JONKER JS1

1B-031

Resident in France

ZS-GDH

JONKER JS1

1C-034

Resident in Holland

ZS-GEH

JONKER JS1

1C-044

Resident in the UK (Shobdon)

ZS-GIL

JONKER JS1

1C-085

Resident in Italy (Locarno)

ZS-GKX

JONKER JS1

1C-109

Resident in Czech Republic

ZS-GRT

JONKER JS1

1C-097

Resident in Italy

ZS-GSK

JONKER JS1

1C-076

Resident in Germany

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WOMEN’S DAY: DASSIE PERSAUD-VAN DER WESTHUIZEN

A brief history of women in aviation First licensed woman pilot Raymonde de Larfoche.

Who doesn’t love public holidays? They are brightly circled on all aviator’s calendars, marking the rare occasions to ditch work and fly off into the African sunset for a quick getaway. It’s also an opportunity for the weekend warriors to take over the skies.

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NFORTUNATELY,

cringe at the training methodology: Charles

her the nickname “Brave Bessie” and set the

this year the Covid-19

couldn’t fly with Raymonde since the Voisin

scene for the 1920s to be a defining decade

lockdown regulations

only had one seat, so she was briefed on

for female pilots.

interfered with these

the ground before hopping into the aircraft.

The decade included the appearance of

traditions

and

it’s

Raymonde hoped that more women would

Amelia Earhart. Although the most famous,

highly

probable

join her in the skies, saying: “Flying is the

she was not necessarily the most skilled

that we won’t all be

best possible thing for women. (It) does not

aviator, and didn’t always beat her fierce

enjoying Women’s Day in our aircraft. So,

rely so much on strength, as on physical and

rivals. Amelia placed third in America’s

instead of flying away to a new destination,

mental coordination.”

inaugural women-only air race (dubbed the

let’s escape into these pages and embark on

‘Powder Puff Derby’) during the National Air

a trip through history to remember a handful

THE BIRTHPLACE OF COMMERCIAL

Races in 1929. The rules represented the

of courageous female aviation pioneers who

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condescending views of men at the time:

paved the path for more to follow.

A few years later, in the USA, Bessie

navigational instruments and night flying

Coleman found herself bitten by the aviation

were banned and the aircraft’s engines had

bug. To escape the gender and racial

to have a horsepower rating “appropriate”

The story begins in France. On 8 March

prejudice in the birthplace of commercial

to women. Some men were so anti-women,

1910, Raymonde de Laroche (a dashing

aviation, she travelled across the Atlantic

they

actress turned pilot) became the first woman

Ocean to France, where she was welcomed

resulting in a fatal crash.

in the world to obtain a pilot’s licence. She

with open arms. In 1921 Bessie emerged as

trained on a single-seater Voisin aircraft,

the first African American female pilot and

association rose from these ashes. Louise

and her instructor was none other than the

returned to America to perform her ‘tricks’

Thaden, winner of the 1929 Powder Puff

aviation pioneer Charles Voisin himself. Any

in the air during airshows to inspire others.

Derby and holder of several aviation records

modern-day safety-conscious pilot would

Her aerobatic loops and lazy eights earned

at the time, teamed up with Ms Earhart

THE FIRST OF THE FIRSTS

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allegedly

The

sabotaged

Ninety-Nines

an

woman

aircraft, pilots

shortly after the race to form this non-profit

transatlantic flight. Yet, instead of these

of these pioneers. As a result, several

organisation. (90 years later, the Ninety-

achievements clearing the path for female

women have celebrated lifelong aviation

Nines still promote women in aviation by

pilots to progress, women still struggled to

careers around the world. And back home,

providing scholarships and guidance).

be regarded as equals. Years passed before

we can proudly say that our South African

Amelia Earhart continued to push

they were given the green light to compete

women have not shied away from breaking

boundaries and in 1932 made history

against men. It was only in 1936 that a pair of

stereotypes.

as the first female to complete a solo

women - Louise Thaden and Blanche Noyes

Catherine 'Siren' Constable (left) is the first woman Gripen pilot in the SAAF, here seen training in Sweden.

THE SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE HAS DONE MUCH TO DEVELOP WOMEN PILOTS

- proved women were as capable as men by

INSPIRING A FUTURE GENERATION

winning the famous Bendix Trophy for the

The South African Air Force has done

first time, beating their male competitors in

much to develop women pilots culminating

the process.

in 2010 when Lieutenant Colonel Catherine

A detailed and charming account of this

Constable broke through gender stereotypes

era is found in a book called ‘Fly Girls’ by

by becoming South Africa’s first female

Keith O’ Brien. Despite the persistence of

Gripen fighter pilot. The SAAF has made

female aviators, transitioning into a world

efforts at all levels to eradicate systemic

where pilots are offered opportunities based

exclusion and to encourage more female

on their skills instead of their gender was

aviators to join the military. For example,

not a smooth process - trying to fly when

ejection seats and aircraft were modified

women were not even deemed worthy of

to allow for a variety of anthropometric

the right to vote, and racial inequality was

measurements since the original design had

at the peak, barred women from careers in

“a considerable effect on the selection of

the flight deck.

both black and white females,” said former

A lot has changed, thanks to the efforts

Chief of the SAAF, Lieutenant-General Carlo

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SAA's Annabel Vundla - pioneering African women in SAA cockpits.

SAA's first all-female flight deck crew - Captain Jane Trembath, with Senior First Officers Jocindy Mars and Taryn Hochstrasser.

Gagiano. South African women should apply

flight from Johannesburg to Sao Paulo,

stop more women from finding ways to show

if they have dreams of being an Air Force

showing our local talent to the world.

their strength during 2020.

pilot. (And the SAAF covers all the millions

And it’s not just in the flight deck that

of Rands in expenses to train their pilots -

big strides are being made. Also in 2018,

both male and female).

WikiSky

clothing

made in South Africa and abroad, more

company founded by a commercial pilot)

than a century later women in aviation still

becoming our country’s first African Police

launched to produce stylish pilot uniform

share the same hopes as Raymonde did

(SAPS) helicopter pilot in 2006. She has

shirts fit for women. We all cheered! Instead

back in 1910 - that more women will find this

touched the lives of many by launching

of drowning in shirts designed for men,

industry attractive. There is far to go: only

the non-profit Girls Fly Programme in

these uniforms offered women the chance

5% of airline pilots and 3% of airline CEO’s

Africa (GFPA) Foundation which “positively

to remain feminine and feel included in this

are female.

impacts lives, one girl at a time, through

male-dominated industry.

Ledwaba

made

history

all-female

local

While significant progress has been

by

Refilwe

(an

HOPES FOR THE FUTURE

Since Covid-19 is forcing us all to pause

education, networking, mentorships and

Our local teenagers didn’t even wait to

and reconsider our lives, perhaps 2020

scholarships.” It focuses on STEAM subjects

matriculate before inspiring the world. In

is the year all aviators should reflect on

(Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts,

2019 Megan Werner (who was a 17-year-

how they can make a difference to women

and Mathematics) for aviation and space

old Private Pilot at the time), started the

growing in this industry. Instead of only

careers at school and post-school levels.

U-Dream-Goal

project.

giving flowers and chocolates to our wives

Another notable pioneer is Annabel Vundla

Twenty students built the Sling 2 that they

and daughters before using this day as an

who was the South African Air Force’s first

flew on their trip across Africa. Oh, and they

excuse to fly off into the sunset, maybe this

black female pilot and flight instructor, and is

made it back in time to prepare for their final

Women’s Day on Sunday 9 August will be a

now a Senior First officer at SAA.

matric exams.

chance for each individual to reach out and

South

African

Airways

Cape

to

Cairo

celebrated

Fortunately, the full list of South African

support one woman. And perhaps this small

Women’s month in 2018 with an all-female

females breaking stereotypes is too long to

gesture will have a ripple effect that changes

flight deck and cabin crew on an international

mention but, it’s unlikely that COVID-19 will

gender parity in aviation.

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ACCIDENT REPORT JIM DAVIS

GO-AROUNDS LOCATION: LEXINGTON, NE ACCIDENT NUMBER: GAA19CA570 DATE & TIME: 09/25/2019, 1720 CDT (2220 Z) REGISTRATION: N1216N AIRCRAFT: CIRRUS SR22 AIRCRAFT DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL DEFINING EVENT: LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT INJURIES: 1 SERIOUS, 1 MINOR

PILOT: 65 YEAR OLD MALE PPL (ESTIMATED) 814 HOURS (TOTAL, ALL AIRCRAFT) 73 HOURS (TOTAL, THIS MAKE AND MODEL) 20 HOURS (LAST 90 DAYS, ALL AIRCRAFT) 14 HOURS (LAST 30 DAYS, ALL AIRCRAFT) 1 HOURS (LAST 24 HOURS, ALL AIRCRAFT) FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER: PART 91: GENERAL AVIATION - INSTRUCTIONAL

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ANALYSIS The pilot reported that, during approach

during a go-around, which resulted in an

•

Approaching too fast

aerodynamic stall and a hard landing.

•

Touching down too fast

•

Poor low speed and stall handling

•

Poor use of rudder

to land will full flaps, he decided to perform a go-around and applied full power. The

HISTORY OF FLIGHT

aeroplane started turning left and he

Approach-VFR go-around

•

Poor mechanical knowledge

applied right rudder. The aeroplane was

Loss of control in flight (Defining event)

•

Inability to handle a go-around

“low and slow” and was unable to gain

Aerodynamic stall/spin

altitude. The aeroplane continued to drift

Collision with terrain or object (non-

left then subsequently, landed hard in an

CFIT)

probably the most serious.

Meteorological Information

Rand arbitration hearing in which a pilot

the go-around, he did not adjust the flap

Visual Conditions

of a Jabby was severely injured when his

setting to the takeoff setting.

Condition of Light: Day

aircraft was hit from above by a Cherokee

Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear

20 feet over the runway at Wonderboom.

adjacent field left of the runway.

The pilot further reported that, during

The aeroplane sustained substantial

This last one – the go-around – is I have just returned from a multi-million

Visibility: 10 Miles

The Cherokee should have done a go-

Wind Speed/Gusts: 12 knots /

around. The problem was that the student

no pre accident mechanical failures or

Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual:

pilot in Cherokee had no idea when to

malfunctions with the aeroplane that would

None / None

initiate a go-round, or how to fly one. He

have precluded normal operation.

Wind Direction: 50°

freely admitted this to the investigator.

damage to the left wing.

The pilot reported that there were

The pilot added that he did not

Turbulence Severity Forecast/

He didn’t even have to make the

remember if the stall warning horn was

Actual: N/A / N/A

decision – ATC told him to initiate a go-

going off, but believed that the aeroplane

Altimeter Setting: 29.98 inches Hg

around, but he did nothing. In my opinion

aerodynamically stalled before impact.

Temperature/Dew Point: 23°C / 7°C

it was not his fault, he simply hadn’t been

The pilot reported that the wind was

adequately trained, and didn’t understand

from 040° at 20 knots, gusting to 30

Airport Information

knots. The airport’s automated weather

Airport: Jim Kelly Field (LXN)

observation station reported that, about

Runway Surface Type: Concrete

the same situation. He had no clear idea in

5 minutes before the accident, the wind

Airport Elevation: 2412 ft

his head of what to do.

was from 050° at 12 knots, 10 statute

Runway Surface Condition: Dry

mile visibility, sky clear, temperature 23°C

Runway Used: 32 IFR Approach: None

(73°F), dew point 7°C (45°F), altimeter

Runway Length/Width: 5489 ft / 100 ft

29.98” Hg. The airport field elevation was

VFR Approach/Landing: Go Around

what he was supposed to do.

And now we have this Cirrus in much

On page 104 of my blue PPL manual, you will see this block of red writing.

2412 ft. The pilot was departing on runway 32.

The pilot operating handbook checklist titled “Balked Landing/Go-Around” stated in part:

JIM’S COMMENTS: I do a lot of paging through accident and incident reports to find stuff for this

1.

Autopilot – DISENGAGE

column, and have developed a bit of sixth

2.

Power Lever – FULL FORWARD

sense about what type of accidents are

3.

Check Airspeed – (my

associated with what types of aircraft.

recommendation)

C210s go with gear troubles and vapour

4.

Flaps – 50%

locks. Bonanzas are prone to hitting high

5.

Airspeed – 75-80 KIAS

ground in bad weather. C172s tend to run

After clear of obstacles:

out of fuel. Cherokees lose nose wheels

1. Flaps – UP

on bounced landings. And Cirri either parachute to earth in crappy weather, or

The manufacturer published a performance chart titled “Balked Landing

suffer from loss of control in the circuit.

Of course these are naughty

Rate of Climb.” The calculated rate of climb

generalisations – but they are real trends

with full flaps during the balked landing was

that I have noticed. This SR22 fits the

about 1,168 ft per minute.

pattern exactly – it ran out of airspeed while doing a go-around.

PROBABLE CAUSE AND FINDINGS The National Transportation Safety

Pilots also have trends, or weak spots, like mostly being pretty useless at:

Board determines the probable cause(s) of

This is the most important piece of advice in the whole 500 page manual.

this accident to be the pilot’s exceedance

•

Crosswind takeoffs

of the aeroplane’s critical angle of attack

•

Engine failures after takeoff

Go-arounds save lives and aeroplanes.

I suggest that much of the blame for

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this ailment is strangely the position of the third wheel on our aircraft.

The results of a badly executed go-around.

When it was at the back, aeroplanes could be a real bastard to land, so if things went wrong, as they often did, we simply opened the throttle and did a go-around.

