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â€Å“Make a list of twenty-five things you want to experience before you die. Carry the list in your wallet and refer to it oftenâ€Â Anonymous.
Receptionist vacancy at African Pilot
After a relatively short spell as our receptionist Abrina Moshole has decided to get married and start a new career with her husband. We are very sorry to loose her, as Abrina has certainly made her mark in our business with her terrific sense of humour. This means that our front desk will need a competent receptionist with computer skills and charm. If you know of any person who may be interested in joining the African Pilot team please tell them about this position. Please Cheryl on (011) 702 2342/3. Thank you.
African Pilot August edition
African Pilot has taken another quantum leap forward with the publication of our August edition that will be distributed this week. Not only has this edition increased in size by a further sisxteen pages, but we have published our very light aircraft survey â€â€œ 33 of the light aircraft available in southern Africa today. Equal opportunity was presented to all manufacturers and distributors of very light aircraft to partake in this survey at no cost to themselves. Unfortunately, for various reasons, some missed the deadline for which we cannot be held responsible. This survey will be followed in October by a similar survey of certified, â€Ëœfactory manufacturedâ€tm piston aircraft available to the southern African market. We are expecting a similar number of aircraft to be featured in this edition.
Received from Cliff Lotter â€â€œ Klerksdorp Airshow.
I agree with your statement regarding the importance of airshows wholeheartedly. I know of at least five people who have become pilots directly as a result of attending an airshow. Yes, it is a drag seeing the same thing over and over again but as you mention, it not only about the displays, it is about meeting old friends that share a common interest and having a good time even if it just â€Ëœkuieringâ€tm. The Klerksdorp flying club flies down to attend the Virginia show every year, and every year we sit in the same place and see the same aircraft and the same people, but we have a ball all the same. (Pun?) Just being there is fun.
Whenever I find the displays a little tedious I just have to think back to the first time I attended an airshow and the absolute awe and amazement I felt seeing these machines being gracefully thrown around with, what seemed to be, consummate ease. I then look around and see that there are people (the kids are the best) around me experiencing the very same feeling for the first time, and THAT makes airshows worth every cent! What worth is there in awe, was it not for the presence of wide eyes ?(Hemmingway). I take my hat off to those that are the backbone of airshows, those that sacrifice weekend after weekend for no remuneration, to bring this delight to the public. Guys like Scully, Dennis, Ralf, Brad, Pierre (and many others) as well as their respective teams, and they do it for the love of aviation. Thanks guys!
Donâ€tmt forget the Klerksdorp Airshow on Saturday 13 August! Cliff Lotter
Lycoming Crankshaft Update
More information is trickling in about Lycomingâ€tms latest crankshaft