It was a very common thing. When you were learning to land you could be pretty sure of doing one or two go-arounds in every session of circuits and bumps. Sometimes you would make the decision on the final approach because you were too high or too fast or something else made you unhappy. But mostly you decided to do a go-around after your wheels’ first disastrous contact with the runway. The aeroplane might be going sideways, or drifting towards the edge, or simply on its way up when it shouldn’t be.

It was no big deal – it was an everyday experience that we

1.

Apply half power

did pretty much automatically. You do three very simple things

2.

Raise the flaps

simultaneously.

3.

Pull the nose up

•

Lower the nose into the level flight attitude

4.

Stretch his neck to try and see where he is going.

•

Smoothly apply FULL power

5.

Drift off the left side of the runway through not using

•

Use enough rudder to keep straight.

That’s really not difficult and it sorts out the immediate problem.

enough right rudder with power.

6.

Stall

7.

Die

Now you have plenty of time to wait for the airspeed to increase and then gently bleed off the flaps. After that you simply climb away and re-trim. It’s all very easy, very civilised and hugely praiseworthy.

When a nose wheel pilot, who hasn’t done a go-around since

Okay, I was lying about the last two. I haven’t actually witnessed the stalls and deaths because when one is in the aeroplane it’s considered good instructional technique to intervene fairly smartly.

Charles Lindbergh was a baby, is suddenly told to do one, this is

So that’s what happens when an unpracticed pilot is told to do

what he will do, believe me – I have watched it a thousand times:

a go-around. I emphasise the word told because it normally takes ATC, or an instructor, to prompt the pilot into action. If it’s not part of

Go-around crashes are suprisingly common.

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his current thinking he will sit through the most astonishing landings

How do I know he didn’t have full power? Well this aeroplane is a bit

without ever thinking of a go-around.

of a Maserati – it has 310 horses waiting to be given the nod, and it

The recent Pakistan International A320 crash at Karachi would

will climb at over 1000’/min, even with full flap. But it will only do that

appear to be at least partially caused by a stubborn determination to

if you summon the whole herd. If you leave half of them grazing in

continue with the landing, come what may.

the pasture you must expect trouble.

If the go-around instruction comes from ATC, then expect a

With this accident, there was a slight aggravating circumstance.

considerable delay before the pilot reaches step 1 above. This is

An almost 90° crosswind from the right which the pilot claimed was

what happens – I joke not.

gusting to 30 kts, and the automatic weather station reported as 12 kts. So the aircraft would have drifted left in any case. But a very

ATC: Charlie Bravo November do an immediate go-around to the right of the runway.

strong left turning force would have been caused by ‘P’ effect.

‘P’ effect is caused temporarily by the gyroscopic effect of the

CBN: Tower, Charlie Bravo November, were you calling us?

prop, but mainly by the slipstream. If you have a clockwise prop,

ATC: Charlie Bravo November, affirm. I say again do an

which most aircraft do, it spirals back and presses on the left side

immediate go-around to the right of the runway.

of the rear fuselage, the fin and the rudder, causing a strong left

CBN: Tower, Charlie Bravo November, confirm you don’t want

turning effect.

us to land off this approach, and you want… um…?

When you fly slowly the rudder is pretty ineffective, so some aircraft need almost FULL right rudder just to keep straight when

If the instructor tries to get the ball rolling by saying in a calm

you use a lot of power at low airspeed. Try it next time you fly. Get

voice, “OK let’s do a go-around” one of two things will happen. An

some height in the training area, bring the airspeed back, select full

alert pupe will go straight into the business of taking half power and

flap, and now smoothly increase to full power while easing the nose

dumping the flaps. A more dozy subject will consider the proposal

up to maintain your airspeed somewhere close to the stall. You will

before asking, “Who, me?” To which one replies, “No maty, that

be horrified how much rudder you need to keep straight and to keep

aircraft over there.” I am really not joking – this is what people do

the ball in the middle.

under stress.

So reaction time can be anything from a couple of seconds to – well, …never.

At this stage the reader, depending on his nature and perceived status in aviation, may throw up his hands and declare to bystanders

If you are uncomfortable doing this on your own, take a good instructor with you. Play around on the edge of a stall until you are really comfortable – particularly with lots of power. This is pretty much the best training investment any pilot can make.

Incidentally the POH for that aircraft says that the maximum

that Davis is talking crap again. But if he is a more seasoned pilot,

demonstrated crosswind is 21 knots, so the pilot was digging a

or an instructor, a wry smile may cross his mush and he may mutter

deeper hole for himself when he claimed the wind was gusting to 30

how his first pupe tried to kill him using this exact technique – half

knots.

throttle and raise the flaps.

Every instructor only faces this disappointment once. It happens early in their instructing career and it is so traumatic that they instantly become a better instructor. After that they watch like a

WHAT CAN WE LEARN? Just two things today. You can only consider yourself a good pilot when you are totally comfortable:

hawk and are ready to smack the pupe’s hand away from the flap selector, and take a handful of power.

I can pretty much guarantee that this is what this Cirrus pilot did.

1.

Flying on the edge of a stall

2.

Doing a timely and well executed go-around

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FEATURE

WORDS: MARK HOLLIDAY

STORY 2:

The General One of the inevitabilities of cross-country gliding is landing away from your home field from time to time. This is the equivalent of a forced landing in power flying, yet is normal operations by the gliding community.

I have had to land out over ninety times, and in their own way each has been a little adventure. I have decided to record some of my experiences in the hope that they may help both glider and power pilots in some of the planning and decisionmaking processes they face.

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L

OW over some hills in the

sense is so much more difficult to explain and

southern Free State near

verges on the mystical. To pull up, aiming at

Bethulie, I see that once

the cloud and watch the Vario peg for 10

again I have pushed myself

seconds and then slump into the core of a

too far and too fast. My last

thermal, or feel the power of a surge of lift

hope of lift is dashed – and

under your tail bunt you forward knowing that

it’s only 12:30 pm. A dirt

you have found the real core and are about to

runway running up to a farmhouse is my last

be rewarded with a boomer. To find the wave

resort.

that takes you up the side of a cloud or to be

Reduce your flying cost by half with this beautiful Mogas driven C-182!

After an uneventful landing, I lean into my

respectfully joined by squadrons of vultures

cockpit to switch off my oxygen system. I hear

or storks, these are all unique hallmarks of

Cessna 182P

the gruff roar of a 4-wheeler approaching

perfect flight that are private to us as glider

with a menacing pack of four Boerboels in

pilots and so difficult to share – even with

Year of Manufacture: 1973

tow.

other pilots.

Total Time Airframe: 8548 hours Engine TSN: 832 hours TCM O-470-R

My host for the afternoon is a retired

The memories of a glider flight, that run

General from the South African Air Force. He

through our minds like movies as we drive

Propeller SPOH: 29 hours Hartzell

is hungry for company in this remote part of

home from the club, distance us from even

Scimitar

the world, and as it is after 12 pm, it’s time for

our own families, and there is no way to

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brandy and Coke.

describe what we do in terms those who do

INSTALLED AVIONICS:

He takes me into his inner sanctum where, behind his fierce blue eyes, he

not know the thrill of unpowered soaring flight can relate to.

confesses he stores most of the paper

It begins with 250 kg of inert fibreglass;

history of the SAAF that he has pilfered for

then give it a nudge with an aero-tow and

posterity’s sake.

experience the thrill as it becomes a mystical,

His

hobby

was

powerful craft. With a modicum of skilled

photography and I spent a most fascinating

guidance from the pilot, it is able to harness

afternoon, eventually joined by my retrieve

the energy of the wind silently and swiftly

crew

old

to soar over deserts, snowy mountains and

photograph albums. We saw images of the

farmlands, oblivious to those on the ground

SAAF strafing ANC strongholds in Maputo,

thousands of feet below. Magic indeed.

Martin,

for

many

rummaging

years

through

Impalas flying through the towers on the

We recline in our cozy cockpits with

Gariep Dam wall, tactical bombing maps

spectacular panoramas, for hours on end, yet

and a myriad of other memories. He was

feel no discomfort. When we land, our craft

clearly a forceful leader in the SAAF and told

transforms back into an inert yet beautiful

of personality clashes, political posing as

fibreglass sculpture.

well as showing us the Martin Baker seat he

Try describing that to a military man who

was presented with when he ejected from a

is used to 20,000lb of thrust and has half a

Canberra.

dozen brandies in his belly.

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ELT: 406 Mhz registered

the retrieve easy and as we waved goodbye,

I am always pleasantly surprised at

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PETER GARRISON’S NEW BOOK! Acclaimed SA Flyer (and Flying magazine) columnist Peter Garrison has just released a book of noteworthy accident analyses, and lessons to be learned, from his ‘Aftermath’ series.

He writes: “I’ve put a bunch of slightly used but still serviceable Aftermaths into a book called “Why? Thinking About Plane Crashes”, which is for sale on Amazon Books as both a Kindle ebook and a paperback.”

Guy Leitch highly recommends it; “I downloaded it for just US$5.75 on kindle and the profound insights to be gained from these accidents will make us all better pilots. From the risks of ‘taking a look’ at dubious VFR conditions, to showing-off in front of our friends, there are 32 invaluable lessons. This book should be part of every pilot’s prescribed reading list.”

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Bruce Perkins

RAND AIRPORT REVIEW

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RAND AIRPORT: REVIEW

Rand Airport's Art Deco terminal building.

Rand Airport is having a particularly tough time under the Covid-19 crisis.

T

recreational flyers as access to hangars

to buy their hangars and so these are owned

is considerably easier than at other large

by the Airport Holding company and are let

Gauteng airports. The predicament of the

to tenants, providing essential long term

airport does however remain critical with just

income for the management and upkeep of

limited training and post maintenance flights

the facilities.

being permitted, which has not significantly improved the airports income.

Fortunately this has enabled the airport to have a diversified income stream. General

HE Covid-19 pandemic has

Rand is usually a particularly busy

Manager Stuart Coetzee says that their

hit Rand Airport particularly

airport. It hosts air charter operators, flying

hangar rental income remained sound and

hard

the

schools and a number of aircraft maintenance

the construction work on the property for

lockdown during April and

organisations, as well as pilot shops, car

commercial development resumed once the

May, the airport is home to a

hire and other enterprises. It is owned by a

Stage 5 lockdown had been relaxed at the

number of essential service

public-private ownership consortium which

end of April. This has enabled the airport to

operators. This meant that the airport had to

has embarked on a revamp, which will

continue operations without having to lay-off

stay operational for The SA Police helicopter

include hotels, shops and an industrial park.

any staff.

service, the air ambulance services and car

The airport has proven to be a tremendous

trackers as well as the very few maintenance

investment

some

of highlights amongst what little aviation

flights

which

were

as,

despite

permitted

and

for

its

owners

with

There have however been a number

the

suggesting the initial R18 million purchase

activity there has been. Karan Beef has

specialist charter operations. As a result,

price might today have been transformed

taken delivery of their nearly new Cessna

the airport’s revenue from fuel sales and

into a value of well over R500 million. The

Sovereign +, which must be one of the larger

landing fees was almost zero, yet it had to

ownership structure of the airport is unique

business jets to be based at Rand. As soon

maintain its ATC and fire services at virtually

in that all the hangars are owned with full

as the Pilatus team can get to Switzerland

full strength.

freehold title. When the airport was sold in

they will collect the fourth PC-24 jet for the

2000 some of the hangar tenants elected not

region.

Rand has become the home of most

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There has been much activity in the helicopter air rescue business with Henley Air having launched a new service called Rocket. We hope to bring you more information on this industry groundswell change in the next issue.

for the enjoyment of the many enthusiastic visitors who come from around the world.

Hard decisions are having to be taken about the museum's aircraft: DC-4 ZS-AUB is being reduced to static display although

Another organisation feeling threatened is the South African

valiant attempts are being made to keep its sister DC-4, ZS-BMH,

Airways Museum. As the parent airline continues to wobble under

flying. Good news too is that former SAA historic flight champion Capt

the business rescue process the future of the invaluable museum

Flippie Vermeulen will be keeping ZS-BXF, the DC-4 ‘Klapperkop’

remains threatened. The museum was founded in 1986 with the aim

flying. During the past year a huge project was the transport and

of preserving the history of South African Airways as well as that of

reassembly of the Lockheed Constellation from OR Tambo.

general and civil aviation in South Africa.

Although the Covid pandemic is giving the airport its worst of

Unfortunately the museum has been greatly affected by the

times, in its eighty eight year history, the airport has seen great times.

ongoing pandemic. As a registered non-profit company, the museum

A highlight has always been the ‘Grand Rand Airshow’ – which last

relies heavily on ‘feet through the door’, to remain open and continue

attracted 28,000 people through the gates.

with its preservation efforts. Due to the Covid-19 lockdown, it has

Unfortunately, political infighting killed-off the show in 2019 and

been unable to generate any revenue and its cash reserves are no

it would appear at time of writing that the 2020 show will also be

longer sufficient to keep the establishment in an ‘alive’ condition. The

cancelled. Although being held in September it is the last air show

museum is therefore making an urgent appeal to the general public

of the season, it has been provisionally moved to October, but it

for any possible financial assistance, to maintain the museum and

would appear that this date will still not be possible due to the Covid

its infrastructure in good condition until it can open its gates again

lockdown.

j

Guy Leicth

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AVIATION REBUILDERS Aviation Rebuilders is an SACAA approved category B and X5

Spares, gained his extensive experience in the industry as a parts

Aircraft Maintenance Organisation, number AMO 188, based in

store manager at PLACO.

the Showroom right that the entrance to Rand Airport, Germiston.

When the company closed in 2017 Eric bought the entire inventory and Aircraft General Spares (AGS) was born.

AGS are conveniently situated at the main entrance to Rand

Established in 1997, Aviation Rebuilders is your competitive and reliable option when it comes to of all your sheet metal, welding and flight control cable assembly requirements. No repair is too big or

Airport. In addition to stocking a large variety of off the shelf

too small for our enthusiastic team who are always keen and up for

items, AGS also specialises in assisting clients with hard to find

a challenge. Our highly experienced technicians provide excellent

items which will be sourced and imported according to the client’s

quality and turn-around times for your maintenance requirements.

requirements.

With their large variety of spares, AGS have a well-earned

Our flight control cable assembly facility offers all standard MIL-SPEC cable and end fittings, ranging from 1/16” to 3/16”,

reputation for being the one stop for anything needed in the light

with cables assembled per sample or specification. Our welding

aircraft industry. Their range of spares includes Alclad, tyres, tubes,

facility offers weld repairs using TIG methods to aluminium alloys,

hoses, 4130 tubing, rivets, O-rings, seals, engine parts, gaskets,

carbon steel and corrosion and heat resistant steels. The Aviation

bearings, glue, sealants, sick bags, funnels, ducting, air filters, oil

Rebuilders sheet metal facility boasts an extensive range of tooling

filters, spark plugs, aircraft logbooks and a vast range of fasteners.

and equipment which enables us to offer an excellent repair service

AGS are also an official distributor of the full range of Aeroshell oil

to keep your aircraft flying.

and grease products.

AGS may be found at: Building B7: Rand Airport, Germiston.

Contact Aviation Rebuilders on: Tel: +27 (0)11 827-2491

Call Eric on Tel: 067 154 2147. Email: eric@acgs.co.za or visit:

Cell: +27 (0)82 872-4117

www.acgs.co.za

Email: lyn@aviationrebuilders.com

Building on the success of Dart Aeronautical and M&D Aircraft Electrical, Dart Aircraft Electrical opened its doors in January 2015.

Dart Aircraft Electrical (DAE) took over from M&D and has acquired all M&Ds test and bench equipment, thereby maintaining M&Ds capabilities.

DAE has also retained the services of M&Ds Matthew Joubert, and is therefore well-equipped to cater to all aircraft electrical requirements.

Matthew has over 17 years’ experience and brings a high degree of professionalism to the aircraft electrics trade. He specialises in fuel pumps, magnetos, alternators and starters.

Sharing the premises with Dart Aeronautical, DAE is located on the ground floor of Aeronautical House at Rand Airport.

DAE is able to sell, overhaul, service and repair the following: •

Starters

•

Alternators

•

Fuel Pumps

•

Magnetos

•

Strobe Boxes

•

Aircraft electrical wiring installation and repairs

•

Electronic components

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CENTRAL FLYING ACADEMY “Where your Dreams take Flight” Central Flying Academy has been training future young pilots for the past 16 years and was responsible for the ab initio training for the South African Air Force for three years, so they are extremely well equipped and experienced in fixed-wing training.

Training is available seven days a week, starting with Private Pilot Licence (PPL) through to Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATP).

CFA has developed its own commercial pilot training notes that have an excellent reputation in the aviation industry.

An SACAA approved Flight Training Simulator (FNPT II) is available for initial and recurrent instrument training and instructor an SACAA approved online exam test centre.

CFA has a fleet of nine training aircraft which include seven Cessna 172s, one Cessna 172 RG and a Piper Twin Comanche.

This ensures excellent availability and backup at all times.

Accommodation is available at our own residence, a short walk from Rand Airport.

CFA is committed to offering you a professional, personal and rewarding experience. Safety and airmanship are the corner stones on which CFA bases its culture and ethos.

Contact CFA on: Tel: 011 824 4421 Email: info@cfasa.co.za website: www.cfasa.co.za

RAND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT! We are excited to announce that Rand’s Airport expansion has commenced with the launch of Phase One of the development to be known as ‘Airport Park Extension 7’.

Contact To find out more - Stuart, manager@randairport.co.za or Richard, richard@curriegroup.co.za

Pieter Viljoen +27 83 652 4421 pieterviljoen@mweb.co.za Jaco Kelly +27 84 498 4916 jacokelly@mweb.co.za

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renewals. CFA also has state of the art ground school facilities and

Capital Air provides a quick and professional completion of maintenance services, every time!

Capital Air’s sophisticated maintenance and repair operations are approved by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) and is an authorised Aircraft Maintenance Organisation (AMO No. 2).

This in-house servicing capability includes: •

Rolls Royce model 250 workshop

•

Bell helicopters 206, 407 and 222-230 series

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•

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Physical Address: Hangar 3H, Rand Airport, Germiston 1401

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W H Y C H O O S E C FA? SAFETY and GOOD AIRMANSHIP form the cornerstone on which CFA bases its culture and ethos. It is our goal, that every pilot who passes through CFA, will leave these principles, firmly embedded in their future aviation career.

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Hangar 28, Hurricane Road Rand Airport

We are able to help customers with an array of “hard to find” items which we import according to their requirements.

www.acgs.co.za Contact Eric or Hayley - 084 587 6414 or 067 154 2147 eric@acgs.co.za - hayley@acgs.co.za Situated in Building B7, Rand Airport. Next to Aviation Rebuilders.

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We are distributors of Aeroshell and stock a wide selection of oil and grease. We also carry alclad, tires, tubes, hose, 4130 tubing, aircraft sheet metal, bolts, nuts, rivets, air filters, oil filters, spark plugs, aircraft logbooks etc.

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COMPANY PROFILES

DART AERONAUTICAL Dart Aeronautical was established in 2006 and is situated at Rand Airport.

We are committed to providing excellent service with the highest technical standard,

•

Fuel Pumps

as well as compliance with regulatory

•

Magnetos

requirements.

•

Strobe Boxes

•

Aircraft electrical wiring installation

and repairs Electronic components

Flyonics (Pty) Ltd was founded

by Micahel Karaolis out of a need for professional experience in installations

not only locally, but to surrounding airfields

•

as well. This division is headed up by Jaco

Contact DAE on:

types of aircraft, complex in-the-field system

Kelly and Pieter Viljoen. The team of 15

Tel: +27 827 0371

troubleshooting and servicing, as well as

specialises in all aircraft types ranging from

Cell: +27 82 414 1641

Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) design.

homebuilt to DC9 aircraft.

Email: dartaircraftelectrical@gmail.com

Manufacturers (OEMs), Design

and instrument panel refurbishments, which router cutting and laser engraving.

Flyonics (Pty) Ltd is fully capable of working with Original Equipment

We are market leaders in instrument include the use of aircraft approved paint,

and systems integration on many different

DYNAMIC PROPELLERS Dynamic Propellers, AMO No. 1150,

Organisations and customers throughout an entire installation process to ensure that the

specialises in the overhaul, repair and

job is done technically correct and satisfies

major equipment suppliers such as Garmin,

maintenance of propellers for commercial

the intent of the modification.

Mid Continent, Bendix-King, Sigma Tek, JP

and privately-owned aircraft. Dynamic

Hangar 14 Rand Airport

Instruments, Airtex, S-Tec etc. Our ability to

Propellers is an authorised service centre,

Germiston

purchase directly ensures our completeness

approved to overhaul and maintain all

E-Mail: michael@flyonics.co.za

and that our customers receive value for

Hartzell, McCauley, MT-propeller, Hoffmann,

money without any reduction in quality and

Dowty, Sensenich, Whirlwind and Hamilton

safety.

standard propellers, including metal and

Dart Aeronautical is an agent for all

We carry a wide variety of serviceable units in store that can be used as loaners

composite blades.

Our aircraft propeller repair services

ELITE AVIATION ACADEMY Elite Aviation Academy is situated in the Main terminal building of Rand Airport.

while working on a customer’s unit or that

are all performed in-house in our state-

Building on its rich aviation history, Elite

can be purchased or exchanged.

of-the-art aviation engineering workshop,

Aviation Academy will also offer a series

Contact Pieter Viljoen on:

and include Non-Destructive Examination,

of foreign student exchange programmes.

Tel: +27 11-827-8204

Cadmium Plating, cold compression rolling,

Elite Aviation Academy currently operates

Cell: +27 83-652-4421

blade aerofoil and blade actuating pin shot

the following fleet of well-presented and

Email: pieterviljoen@mweb.co.za

peening on Hartzell propeller blades, as well

maintained aircraft:

Website: www.dartaero.co.za

as dynamic balancing of propellers in the

•

3 x PA28-181 Archer

field.

•

2 x PA28-161 Warrior

•

5 x Cessna 172

DART AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL

moving propellers, hubs, parts, de-icing

We carry a large stock holding of fast

•

1 x PA28-200R Arrow

Building on the success of Dart

parts, overhaul kits etc. in our inventory.

•

1 x BE 55 (285 hp) Barron

Aeronautical and M&D Aircraft Electrical,

This stockholding enables us to regularly

Elite Aviation Academy cater for the

Dart Aircraft Electrical has now established

realise very short turnaround times for our

itself as a leading aircraft electrical shop in

overhaul and repair services.

following scope of training: •

PPL overage training

Contact details:

•

Night flight rating

Pero Visser

•

Instrument rating

from M&D and has acquired all M&Ds test

Tel: +27 79 492 0592

•

Instructors rating

and bench equipment, thereby maintaining

Email: pero@dynamicpropeller.co.za

•

Multi-engine rating

M&Ds capabilities.

Andries Visser

•

ATPL preparation

Tel: +27 82 445 4496

•

Alternate instrument renewal

M&Ds Matthew Joubert, and is therefore

Email: andries@dynamicpropeller.co.za

•

Alternate ATPL Renewal

well equipped to cater to all aircraft electrical

The school is accredited to conduct the

the Gauteng Area situated at Rand Airport.

Dart Aircraft Electrical (DAE) took over

DAE has also retained the services of

following training:

requirements. Matthew has over 17 years’ experience and brings a high degree of

FLYONICS (PTY) LTD

PPL

•

Night Rating

trade. He specialises in fuel pumps,

consulting, servicing, and installation

•

Instrument rating

magnetos, alternators and starters.

company capable of supporting a variety

•

Multi engine training

of aviation modification and certification

•

Airline transport pilot licence

Aeronautical, DAE is located on the ground

projects as well as repairs and maintenance

•

Instructors GR III, GR II and GR I

floor of Aeronautical House at Rand Airport.

of a wide range of general, regional and

•

Turbo prop and Jet conversions

business aviation aircraft.

Tel: (011) 824 3804

professionalism to the aircraft electrics

Sharing the premises with Dart

DAE will be able to sell, overhaul, service and repair the following:

Flyonics (Pty) Ltd is an avionics design,

•

The depth and range of its resources

•

Starters

enables them to provide optimal solutions

•

Alternators

for operators, installers and maintainers

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Email: info@eliteaa.co.za Website: www.eliteaa.co.za

Heli-Afrique

Heli-Afrique specialises in general helicopter maintenance, upgrades, repairs, interior and exterior refurbishing and modiďŹ cations of helicopters, specialising in the Airbus Helicopter range SA 341 AS350/355 series, EC 120, 130, 135 series and BO 105 series helicopters.

We maintain the McDonald Douglas series and Robinson R22 / R44 helicopters.

Heli-Afrique also carries out ďŹ rst and second line maintenance of Turbomeca, Allison and Lycoming Engines, and holds a service centre for Robinson R22 & R44 helicopters.

Heli-Afrique holds the following CAA approvals: SACAA # 830, Republic of Zambia, Zimbabwe and Lesotho.

Heli-Afrique is the alternate AMO to Airbus Helicopters and TURBOMECA in Southern Africa.

Heli-Afrique is committed to customer care and support.

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Heli-Afrique can facilitate the sale of used helicopters, carry out export / import, customs and shipping formalities.

We hold a large spares inventory for the above helicopter and engines and can also supply spares, components and engine modules for helicopters and engines.

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PROVEN COATING PROTECTION FOR THE AVIATION INDUSTRY The professional line of Ceramic Pro coatings is not only meant to protect cars, yachts, boats, and homes, it is also perfect for protection of airplanes and helicopters. The coatings will help to protect air vessels from corrosion, icing and help to save on maintenance costs.

Ceramic Pro Coatings can be used on all types of air vessels. Both for exterior and interior protection. It will provide extra gloss and great looks, not to mention self-cleaning eect.

Due to hydrophobic properties, Ceramic Pro will provide better visibility and additional safety to ights during rain or snow.

INTERIOR PROTECTION Ceramic Pro range of products has specialized solutions for plastic, leather, textile and antibacterial coating based on titanium dioxide with ions of silver. These coatings can extend the lifespan of Civil Aviation vessels and improve safety for passengers. In addition, it can refresh the look of seats and plastic parts of the interior that have been in use for a long time.

info@eliteaa.co.za www.eliteaa.co.za (011) 824 3804 Rand Airport Main Teminal Building CAA0400

Elite Aviation Open Day will be announces on our facebook page

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PPL CPL Night Rating Instrument Rating Instructor Rating

Turbo Prop/Jet Rating Type Rating Class Rating Radio Licence Exam Test Centre

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At Dynamic Propellers cc we overhaul and maintain all Hartzell, McCauley, MT-Propeller, Hoffmann, Dowty, Sensenich, Whirl Wind and Hamilton standard propellers to include metal and composite blades. We do all maintenance procedures related to aircraft propeller overhauls as called for by the various propeller manufacturers including cadmium plating.

Everything is performed in-house, including cold compression rolling on Hartzell propeller blades, as well as dynamic balancing of propellers in the field. Dynamic Propellers cc is an Authorised Service Centre for MT-Propeller and Whirl Wind. Dynamic Propellers cc is also appointed as the sole McCauley Authorised Service Centre for the African continent.

We carry a large stock holding of fast moving propellers, hubs, parts, de-icing parts, overhaul kits etc. in our inventory to cater for Hartzell, McCauley, MT – Propeller, Hoffman, Dowty, Sensenich, Whirl Wind and Hamilton standard propellers. We do a huge amount of travelling to local, domestic and neighbouring countries as well as abroad to cater for customer’s propeller requirements.

E-mail: andries@dynamicpropeller.co.za | pero@dynamicpropeller.co.za Tel: +27 11 824 5057 | Fax2mail: 086 548 2651 Pero: 079 492 0592 | Andries: 082 445 4496

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The five Daks flypast at Rand Airport. Image: Bruce Perkins.

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HENLEY AIR Henley Air is a family-owned company dedicated to helicopter charter and flight training excellence in the South African aviation industry. a dream has today grown

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provides Air & Safety Office Management,

into a major operation at

AMO Safety Management Systems, Crew

Rand Airport, Johannesburg. They began

Resource Management, Dangerous Goods

you board your flight, the HENLEY AIR

operations with just one Bell JetRanger.

Management, Helicopter CRM & DGM

experience is unique and personal.

HAT started out in 1995 as

Henley Global Aviation Training –

Training, Recurrent Pilot Training and Safety Officer Recurrent Training.

From the time you check in, to the time

Today they provide their clients with a variety of single and multi-engine aircraft to meet their diverse requirements.

The Henley Air Business Profile is designed to offer clients and customers reliability of service from trained professionals in the aviation industry.

The following companies provide specific services: HENLEY AIR Charter - provides the full range of helicopter charter using single and multi-engine equipment.

HENLEY AIR Flight Training – provides Helicopter Ab-Initio Flight Training, Conversion-to-Type Training and Radio Telephony Training.

Henley's busy Rand Airport hangar.

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AOPA BRIEFING CHRIS MARTINUS -

PRESIDENT AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION – SOUTH AFRICA

THE GENERAL AVIATION SHIT SANDWICH Noun: shit sandwich (plural shit sandwiches)

1. (informal, vulgar) Something highly undesirable made triflingly more palatable by attempting to surround it with more tolerable things. --Wiktionary

exemplary and hard-working husband and

Does general aviation elicit jealousy?

father and follows all rules with care and diligence. But, when the neighbours faintly hear his distant gunshots, they are somehow filled with fear, rage and resentment. This guy must be stopped somehow.

Private

aviation

faces most

that

same

pilots

don’t

resentment,

which

understand.

They know they’re the good

guys, that more than in any other discipline, they follow the rules, they are extremely careful, considerate and conscientious. Why do these people hate me so much? Why do the distant neighbours angrily complain about noise, when there is hardly any?

Difficult as it may to be for pilots to understand these resentments, they are

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powerful and pervasive – and very difficult to combat.

Kindness and appeasement

ENERAL aviation always

fly for our own purposes, without bothering

doesn’t really work, since it is seen as

seems to find itself in the

anyone else, largely stems from jealousy

patronising.

middle of two enemies.

and a desire for power and control.

haters’ inner convictions that pilots are nasty

Combativeness confirms the

On the one hand, the

There is another deeper psychology

and arrogant. The only way one can reach

South African government

at work too: when people see someone

an uneasy truce is to politely draw a line in

is implacably hostile towards people who

enjoying

the sand.

own their own aircraft or fly privately. This

that they cannot afford and do not really

A lot of the resentment aviators see

hostility is not overt, but there is always

understand – this creates a simmering

from the authorities is their need to assert

a glowering resentment towards private

resentment and a desire to drag those

their power and control – and much of that

aviators, a constant presumption that they

people down to their own misery level.

stems from political imperatives as well as

themselves

doing

something

are up to no good, that they would rather

We see this all the time. For example,

an awareness of their own failings. CAA’s

break rules than abide by them, that they are

a shooting enthusiast who enjoys an

failure to ‘transform’ aviation to create

arrogant and contemptuous.

occasional weekend punching holes in

outcomes of a demographic balance in

On the other hand, commercial aviation

pieces of paper at the shooting range is

the numbers of black and female pilots

tends to also view general aviation as a

presumed to be a wild-eyed psychopath,

has failed miserably. That sense of failure

segment of the flying community that should

a danger to the public, likely to murder his

has translated into resentment of what is

be restricted, exploited and treated with

spouse and children in a fit of rage, and

perceived as “white privilege”, since the

contempt.

who probably mercilessly kills small furry

majority of general aviation pilots are both

animals. Yet he is bothering nobody, is an

white and male.

This loathing of us guys who just want to

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COLUMNS

The resentment towards private aviation

Private transport was largely unaffected,

from the commercial aviation sector has

the controls upon the population being

prepared an almighty shit sandwich.

been growing exponentially as economic

focused primarily on limiting the movement

filling is the nonsensical false truth that all

pressures on commercial air travel have

of persons, no matter what form of private

general aviation is banned. The nice slices

constricted the industry.

As airlines and

transport they choose to use. The lockdown

of whole-wheat bread covering this smelly

charter operators see their margins disappear

regulations are silent about any form of

turd are the promise that very limited general

and ever greater regulatory restrictions make

private transport.

aviation and “recreational flights” (whatever

their operations nearly impossible, they look

So, off they went to the kitchen and The

those may be) will be permitted if pilots

at general aviation, with its greater freedom

THE GENERAL AVIATION

subjugate themselves, provide their personal

of action and its casual operations, with

PERSECUTION COMPLEX

information and beg for a limited “approval”

resentment.

Why should they be paying

This created considerable confusion in

for all these regulatory controls, navigation

the general aviation sector. Permission is

Some dubious characters in the CAA are

services and procedures when these over-

not required to use a private vehicle, a car,

involved in this scheme of issuing unlawful

privileged private operators just hop into an

a bicycle, a skateboard or just your own

“approvals” for lawful activities. This opens

aircraft and go where they please, when they

two feet to leave your home for purposes

opportunities to entrench a future “approvals”

please?

permitted

regulations.

scam, and so they induced the Minister of

impacted

As this is written, people may travel for

Transport to issue directions in this regard,

the psychology of private pilots: they feel

work, shopping or even some recreational

despite the fact that these exceed his powers

needlessly guilty about what they are doing.

purposes, provided they observe blanket

under the lockdown regulations. Sadly, the

They feel that they are offensive to the rest

regulations regarding social distancing, the

Minister lacks knowledge and experience in

of the aviation community. And in their own

wearing of masks and the like.

aviation, and therefore signs almost anything

These

resentments

have

under

lockdown

for their lawful activities.

minds they make the problem worse: they

But this is where the general aviation

trivialise their own activities in order to make

persecution complex I have explained above

AOPA has been very active in pursuing

them appear less offensive.

kicked in. Surely, private pilots and aircraft

the interests of private aviation since

owners reasoned, because the airlines have

before lockdown and has been applying

been shut down, surely us ‘lesser’ and vilified

considerable pressure on the authorities to

people have also had our activities shut

act within the law. We are very pleased that

down?

the airy-fairy rumours and misinformation

COVID HITS And now the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted aviation massively. Travel by any

that is put in front of him.

form of public transport has been severely

General aviation pilots have miserably

that were the basis of limiting general aviation

constrained, for good reason. Passengers

pointed to the regulations that severely

under lockdown have now been crystallised

packed into vehicles of any kind provide

limit commercial passenger operations and

and we are now engaging directly with the

an ideal environment for transmission of a

assumed that these apply to their far less

Minister to free us.

virus, either through airborne particles or via

important activities, despite the fact that the

surfaces.

risk of Covid transmission in general aviation

Passenger air travel has been the main

is vanishingly close to zero.

vector for distributing the Covid virus all

Opportunistically,

a

CAA

over the world in a matter of a few days –

official, who is well aware

and it was therefore the first industry to be

of

immediately shut down, with disastrous

persecution

consequences

unlawfully

for

commercial

aviation.

the

general

aviation complex,

caused

NOTAM to be published

South

that vaguely appeared to

immediately

promulgated

emergency regulations prohibiting public

restrict

passenger transport of any kind.

operations. Look! said the

Gradually,

some

restrictions

were

private

aviation

general aviation lemmings.

relaxed, but governments became addicted

It is true. We are not allowed to

to the heady powers conferred upon them

fly, even if we are allowed to

by emergency powers. The pandemic soon

travel by other means.

became political, and the powers conferred

This

false

belief

upon the South African government by the

hardened

and

Disaster

substantially

ruthlessly

exploited,

displaced

Management the

Act

national

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The Classic AS Ka-6 Glider- truly affordable flying and aircraft ownership.

It may be 60 years old but the Schleicher Ka-6 is still beautiful and rewarding to fly.

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FLIGHT TEST - GUY LEITCH | IMAGES: DAVE BECKER

In these bleak, financially blighted days of the Covid-19 pandemic,

any way that we can find to fly more cheaply is welcome. For this

reason, I bring you a flight test with a difference; the wonderfully

affordable and delightful to fly, single-seat glider, the classic Ka-6.

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A 15 metre wingspan is still a glider standard and it gives the light Ka-6 a wonderful minimum sink rate.

Aero tow is the preferred launch method - even behind a little 100 hp Samba on the highveld.

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Guy enjoying simple intuitive soaring flight 10,000 feet above Brits.

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have a strong personal relationship with the Ka-6. It was the first single seat glider I flew, after having progressed from the Ka-7 twinseater. And what a sweetie she is. The Ka-6 is a classic wooden glider with a beautiful wing which

tapers in both cord and thickness across its slim elegant length. The glider’s lightweight means that the Ka-6 can float on the merest waft of air.

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wooden construction and beautiful wing

The Ka-6 has been described as ‘the sweetest handling glider ever made’. I haven’t flown enough different glider types to confirm that – but I can say that it is the nicest plane I’ve ever flown. Designed by Rudolf Kaiser and produced by the incredibly successful Alexander Schleicher, the Ka-6 was the leading technology when it first appeared 65 years ago. It may now have been superseded by much faster glass fibre gliders, but it is still one of the nicest of all the gliders to just enjoy the freedom of the sky.

The Ka-6, ZS-GDJ, has a special place in my heart as it was the glider in which I completed my Silver C, which requires an altitude gain of at least 1,000 m, a five-hour flight and a straight-line distance of at least 50 km from launch. These three goals are usually achieved in separate flights but GDJ allowed me to do them all in one memorable flight. It was a flight I still cherish the memory

craftsmanship and every rib carries the initials of the person who made it.

A key feature of the wings are the large Schempp-Hirth air brakes, on both the top and bottom surfaces. More on the delights of air brakes later.

Like most gliders the Ka-6 only has a single unsprung wheel mounted just below and behind the pilot’s seat. The wheel is not retractable but that’s not important because it doesn’t fly very fast. In keeping with the simple design and low landing speeds, the wheel brake is simply a piece of rubber that rubs against the tyre when you pull the airbrake lever full open. Rather like a box go-cart, it produces more noise than actual braking.

Because gliding at Brits operates off

the stony hills and unwelcoming bushveld

tailwheel and

two small outrigger wheels

on the wing tips to protect them from being scraped when the wing gently drops at the end of the landing roll. Another common modification is an aero- tow hook mounted in the nose.

As described beautifully by Doc Mark Holliday in his series of out-landing articles that we are currently running, landings away from base are a part of gliding. The key thing about out-landings is the retrieval, and that means being able to quickly and easily disassemble a glider and load it on a trailer.

While maybe not as quite easy to reassemble as modern glass gliders, the Ka-6 is lighter to manhandle and assembly is still straightforward, thanks to a removable turtle to reach aileron and airbrake connections.

was tremendously brave launching from and then setting a nervous heading across

a tailskid but has a ‘supermarket trolley’

deck above the wing box which makes it easy

of 12 years later. At the time I thought I our base at Kranskop Gliding Club at Brits

a tar runway the club’s Ka-6 no longer has

BELOW: Snug cockpit is built like a boat and is surprisingly comfortable for long soaring flights.

FLYING THE Ka-6 You begin your day with a glider by

towards Rustenburg. For these stories, I

performing the daily inspection (DI). Because

have indulged myself by combining two of my

gliders are built to be taken apart, the control

earlier Attitude for Altitude columns of flying

connections must be checked. This requires

the Ka-6 into one column for this issue.

a positive control check, where a helper (this is a team sport) holds the control surfaces

ON THE GROUND On the ground the Ka-6 has something of a cartoon character appearance with its now

while you push the stick hard against the held control surfaces to check that they are indeed properly connected.

quaint tubby fuselage and bulbous canopy.

Getting into the Ka-6 requires removing

But in the air the slender high aspect ratio

the entire cockpit canopy. This is easily

wings and correct proportions make it a

done by opening the sliding vent and pulling

beautiful aircraft.

the canopy release knob. The cockpit

Like all classic gliders, it is built of the

may appear snug but is easy to climb into.

same stuff the Wright brothers used: wood

Compared to modern gliders it has an upright

and fabric. The fuselage is made of plywood,

seating position. The Ka-6 has a simple

like a boat, and the 15 m wings have a single

plywood seat designed to hold the parachute

pine wooden spar and are mostly fabric

that the pilot sits on. The rudder pedals are

covered, behind the plywood D-box leading

individually adjustable by simply moving a

edge. These gliders were built with German

peg on a slider. Comfort is important as you

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that it is, “All clear above and behind” for the

Outrigger wheel mod protects the wingtips.

launch. Then a radio call to the tow plane to say that you are ready. The call is to “Take up slack” in the tow rope and the tow plane begins to slowly move forward. As the rope comes taut the glider pilot calls, “Rope taut.

All out.” With all the slack out, so that there shouldn’t be a jerk when the tow rope pulls tight, the tug applies full power.

A humble Samba with a 100 horsepower Rotax produces about 50 lbs of thrust – or tension on the rope, but this is more than ample for the Ka-6. The glider moves swiftly forward, and the runner releases the wing when he can’t keep up. A quick waggle of the stick may be needed to keep the wings level.

Within 100m you will be flying. The trick then

The canopy may be small but the view out is still great.

is to keep the nose down and fly the glider over the centreline, just a metre above the runway while you wait for the tug to get to flying speed. This is a wonderful test of basic stick and rudder skills.

Control harmony is pretty much perfect.

The long wings create plenty of adverse yaw from the ailerons, so it is important to keep the yaw string on the canopy straight. You need the rudder in a glider.

Unlike many gliders with their long wings and roll inertia, the Ka-6 has a decent roll rate with a light stick with minimal break out forces. Pitch control is responsive and can surprise a pilot used to clunky American

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power planes by producing minor pilot induced oscillations when you float it off

should aim to fly for a long time!

of the instrument panel is a VHF radio with

Like any good sport plane, you don’t so

an old-fashioned separate microphone

much get into the Ka-6 as strap it on. Once

that you hang on a hook. You don’t need a

your four-point harness is pulled tight, you

headset while gliding, so you don’t have a

are completely at one with the aircraft. It is

microphone attached to your face.

important to check that you can reach all the

The flight controls are minimal. There

instruments and move the controls fully and

is a single control stick without even a

freely, especially the large airbrake lever at

push to talk button on top, and at your

your left elbow – which needs a firm pull to

left elbow is the blue airbrake lever.

get it past its over-centre lock to ‘pop the

Prominent in the centre of the panel is a

brakes’.

large yellow knob which is the tow cable

The instrument panel is rudimentary. It

release. If any further evidence is required

is dominated by the only three instruments

of the beautiful simplicity of the design,

you need, namely an air speed indicator,

the elevator trim is a lever which adjusts

variometer and altimeter. In gliding, the

a spring that pushes on the control stick.

altimeter is set, not as a QNH for airfield

At Kranskop Gliding Club only aero

altitude, but as a QFE which sets the airfield

tows are used. This requires a ground

altitude to 0 so that you know how high above

crewman to hook up the tug and a wing

your departure airfield you have climbed.

runner to hold the wing off the ground until

As a further complexity, many gliders have

sufficient speed has built up for aileron

airspeed in km/h and altitude in metres. The

control.

variometer is either in m/s or knots, but that’s

The birth moment begins when the

easy as 2 knots = about 1 m/s. In the centre

pilot shouts to the wing runner to confirm

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The horizontal stabiliser and elevator control attaches with a single bolt. A tail wheel is needed for tar runways.

the ground behind the tow plane. As the

knots) and still be a comfortable 12 km/h

high compared to more modern gliders with

tug lifts off, you need to maintain a position

above the stall of 60 km/h. At the best L/D

their more reclined seats, the visibility out is

slightly above and behind the tug, lining up

speed of 84 km/h you should get a glide ratio

still fantastic. You are one with the sky, with

the Samba’s horizontal stabiliser with the

of 34 to 1 and in still air, be sinking at 0.7

nothing other than a pair of elegantly long

wing, to be in the ‘high tow’ position. It helps

m/s which is about 140 fpm. If you do the

white wings sprouting from your shoulder

if the tow plane pilot is also a glider pilot as

sums you will find that being just 2000’ above

blades – it’s kind of angelic. Without the

he should be able to take you to lift before

ground will allow you to stay in the air for 14

glasshouse effect of a long canopy over an

you release. Normally we release at 500 m

minutes and glide for 18 km. And this is using

inclined seat, the pilot does not get baked by

or about 1600 ft agl, hopefully in a thermal.

absolutely no fuel and at no cost at all if you

the sun. And ventilation is good, thanks to a

These are the engines – or perhaps the fuel

own the glider.

vent above the instrument panel, the hole in

BELOW: How cross-country soaring works.

pumps – for highveld gliding in South Africa.

You are literally flying like an eagle – and

Aero tows are flown at about 120

on some memorable days you even get to

km/h and once released the speed can be

share a thermal with eagles – or more likely,

Once you are at home in the Ka-6 you

reduced to a wonderfully sedate 80 km/h and

the even more impressive vultures. The

get the feeling you can float from one gentle

you can just float around in a bubble of lift.

airflow over the canopy is enough indication

thermal to another almost indefinitely. But

At slow thermalling speeds the stick forces

of speed, but if you do get too slow, the stall

eventually the energy will ebb from the sky

are so light that flight becomes intuitive, so

break is almost imperceptible. The stick

and it’s time to land. The procedure is simple.

you need hardly move your hand to guide the

goes slack in your hand, the nose drops

Unlike a power plane, classic gliders speed

glider.

and the speed builds again. Incipient spins

up for the landing. So, you can milk the last

GDJ also has an audio variometer

are absolutely no problem and even a fully

energy from a dying sky and drift onto the

which makes an ascending pitch noise

developed spin can be recovered within 250

downwind at a sedate 80 km/h, but then

when you are climbing. Thanks to the light

feet. This is the ultimate in genteel flying.

once committed, you put the nose down

and balanced controls, if I have a thermal to

Going fast between thermals seems kind of

and speed up to a whistling 110 km/h. The

myself, I sometimes just close my eyes and

pointless as above 120 km/h the wind noise

important thing is to have reserve energy for

fly by pretending to feel the lift and listening

can become intrusive and the controls heavy

the circuit.

to the audio vario. You can float around at

and very sensitive.

minimum sink speed of just 72 km/h (39

Even though the cockpit sills are relatively

the nose for the tow hook and a sliding vent in the canopy.

Landings are always a thrill because you have to get it right first time. You can’t do a

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Schempp-Hirth air brakes make accurate touchdowns easy.

go-around. Other than that small additional excitement, landing a glider is no different to a power plane because the powerful Schempp-Hirth airbrakes act as a throttle lever in your left hand. Pull the lever back and you slow down, push it forward and you speed up. If you find yourself high or fast, the rudder is powerful, so sideslipping is spectacularly rewarding.

Despite a glider being aerodynamically slippery, with a little practise it’s easy to do

SCHLEICHER KA-6 GLIDER SPECIFICATIONS & PERFORMANCE Engine: None Wingspan: 49.2 feet / 15m Length: 21.1 feet / 6.7m Height: 5.3 ft / 1.6m Wing Area: 133.5 square feet 12.4 m2 Wing Loading: 15 lbs/sq ft / 24 kg / m2 Gross Weight: 660 pounds / 300kg Empty Weight: 420 pounds / 190 kg Useful Load: 240 pounds / 110 kg

a vastly satisfying precision spot landing.

You float effortlessly above the runway in ground effect and then pop the airbrake and touchdown exactly on the spot you want.

Then you just trundle along to the end of the runway without even needing the noisy but ineffectual wheel brake. Skill is rewarded.

A hold-off with your posterior just 30 cm above the ground is best because if you pop the airbrakes, or stall from any higher, the unsprung main wheel will give you a resounding thump on your backside.

CONCLUSION – AND COSTS The Covid-19 pandemic has hit general aviation hard – recreational flying particularly so. Money is tight but in every crisis there is opportunity.

PERFORMANCE Never Exceed Speed: 108 KIAS / 200 km/h Stall Speed: 32 KIAS 60 km/h Best Glide: 34:1 @45 KIAS / 84 km/h Minimum sink: 120 fpm @ 37 KIAS/ 72 km/h

Now is the time to get back to basics – and there is nothing more rewarding and yet cheaper to fly than a classic glider. An aero tow will be a few hundred Rands and can last for hours – a winch launch is more exciting and even cheaper. You can hire a classic glider from a gliding club for just a few Rands / minute. Better still, you can buy your own – a fairly decent Ka-6 glider and maybe even the trailer can be had for around R50,000.

Invest your time and social skills in learning to fly a glider – instructors do it for the love of the sport and so don’t charge.

And you will become a far better pilot.

Guy - in traditional floppy hat and long sleeves, celebrates the pleasure of flight in the Ka-6.

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ALPHA ONE AVIATION Alpha One Aviation is a young and very dynamic SACAA approved maintenance facility at Wonderboom Airport with a strong African presence in both Abuja, Nigeria and Luanda, Angola.

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WONDERBOOM AIRPORT: UPDATE After a very difficult past few years where accusations of corruption and maladministration flowed freely, Wonderboom Airport has undergone a major shake-up.

Main terminal from airside.

Airport users blame management for the withdrawal of Airlink flights from the airport.

private contractors.

Early this year, the responsibility for the airport was returned to Pheko Letlonkane, who is the City of Tshwane’s Group Head of the Roads and Transport Department.

Letlonkane

has

committed

to

restore,

upgrade and develop the airport. He also encouraged interaction with tenants because his focus is on the restoration of a working relationship with them. With the help of Hendrik Kleynhans as the acting airport

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manager and his small team, things quickly turned around for the better.

FTER the difficulties of the past few years, the airport

management

and obtaining international status.

Wonderboom

National

Airport

Before the national Covid-19 lockdown was

the airport was undergoing a major clean-

in crisis in January this year after it was

up in the critical areas to ensure that it is a

a

small

unsuccessfully managed by external entities

safe facility. The team has since identified

team

has

for over two years. It was downgraded to a

a number of other operational issues that

focused on normalising

Category 2 airport; the scheduled flights

will be addressed to normalise the airport

the functions of the airport, and has put plans

were suspended, growth was impacted, the

after the lockdown is lifted. This will ensure

in place to address the many operational

airport’s image was tarnished, relationships

ongoing sustainability. The non-compliance

challenges that have plagued the airport.

were destroyed, and in general it was on the

issues are a high priority, and a turnaround

brink of a total administrative and operational

strategy is in place to address them, as well

collapse.

as to upgrade the airport back to Category 5.

says rescue

that

A key need was to urgently address the

many

non-compliant

issues

which

the South African Civil Aviation Authority

The removal of the service providers

Plans are also afoot to further develop

(SACAA) identified under the watch of the

through a court order in February 2020 left

the use of the airport as a real legacy project

private contractors. The team was working

the City of Tshwane management with a

beyond 2020, because Wonderboom is a

very hard to achieve a status upgrade to

myriad of challenges and non-compliant

focus area for strategic, high-impact public

return the airport to its former category in

issues, which were allowed to escalate

investment. It is located close to a variety

preparation for reinstating scheduled flights

for over two years under the control of the

of resources and amenities; bulk freight and

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transport infrastructure is already in place, meaning that the region

at the airport to change its focus to ensure that basic services are

has high potential for business growth.

still rendered and that processes are put in place to deal with the

The airport has a rich history of more than 81 years and it plays

pandemic. In this instance the enhanced relationship between

a central role in the goal to increase the flow of business and travel

Tshwane officials and tenants paid off and, with the help of the

to the region. As part of this growth target, the City of Tshwane plans

Wonderboom Airport Interest Group (WAIG), the airport team was

to reintroduce an airline passenger service to and from Cape Town,

able to create awareness of the coronavirus threat and ensure that

as well as other destinations. The City is aware of the airport’s vast

they were prepared to prevent the spread of the disease. Long before

potential towards ensuring that the capital city is recognised as a

others started, and before the lockdown, the airport’s team provided

major international tourist destination, among others. For example,

workshops to staff and workers to inform them about the virus and to

the terminal building is capable of handling 450 passengers inbound

advise them on how to protect themselves from being infected. This

or outbound per hour. In the past, when Wonderboom National

proactive approach paid off, because to date no report of an infected

Airport primarily serviced general aviation and helicopter movements,

staff member or worker has been received.

passenger numbers amounted to between 6,800 and 12,000 per year.

On 1 April 2020, the City of Tshwane, as the official licence holder

The target is to have at least 80 000 passengers for the first year after

of the airport, appointed Nntditsheni Madavha as the new airport

scheduled flight operations are introduced again, then 120,000 for the

manager. The new manager has much to build on to restore the

second year and 150,000 for the third year. Thereafter, the intention

airport to its former glory. Unfortunately conflict has already arisen

is to gradually increase the total number to 1 million passengers per

with an attempt to control traffic movements through the use of slots

year. The year 2020 started on a good note for the airport as it is

– despite the massive decrease in movements due to the Covid crisis.

now more than ready to meet the challenges of the past and the expectations of the future.

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic forced the small team

In the interests of balance, the opportunity was given to respond to the criticism implied in the statements from the Wonderboom airport management.

An aerial photo taken in 2010.

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Inside the terminal.

THE PRIVATE CONTRACTORS REPLIED AS FOLLOWS: [editor’s notes added] We were not employed as airport managers but only to sort out the multiple CAA findings that had accumulated over a long period. We have the report confirming the CAA findings were resolved. The airport was about to be closed by the SAA [CAA?], we prevented that. We drifted into ‘airport management’ to help to address the disaster we discovered (corruption, smuggling, illegal structures etc.), [which was] not part of our mandate.

1.

[We received?] no support from Tshwane. We asked for written authority to be able to perform various tasks, nothing received. No funds made available.

2.

Resentment from tenants, and others, who we prevented from running amuck.

3.

We are being made the scapegoat for the failure of others and to create a smoke screen to cover their activities.

4.

We are taking action against Tshwane for monies owed to us e.g. CAA licence fees paid on their behalf.

5.

We have issued summons against WAIG and as well as a separate action against Mr. Maiorana personally for defamation.

6.

The downgrade to CAT 2 was requested by Tshwane with no consultation with us.

7.

Airlink was suspended due to lack of support, nothing else.

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The truth, I have no doubt, will eventually emerge.

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N the 22nd of January, ZS-CAR, the Civil Aviation Authority’s Cessna Citation Flights Inspection Unit’s calibration aircraft tragically crashed in George. By the time you read this, it will be six months since that crash.

There is concern in the industry that soon many of the ILSes in South Africa will no longer be valid for instrument approaches. The SACAA states that ILS and VOR certificates are valid for 150 days with an automatic tolerance of 30 days without the requirement for an extension application.

Thereafter, an operator can apply for a 25 day extension in accordance with Part 171 of the regulations. After the expiry of the 25 day extension, if the calibration has not taken place, the operator can apply for an exemption which can be granted for up to 180 days.

This generous time framework has allowed the CAA to take its time in replacing its lost ILS calibration capability. However, Durban, Kruger Mpumalanga and George airports have already been switched off. The rest will no longer be valid from August.

I am reliably told that a solution was offered that would have resumed the calibrations within a month or two of the loss of ZS-CAR. However, when bureaucracy is involved, things are never easy or simple.

And, an aircraft with all the expensive and heavy equipment necessary for calibration flights has to be acquired and imported, the crew trained and the whole outfit put into service. This will take many more months.

We need bold action from the regulator.

But after a near disaster 12 years ago, when the CAA was facing a downgrade because of its lack of capacity, our regulator has been focused on ICAO compliance and standards.

Thankfully our licenses are still recognised around the world, and our airlines are not blacklisted. However, the downside of this is that the regulator zealously does things by the book and is allergic to innovation.

This is a pity because the loss of the calibration aircraft presents a fantastic opportunity for the CAA to pioneer the use of drones to calibrate navigation aids. It is trite to say that every cloud has a silver lining, but the loss of their aircraft presents a wonderful opportunity, which they should seize with both hands.

A quick google shows that using drones is not even very daring. Companies are already advertising drone calibration, and in this hyper-regulated environment have presumably shown that they can do it.

The great thing is – in homegrown MGL Avionics in Cape Town, we have the skills to design and build a drone system that can do it. However, Rainier Lamers the CEO of MGL laments: “.. a dysfunctional CAA technical department makes it impossible to certify our products in a way that this would be acceptable in other countries. ICAO rules mean we could only do this in another country if we move at least final assembly of these products there. But that is beyond our means.”

And so the stultifying bureaucracy of our regulator stifles yet another wonderful opportunity.

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FALCON 6X:

Luxury Enhanced with Fighter DNA Big aeroplanes tend to land at big airports — they need the runway length and little planes are generally suited to little airports in out-of-the-way places. But the Dassault Falcon 6X is a big business jet with a big cabin that lands almost everywhere.

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HE 6X has the largest cross-section of any purpose-built business jet. It’s 6 ft 6 inches (1.98m) tall — tall enough for 99 percent of passengers and 8 ft 6 inches (2.58m) wide. Passing a fellow passenger in the aisle doesn’t require an awkward ballet, as in smaller jets. The conference/dining table doesn’t have you knocking elbows. There’s more than enough personal space for everyone.

The cabin length, excluding the cockpit and baggage area, is 40 ft 4 inches (12.3m).

This provides ample space for three large living areas as well as a kitchen galley forward and a lavatory aft.

And yet, this big comfortable jet can slip into and power out of 4,000-foot runways with ease. That sort of performance opens up a wide world of potential airport destinations, and in more interesting places — both out of the way spots on remote ocean islands, or at small airports in urban centres such as London City airport.

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The 6X is the latest in the Falcon line, benefiting from Dassault’s latest technological advances. It’s scheduled to make its maiden flight in early 2021, with certification and entry into service in 2022.

The 6X’s 5,500 nm (10,186km) range allows direct flights between Johannesburg and London or Cape Town and Dubai.

The fuel efficiency of the 6X’s Pratt & Whitney PW812D engines helps in achieving that long-range performance with the added benefit of low emissions. This D (for Dassault) variant is a 13,000-14,000 lb thrust turbofan optimized for the fast, highflying 6X. The aircraft can operate as high as 51,000 ft and has a maximum speed of Mach 0.9.

Dassault has invested heavily to keep passengers in the quietest of environments, using sensitive noise-testing labs to identify and isolate even minor sources of noise.

Current Falcon aircraft are achieving remarkable noise levels as low as 48 dB SIL, about what you would find in a suburban living room. Dassault achieves this by reducing airframe vibration from the

engines and by placing noise cancellation materials between the outer skin of the aircraft and the cabin shell.

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On a more technical level, the 6X also excels.

All Falcons are known for their shortfield capabilities through advanced wing design, and the 6X is no exception. Its extendable leading-edge slats and trailingedge flaps enable approach speeds as low as 109 knots indicated — about 10 knots slower than competitors, which is critical for short landing and take-off performance.

A new addition to the 6X wing’s highlift devices, called a flaperon, enhances this capability. With such an ideally balanced wing design, the 6X can easily operate at challenging, short-field and steep approach airports such as London City or Lugano, Switzerland.

Day or night, in poor weather conditions, the 6X provides pilots with maximum situational awareness thanks to FalconEye, a head-up display (HUD) combining enhanced vision with synthetic vision. Dassault is the first business jet maker to develop a HUD with this unique technology. FalconEye features a fourthgeneration multi-sensor camera whose six

sensors present top quality images in both the visible and infrared spectrums. These images are combined with worldwide synthetic vision databases that map terrain, obstacles, navigation, and airport and runway data.

FalconEye is derived from a military technology that Dassault Aviation has applied to its civil aircraft. “What makes Dassault Aviation unique is that we are the only business jet-maker that also makes fighter

jets,” explains Dassault Aviation Executive VP Carlos Brana. “In fact, both are designed by the same engineers and manufactured at the same facilities.”

“When people walk through the 6X mockup for the first time, they are impressed by its beauty. But with Dassault aircraft, beauty is more than skin deep. In any case, we are proud that our interior is what makes people fall in love with a Falcon like the 6X,” says Brana. 

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BUSH PILOT HUGH PRYOR

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Fly

I was frankly astonished when I opened the newspaper

the other day, it was a ‘broad sheet’ one with big pages...to be confronted by a full-page photograph of ranks and ranks of grounded airliners.

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Y initial reaction was that I had not realised that Boeing had turned out that many 737 Max 8s and then I noticed that I was actually looking at a picture of Gatwick Airport and quite a lot of the aeroplanes sitting on the ground were not even made by Boeing at all...they were Airbuses. And then I moved on to the next page, which was covered in aircraft parked in Sydney, Australia.

There were so many that I lost count of the tail fins. Suddenly the gaping chasm which the Coronavirus has opened up in the capitalist system, broke cover and opened my eyes ...here were billions of dollars, just parked, awaiting the cutting torch, unless we can sort out this virus. And most of them were not long off the production line.

While we are on the subject of ‘cutting’.

This mountain of spare aircraft represents the ‘Cutting Edge’ of human engineering technology...the materials used have advanced almost by the minute. The engines have taken the expertise of people like Junkers and Caproni and Whittle to extremes of power and endurance which they could never have dreamed of. To take the human race from just managing to fly almost the length of a Boeing 747’s wingspan, in 1903, to being able to cart millions of holidaymakers all over the world, at prices which would be the equivalent to a couple of months’ salary, in the ‘old days’.

Okay, the money has changed, but we

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have also had a couple of wars, big time wars which changed the butterflies into bees. Then, with the Second World War, the bees became goshawks and their engines graduated from Kestrels to Merlins and then the Griffin and then on to turbines.

Now, I know that you guys will be wondering why an old duffer like me should be expressing opinions on the current aviation catastrophe, so I will explain...

It may come as a surprise to some of you that I actually own a share in an aircraft... I own the third bolt on the right main wheel of a 1947 Piper Super Cruiser, which is currently in the process of being rebuilt, after landing in the high canopy of the Congo rainforest during a game count.

I bought it in 1972, from an old friend who later became my best man, for the exorbitant price of $5000 in 1972. Okay so $5000 is not quite up to the price of a Boeing or an Airbus, but my Piper Super Cruiser is not just going to sit on the ground until somebody comes along and chops it up.

It has been flying for the last seventythree years and will probably be flying for the next seventy-three, if we can find people who know how to look after it. It will be ‘zero-timed’ with a 159 hp Lycoming O-320, out of a Super Cub, in the place of the old and, to be honest not totally reliable 145 hp Lycoming O-290-D2. They are also going to fit it out with flaps, so effectively it will become a three-seat Super Cub with proper doors...which makes me wonder why they didn’t do that in the first place with the Super Cub?

Incidentally, my Super Cruiser, with its rather heavy engine, was much easier to pick up and turn around, by using the tail handle at the aft end, and I have carried the crankshaft of a claas combine harvester, on my wife’s lap in the back...tied down...I mean the crankshaft, as well as my wife, obviously...and that brought the C of G nicely aft, so that I was able to carry out my first really smooth three-point landing at the farm, in front of a cheering crowd of my cousins, one of whom had just bought a Piper Pacer, which he wanted me to teach him to fly.

The Pacer was a different animal altogether from the delightful Cruiser. It was short-coupled and had such tiny wings that you could almost reach out and take the pitot cover off from the cabin, if you had missed it on the pre-flight check...and I speak from experience...although you heard that here for the first time!

Comparing the ‘Cruiser’ to the ‘Pacer’ is rather like comparing the delightful DC10 to the grumpy, bad-tempered MD-11.

I remember, as a Swissair Passenger, after a barely survivable MD-11 ‘Arrival’ on Runway 14 at Kloten. The Chief Stewardess walked into the cabin, jokingly hitching her knickers up and laughingly announced that the abruptness of the landing had been caused by a ‘software’ problem...which brought cheers and hoots of laughter from all of us passengers.

Annie, my ‘Dragon’, and I flew MD 11s with Swissair many times after that, but one of those involved a rather dramatic ‘Aborted Takeoff’ and ‘Emergency Braking’ on Runway 08 (the short one,) at Kloten and that also brought screams from the passengers, but they were not laughing this time.

No, give me a sweet old Cruiser, rather than a smart Pacer, or an old DC-10, rather than a slippery new MD 11 any day, please. 

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COLLINS AEROSPACE: Supporting Africa’s COVID-19 Recovery Jens Ziesel is the new Regional Director for Africa for Collins Aerospace Avionics. One of his main tasks is to assist the African air transport industry in its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Aerospace's Jens Ziesel is committed to helping Africa through the Covid-19 crisis.

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IESEL understands some of the unique challenges in Africa as prior to joining Collins Aerospace, he served in Chad and the CAR for the Austrian Armed Forces and he believes that Africa holds enormous potential for Collins Aerospace. He says that the growth potential in Africa is a great opportunity for Collins to grow

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its African customer and partner base.

For the recovery of the Covid-19 pandemic, Collins Aerospace has committed to making airports, aircraft and airspace safer. Ziesel believes that, from the time passengers begin their journey from their home or office to leaving the destination airport, only Collins Aerospace is able to deliver the range of technology that will enable end-to-end passenger security and safety.

Collins is a giant global player with over 16,000 engineers who have the industry knowledge and experience to enable Collins to understand the unique needs of airports, airlines and customers in Africa. Collins employs its expertise to deliver leading-edge, customised solutions that are focused on passenger safety and comfort, airport operational efficiency and aircraft availability, maintainability and sustainability.

Collins Aerospace has already established a strong presence in Africa, providing complete aeronautical solutions to aircraft manufacturers, integrators, airlines, airports and governments.

Collins Aerospace has almost 200 employees spread over six locations in South Africa, Morocco, Tanzania, Egypt, Ethiopia and Kenya. And the company’s commitment to Africa is growing. In Morocco it has expanded by 40%, creating 60 new jobs, supplying components to Boeing and Airbus.

Ziesel is proud of the level of commitment shown by his company in support of the African air transport industry during the Covid crisis. He points out that their top priority has been their employees and customers. Collins’ dedicated Africa team has been available 24/7/365 in support of customers and is currently fully dedicated to support them for the return to operations, working on the technical and safety challenges, with specific focus on airworthiness, crew training, and maintenance work.

Ziesel states that Collins Aerospace is committed to increase its presence and market share in Africa. “Listening to our customers is part of our DNA. By showing this we strongly believe that we will enlarge our footprint across the whole continent,” he says.

As post-Covid travel resumes, passenger movements will require a ‘No-touch’ seamless experience and airports must adapt to address all passenger touchpoints. This includes curbside arrival, check-in, baggage drop, security access and screening, customs and immigration, self-boarding gates, the in-flight cabin experience and destination border control. “Each of these touchpoints provides an opportunity for passengers and airport staff to come into contact with each other and COVID-19. While no one can predict the future, what is absolutely clear is that until passengers feel safe to travel, the global airline industry will continue to struggle,” Ziesel says. To address this, Collins Aerospace offers, “integrated and intelligent solutions for passenger processing and facilitation, airport operations and baggage management. Our self-service solutions create a seamless travel experience for a high volume of passengers.

We provide airports in Africa the solutions needed to improve operational efficiency and enhance the passenger experience.” 

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Gidon Novick to launch a new airline in South Africa.

Gidon Novick has astounded everyone by announcing the launch of yet another low cost carrier in South Africa

Gidon Novick is best known for launching the low-cost carrier (LCC) airline model in South Africa. Its zany kulula.com branding and cheeky advertising was revolutionary for the normally staid Comair. Jet enthusiasts around the world fondly recall the wonderfully annotated Boeing 737 dubbed ‘Flying 101’ with its fun captions painted on the plane.

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O when Novick announced in July that he was going to start yet another LCC in South Africa, and in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, people sat up and took notice.

Novick joined Comair as a young chartered accountant with a fresh MBA minted in the USA. In joining Comair he

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stepped into the very large shoes of his father Dave Novick, who had headed the airline for over 50 years. Gidon Novick defied the sceptics when kulula.com proved profitable from inception and was responsible for most of the dramatic growth South Africa’s domestic airline market has enjoyed.

After being joint CEO of Comair with Erik Venter until 2012, Gidon left

the airline industry for fresh challenges – in loyalty programmes and then tourism and hotel funding. However, like many airline CEOs, he has been unable to resist the lure of airlines and, ever the visionary entrepreneur, he astounded industry watchers by announcing his plan to launch yet another LCC, despite it being the most difficult of times for the industry, worldwide and particularly in South Africa, which has endured severe anti-Covid-19 lockdown regulations.

Novick’s rationale is that the entire aviation industry is going through; “a reset and this creates new opportunities. Survival more than ever, will be based on efficiency and avoiding the complexity that airlines inevitably accumulate over time. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to start with a fresh, efficient and unencumbered business model,” he says.

“If we have a super-efficient operation and the lowest costs, that will give us a competitive advantage. And over time that gives us a lot of security,” Gidon says. “The opportunity is now, because aircraft values are down around 40%. One of our key lessons from the current crisis is to avoid debt. We have managed to do that in all our

other businesses and the airline industry will be the same. In the new post Covid-19 world it will be even more important that any kind of fixed overheads that put the business at risk must be avoided.”

Although he expects the new airline to be debt free, he wants to own his own aircraft, as that is the most cost effective and enables the airline to be flexible through the lean periods. Although many airlines naturally vary their frequencies for peak and off-peak periods, Novick says that “a key tenet of our model is to be able to do that far more extensively, which means minimal fixed overheads.”

As a businessman needing to impress sceptical funders, Novick has done the necessary feasibility studies and he says that these confirm that there is room for his new airline. Testimony to the regard the industry has for him is that he says that funding is not the most difficult of his challenges. His fleet plans revolve around used large gauge narrow body aircraft. He will focus exclusively on the Johannesburg (OR Tambo) - Cape Town O-D route pairing which, thanks to South African airspace deregulation, has been one of the 10 busiest O-D pairings in the world.

Despite his long history of operating Boeing 737s at Comair/kulula, he is not fully a Boeing man and acknowledges that the Airbus A321 in a 230 seat high density configuration would be ideal on the Cape Town route.

When asked if he was going to include Durban to complete the JNB - CPT triangle, he admitted that kulula struggled with yields on that route, given that it is a short sector with competition from road travel. And when asked about using Lanseria Airport as an alternative to Johannesburg’s OR Tambo, he said that the new airline would concentrate on OR Tambo as that “is where the action is – where demand for domestic travel is centred, and there won’t be issues with slots for a long time.”

The new airline does not yet have a name nor a launch date, but he hopes to launch before the South African peak season over December. It normally takes at least 18 months to get a new Aircraft Operators Certificate (AOC) so Novick says that he is partnering with an existing operator – but won’t be drawn as to which one it is.

Novick is careful to not be seen to be charging headlong into a gap which might not yet exist in this very uncertain market.

“We are in no rush as the timing has to be right,” he says.

He identifies three key challenges arising

from the Covid pandemic: 1) The economic challenge; 2) Regulatory restrictions; 3) The perception of the health risk in travelling in a cramped airline cabin.

He says that the key advantage of

and-mean’ airline as well as in the tourism industry, will enable him to launch a winning low-cost carrier.

His airline launch will fly in the face of the other low-cost carriers in South

“a super-efficient operation and the lowest costs will give us a competitive advantage” starting an airline right now is that “there are great skills and talent available and aircraft can be obtained at extremely good prices.” He admits that he does not know how long it will take for the industry to recover and in particular, how long it will take before passengers start trusting the safety of flying from a health perspective.

He accepts that the economic consequences of the Covid pandemic will

Africa, being kulula.com, FlySafair and Mango, which have long complained about overcapacity in the market, particularly since the arrival of FlySafair with its fleet of seventeen 737s. When asked whether his new airline will not just be adding to this problem, Novick points out that he is still hopeful that the South African government will act rationally regarding its role in the industry. He therefore remains confident

Novick earned his spurs by launching LCCs in South Africa using kulula with edgy advertising and memorable marketing such as this 'Flying 101' paint scheme.

have a severe impact on people’s ability to afford to fly. Interestingly, he believes that business travel will be the hardest hit due to many businesses having made the switch to video conferencing. He therefore acknowledges that the ‘new normal’ will be a much smaller industry but he is confident that his experience in assembling a ‘lean-

that, given a level playing field without state subsidies of its own airlines, a tightly cost controlled and debt-free start-up will be a successful model.

Gidon believes a key requirement for a successful airline is that it must be agile enough to navigate the inevitable tough periods. He is therefore committed to a

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minimalist model of cost efficiency and simplicity. Thus, despite his track record with the Discovery Medical Aid Vitality programme, the new airline will not be offering a traditional loyalty program.

a multitude of challenges, including new biosecurity protocols and overcoming people’s resistance to flying. A huge uncertainty remains as to when the South African lockdown regulations will be

The Covid pandemic will have a severe impact on people’s ability to afford to fly However, he remains committed to the travel trade and will be accessing broad distribution channels, including direct webbased sales, travel trade and online travel agencies.

Gidon says that he will start small and will be careful not to flood the industry with seats. He acknowledges that he has

lifted sufficiently to enable free passenger movements for the airlines. At time of writing the lockdown level is at 3 out of 5 and it is not expected that significant free movement will be possible before level 1.

Noteworthy is that kulula.com have said that they will not be returning to the air before November.

The airline will target all travellers.

“The distinction between business and leisure has been blurring for a while now and Covid has accelerated this. People’s work and private lives have become a lot more integrated.” Tourism remains the long term focus though. “Notwithstanding this major setback, South Africa is a globally competitive tourist destination and tourism is critical to our economy.”

While he recognises the importance of code sharing to feed and de-feed his routes, he says that he has no immediate plans for any sort of alliance, other than perhaps a very limited interlining arrangement. “I can’t imagine that in this climate, a large and established international airline would want to partner or codeshare with an unknown start-up,” he says.

Having just turned 50 years old, Gidon is proud to be what he calls “a middle-aged man with a combination of energy and experience. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to start with an efficient and unencumbered business model,” he says.

Given his track record, the new start-up will be one to keep a close eye on. 

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Training K oos K ieck

THE PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTOR Koos ‘Rapier’ Kieck is an ‘uber-pilot’. A career pilot with the SAAF he was a ‘vlamgat’ Mirage pilot and air combat instructor. After leaving the SAAF as a Lt Colonel, he joined Working on Fire to fly their massive Air Tractor

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802 Fire Bombers, which he did safely for nine years.

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OOS is dismayed by what he sees as slipping standards in flight instruction and has put together a list of bullet points (what did you expect from an air combat instructor) for a presentation he made to civvy flight instructors: 1. INTRODUCTION: 1.1. How professional are we

instructors?

1.2. What is our approach to our

students?

• Is it just about the income and are we ‘milking’ our students?

• Are we just ‘hour building’?

1.3. What is the level of our theoretical and technical knowledge?

1.4. At what level are our flying skills?

A very senior instructor at Dunnottar once said to me, “You are obliged to give the best instruction possible to a student because he deserves the same chance you had. Who are you to play God and deny a student a career in aviation because you don’t like him – or his father – who

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is in politics?” Let us therefore consider the characteristics of the professional instructor, so that we may all strive to attain the highest level of professionality.

What do students expect from their instructors, whom they respect and hold in high regard? (Most of them think we can walk on water.)

1. Do I look professional (dress code, grooming etc.)

2. Am I punctual?

3. Am I prepared?

4. Do I deliver?

Now, how do I deliver? The first two points are easily achieved, but I think points 3 and 4 are the ones where we really fall short. Let us look at a typical sortie/flight Each ab-initio flight should consist of the following: 1. A theory lecture on the aspect: 30 – 40 minutes (Day before) 2. A proper pre-flight briefing: 20 – 30 minutes 3. The actual flight, consisting of the following: • Revision of previous sorties • Instruction on the new aspect • Student practice of new aspect • Demonstration of the next sortie’s new aspect 4. Emergency drill 5. Debrief on all aspects covered during the flight 6. Training file update on the sortie 2. T HE THEORY LECTURE: AERODYNAMICS • Introduction – capture the student’s attention • Explain the reason for teaching aerodynamics • Cover all elements of the aspect • Conclude with a brief summary of what was taught • Encourage questions 3. THE PRE-FLIGHT BRIEFING • Plan the flight from beginning to end. Use the students’ knowledge to build the sortie • Talk stick and rudder – nose control, emphasise nose position relative to horizon. (The stick and rudder is only a means to manipulate the nose) • Build on student’s prior knowledge • Continuously emphasise safety 4. THE FLIGHT • The student must fly as much as possible • Introduce accuracy from the beginning • The student must do vital actions (Checks) • Gain the student’s confidence and keep the student orientated • Emphasise airmanship – consideration of others in the air

• • • • • • • • • • • •

Revise the previous aspects until competent Teach the new aspect.

Listen to the radio and show airmanship by considering others Do not overload the student, especially in the beginning Time spent on basics will pay dividends Assign homework afterwards and follow up whether it is done Do coordination exercises, it builds confidence.

Follow the steps in the syllabus, do not rush If the student is unwell, do not continue –nothing will be absorbed Just before return, introduce the next concept Talk to the student at all times and do not let him do anything that was not covered A professional instructor never shouts at a student, continuously analyses the student and situation and uses various methods of explanation and demonstration to facilitate a student’s understanding.

5. THE DEBRIEF • Is done directly after the flight • Is never negative but focuses on the positive, giving praise where justified • Use the student’s recollections to build the debrief by asking questions such as:… did you see… do you remember…what happened when…where was the nose pointing…what was your power/fuel/flap…

• Give the student homework for the next flight.

6. CONCLUSION We will never be knowledgeable or experienced enough to be a perfect instructor, but we must always strive to get there. It helps to talk to other instructors, discussing our students’ progress with them, being open to learning, even from our students, and admitting when we do not know something, but committing to finding answers.

The fact that a student has passed the Principles of Flight, A/C Technical & General/Met/ Nav exams does not mean he or she can apply this theory to practical flying. It is our task as instructors, to put those together.

Always ask yourself the question “Would I have paid for the instruction I just gave to this student. Would I have passed an assessment by a DFE if he sat in for the whole sortie?”

Author’s note I sincerely hope that at the least I have set your minds and your conscience to considering the vision of becoming the best instructor possible. We owe that to our industry. 

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The new VIP paint scheme on ZZ336.

Defence D arren O livier

MULTI ROLE VIP TANKERS Late in June, an Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) Voyager of the Royal Air Force (RAF) emerged from the paint shop wearing a bright new VIP paint scheme in place of its previous low-visibility grey tactical livery.

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HE aircraft, serialled ZZ336 and named ‘Vespina’, has been configured for VIP use since 2016 when 58 business class seats were fitted and it retains its aerial refuelling capability, though this is the first time that it has received a special paint scheme.

This change, and the associated cost, were controversial in the UK to say the least. This column will not address that particular debate, but will instead look at the value of a multi role tanker transport and how this concept has made it possible to have a VIP transport aircraft capable of supporting other missions like aerial refuelling when not in use for its primary mission. That has not been seen as a viable option until now, and it should serve as an example for African countries looking

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over the long term to replace their VIP head of state transport aircraft while also adding new capabilities to their Air Force fleets. As an added bonus these aircraft come with remarkable medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) add-on kits.

If we accept that VIP aircraft are a necessity for diplomacy, and that neither chartering nor airline travel is an option for some countries, then this provides a better way forward.

Our focus will be on the Airbus A330 MRTT, but most of it if not all should apply equally to Boeing’s KC-767/KC-46.

In today’s environment of everconstrained defence budgets facing off against increasing per-aircraft acquisition and operational cost, it’s no longer justifiable to acquire single use aircraft when the option exists to fulfil two or more roles with

a single platform. This has been accepted wisdom for the past three decades, and few new aircraft are now designed to a single specialist role. Yet for some reason this has escaped head of state VIP transports, which almost exclusively continue to be singlepurpose aircraft that have no secondary role, meaning that when not being used for VIP duties or related training, they stand idle. This is a waste of money.

The United Kingdom and Australia were the first to realise the potential of their incoming A330 MRTTs as intercontinental VIP transports on top of their existing multi role capability.

In essence this was enabled by three separate trends: First, like other large newergeneration aerial tankers, the A330 MRTT has enough capacity in its internal fuel tanks (111,000 kg) that there’s no need for extra fuel tanks in the cabin or cargo area, leaving those free for cargo, passengers or medical evacuation without any compromise to the aerial refuelling mission. Indeed, it’s possible for an A330 MRTT to carry a full load of 300 passengers and still perform aerial refuelling at the same time, though in that scenario its range would be reduced.

Second, where VIP interiors have traditionally been custom, one-off designs

hand-made for each individual aircraft, Airbus and third party outfitters like Lufthansa Technik have developed new modular VIP interiors that are not only substantially cheaper than traditional VIP cabins but could be palletised and moved between aircraft as needed. Australia and the UK opted for non-modular interiors, rather dedicating a single aircraft in their fleet to the VIP role, but that’s not a nonnegotiable requirement.

Third, the space required for secure head of state-level communications systems has decreased massively in the past two decades, allowing virtually any mid to large size aircraft to carry a full secure communications suite with no serious weight or range penalty. This has made it feasible to equip all aircraft in a multi role tanker transport fleet with the same highend secure communications equipment, meaning there’s no further modification required beyond installing the modular VIP kit.

Moreover, this same trend toward modular roll-on/roll-off kits and the miniaturisation of electronics means that

a severely wounded or ill patient. The range with a full set of Morphée modules remains an astounding 12 000 km.

France’s A330 MRTTs can also be kitted out with a ‘CM30’ configuration, with 40 stations for light to moderate wounded patients, seating for 88 passengers and space for cargo. Or a combination of Morphée modules, regular medical stations and passengers as needed.

Lufthansa Technik offers its own hightech MEDEVAC modular option for the MRTT for those countries who don’t want to develop their own, as France did.

Needless to say, having this level of MEDEVAC support can make the difference between life and death for both soldiers wounded on the battlefield and civilians harmed or injured by natural disasters or disease outbreaks. That it can be done with an aircraft that the next day could be configured to carry lifesaving cargo or evacuate passengers, is even better.

Another option that France has gone with is to use modular kits to create an airborne command centre, able to both direct battles and act as intelligence,

aircraft and crews for the RAF depending on pre-agreed requirements, but can charter out for regular passenger travel any A330 MRTTs not immediately needed. This reduces operating costs quite substantially compared to having a dedicated fleet, and should be considered as a potential option for any African air forces looking to go down this road.

Given all of this, what’s the downside of adopting a multi role tanker transport, like the A330 MRTT, with a modular VIP interior? Surely it’s an idea that sells itself?

Sadly, no. There are inherent compromises in the approach that must be understood and accepted by everyone involved.

For one, this only works if the VIPs who’ll fly on the aircraft agree to certain restrictions on the way they use it. That includes providing proper scheduling months in advance of when they’ll need it, to allow air force planners to efficiently schedule maintenance slots while leaving enough spare capacity for aerial refuelling and possibly regular transport duties. It also means opting to limit their number of flights on the aircraft beyond those

surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) communication relays.

Finally, because A330 MRTTs retain their regular cabin and most cargo space, they can be chartered out as regular airliners, which is the approach taken by the Royal Air Force with the AirTanker consortium contract. Under that, AirTanker has to provide a minimum number of

which are absolutely necessary, such as intercontinental trips, and not requiring the aircraft to be on standby for ad hoc VIP trips.

There’s also a need to understand that opting for an MRTT-style approach may be more expensive than having a pure VIP transport, which may make it unaffordable even though it brings substantial additional

VIP interior of RAF Voyager 'Vespina'.

an aircraft like the MRTT can perform even more roles including some truly spectacular MEDEVAC options. The French Air Force, for instance, have equipped their A330 MRTT ‘Phénix’ aircraft with the Morphée (Module de Réanimation pour Patient à Haute Élongation d’Évacuation) system, comprising up to 10 modules each capable of providing a sterile intensive care unit for

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The VIP Voyager demonstrating its retained aerial refuelling capability.

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capabilities in air refuelling, transport and MEDEVAC roles. It’s still cheaper to buy a VIP-configured BBJ or ACJ. In addition, unlike a VIP aircraft, it would not make any sense to acquire only a single MRTT as that is too small for a minimum fleet size especially as the VIPconfigured aircraft will have lower availability than the standard fleet.

Realistically at least three aircraft are needed, which does not come cheap.

Most importantly though, it requires a public and political mindset that understands that VIP transport should always be a secondary capability of any air force, subservient to their primary task of protecting the nation. Until that’s in place, no balance will be possible. 

Phillipe Salazar launches Air Law PhD and Masters

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HE University of Cape Town is now inviting applications for admission to the Faculty of Law’s PhD and Master's Programmes with a focus on Air and Aviation Law. These degrees are by research and dissertation only (no course work).

This is an exciting new area for the Faculty, and is led by Distinguished Professor Philippe Salazar who recently authored Air Law (2019) – a book focused on the laws of air and aviation in South Africa, the first book of its kind on this particular legal focus, and a publication hailed as of great value to the aviation community. It can be found here x Distinguished Professor Salazar is keen to work with postgraduate research students interested in this area of specialisation.

Students are invited to submit topics for their research, provided that they remain within the wider range of aviation or air law regulations, international or local. Cases are looked at individually on the merit of the proposal. The programme has already attracted top aviation executives.

This is a unique opportunity for pilots or aviation administrators to gain an advanced degree from Africa's top-ranking institution and from an internationally renowned Law Faculty. Students do NOT need to hold a law degree to enroll for a Masters programme.

For a PhD, however, a LLM (Masters in Law) is recommended - but not compulsory.

For more information contact UCT Law’s Postgraduate Manager, Ms Patricia Phillips on patricia.phillips@uct.ac.za or Distinguished Prof Philippe-Joseph Salazar on philippe.salazar@uct.ac.za. 

Quote of the month:

Our airline columnist Mike Gough says SAA is currently in too perilous a position for him to pen his usual column for this issue. However he did share the following great insight:

“The good news is that there will be an even worse pilot shortage in about two years’ time. The COVID-19 pandemic will have cut so many pilots from the industry, especially the older ones who will have taken early retirement, that there will be a huge shortage of pilots when the airline industry once again approaches previous levels. And in four years’ time the FAA estimates that 42% of the entire US ATP-licensed workforce will have retired.

Couple that with the COVID issues, and it’s going to be an epic train smash.”

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Savage BARN FIND IN UGANDA Part 2

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C raig L ang

and

T yron G ibbs

After my first journey to Uganda to examine the long neglected Savage Classic in mid-November 2019, Tyron and I boarded a Kenya Airways flight via Nairobi to Entebbe, from where we planned to fly the plane that had been sitting in an open hangar for nearly five years, back to SA.

THE FLIGHT HOME - BY: CRAIG LANG

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E had to charm our way past the security people at OR Tambo airport, as we had a large box with two new tyres, tubes, a fire extinguisher, tools and a whole bunch of other small spare parts for the aircraft, including two 20L fuel bladders (water bottles!). The fire extinguisher was confiscated, but we managed to convince the folks at the Kenya Airways counter to allow us to take the tyres through, as they were not inflated, and therefore not a risk. Soon we were comfortably settled in the Dreamliner, and en-route to Entebbe.

The 787 Kenya Airways flight via Nairobi to Entebbe took us 5 hours. The trip back would take 30!

In our hand luggage we carried a Meglin sabre propeller and hub, and were asked on a few occasions when the prop went through the scanners if these were machetes we were carrying….patience and smiles eventually allowed us to charm our way through, and we arrived that evening at Entebbe, Uganda, where we were met by the hotel’s taxi driver. He took us via back roads to the hotel, rather than take the brand-new freeway, where apparently highway robbery at night is a common occurrence. This made us feel quite at home!

The Mak-Queen hotel is a stone’s throw from the Kajjansi airfield, and we had an early start, working our way to the airfield between dozens of scooters and Uganda’s famous Ankole cattle with their massive horns.

First on the agenda was to replace the tyres and the propeller, as I was not happy with either. Tyron set about the tyres, while I removed the old prop, and assembled the new Meglin two-blade. The guys at

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Our routing from Uganda to Eva’s Field.

KEA were as helpful as the previous visit, and I think were rather curious about the activity around this previously neglected aircraft, not to mention amazed that we planned to fly it back to South Africa.

By mid-afternoon, 59DOH was ready to fly with her new prop and wheels, so Tyron and I got permission from the KEA bosses for a test flight but were asked to remain in the Kajjansi circuit. The 35-minute flight was successful, with all temperatures and pressures remaining in the green, and the new prop running as smooth as silk.

Refuelled and loaded up, including the extra 40L of fuel stored in the soft Jerry cans behind the back seat, we planned to set off early the next morning, 15 November.

The KEA office staff assisted us with our Ugandan flight plan for the next morning and arranged clearance for us to fly into Entebbe.

Rigging and cleaning in progress.

Avgas at $2.60/Litre!) after which we cleared Customs and Immigration, and then met our rep from Kilimanjaro Aviation who helped us with the paperwork. $150 for the clearance permit, and $100 per leg for navigation fees!! And we had two legs in Tanzania: Mwanza to Tabora then Tabora to Songwe. When I asked what navigation

WE MADE SURE TO KEEP LITTLE ISLANDS WITHIN GLIDING DISTANCE HOMEWARD BOUND - DAY 1: Low, grey clouds greeted us at the airfield in the morning, as is typical of the tropics. We took off in a light rain shower with a strict reminder to avoid flying over the President’s residence en-route to Entebbe. We were cleared onto Entebbe’s main runway in quite a heavy rain shower and parked next to a Russian IL76 while we cleared our paperwork.

Airborne again before 9am, we planned to skirt the eastern edge of Lake Victoria to Mwanza, the entry point into Tanzania.

In a straight line from Entebbe to Mwanza, the distance was 150nm... but that would involve 149nm of flight over Africa’s largest lake and so was not on our wish list. Skirting the lake to the east, we flew 250nm, and fortunately had a gentle wind on our tail, reducing the flight to under three hours.

We did cut some corners over the lake but made sure to keep little islands within gliding distance. There were surprisingly few fishing or tourist boats, and only an occasional hotel or lodge on the islands.

In Mwanza we were met by efficient staff who helped with fuelling (they had

assistance they provided, I was answered with a shrug.

Many Dollars lighter, we took off from Mwanza for Tabora, planning to arrive late in the afternoon. This was a leg of 160nm and took us two hours. It is fairly flat, dry countryside, with the occasional baobab tree on a rocky outcrop, with scattered rice and maize fields, but generally unexciting scenery. We flew most of the time between 500ft and 1000 ft agl. Tyron and I shared the flying equally, him from the back seat. It was great taking hour-long shifts - this was

the only autopilot we had.

We’d arranged to stay at a little hotel called the Tabora Belmonte, much grander in name than reality. The contact on arrival was a chap called Victor, who was also the ATC at Tabora. Averaging 0 to 1 movements at the airport per day, he was delighted to hear us on the radio, and very warm and welcoming. We arranged to refuel in the morning and set off for the hotel where Victor dropped us off. On the way, we found out Victor had been on duty a couple of months prior to our arrival, when the South African Sling 4 had gone down soon after taking off from Tabora, both pilots tragically losing their lives. He rather sombrely asked us to be very careful.

The Belmonte’s beer was cold, but we had our first lesson on eating local kuku (chicken). Seems in central Africa chickens are not selected for their tenderness, and are most likely chosen a day or two before they die of old age...but we had fun, and crashed in our beds after nearly six hours of flying in central African heat.

DAY 2: We planned to leave after a hearty breakfast but had to be satisfied with a few slices of watermelon and rubbery toast the alternative was some kind of fish and

In the company of heavies - Russian IL76 parked nearby.

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banana surprise, which didn’t appeal at all.

Victor helped us refuel and we were soon cleared for take off on Runway 13, routed for Songwe, where we planned to refuel, clear customs and continue straight on to Mfuwe in Zambia. Half an hour from Songwe, however, the ancient Becker radio died, and we had to do an approach and landing at Songwe with no comms. After taxiing onto the apron, we were approached by an official, saying the ATC wanted to speak to me.

Expecting the worst, I climbed the tower steps, and was met by a friendly fellow, who was concerned with our radio problem, and suggested we repair it before continuing.

We arranged with one of the apron staff who had a car, to take Tyron to town to get Mogas, as there was no Avgas available.

This turned into quite a mission, as nobody would take US$ at the petrol station.

Someone on a motorcycle was called to exchange the Dollars into Shilingi to pay for the fuel. This was going to turn out to be a problem for the next couple of days, as the ATM in the airport wouldn’t give us cash, and nobody would change US$ for Shillings.

We couldn’t even buy a drink or food at the little airport kiosk. To call Songwe the armpit of Tanzania is being kind.

I tried in vain to breathe some life into the radio. We checked fuses, circuits, opened the radio and stopped just short of beating it, but no sign of life.

Storm clouds were building, so we tied the Savage down for the night (or two), and found a lift into the local town - a strong word for the ramshackle buildings lining the side of the main road from Cape Town to Nairobi.

We found accommodation at the Mfikemo Inn, which much to our surprise and relief, had an “a la carte” menu.

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Ravenous, but still opting to play it safe with “Kuku Plain”, we were met with the toughest and most sinewy excuse for a chicken that either of us have ever had the misfortune of tasting.

We took an evening stroll through the little village, where hundreds of Tuk-

Tuks line the roads between the trucks rolling with fuel and goods from SA. The desperate poverty of the local people hung in the air around us, but despite this, people were friendly, and hardly noticed the two Mzungu’s walking through their village.

Later that evening, we opted for spinach

A friendly but expensive welcome to Mwanza, Tanzania.

Fish and Banana surprise for breakfast.

with Ugali (a porridge of maize and crushed green bananas or cassava). There would be no more kuku for a while.

A very simple panel - with the hand-held VHF and cell phone ear piece.

W N E EW B S IT E

DAY 3: Our transport arrived early, and we were keen to get to the airport and convince the ATC that we could manage without a radio until Mfuwe, Zambia. Someone else was on duty though, and she was having none of it. She contacted her supervisor in Dar es Salaam, who confirmed we could not fly across a border without a radio, despite carrying a PLB. Doomed to be stuck in Songwe another day at least, we desperately started phoning around.

By mid-day, I’d tracked down a Captain Chikwanda at Coastal Air in Dar, who took pity on us, and promised to phone around for a handheld radio.

Finally, Chikwanda came through - he had a contact with an old Icom handheld, but no charger. He’d accept $200 and would charge the radio somehow before sending it down with that evening’s Air Tanzania flight, and we could set off early the next morning. Sadly, the radio missed the flight by some 10 minutes, and we had to wait until the following morning, when the 08:15 flight landed. Much to our relief, the captain (a friend of Chikwanda) stepped out holding the handheld. Parting with $200 for the radio, and some more $$ for various other charges including parking, I anxiously fired up the radio and asked ATC to activate our flight plan and for a radio check. 

“I read you 5” was the best transmission Refuelling at Songwe, ATC tower in the distance.

I have ever received over the radio.

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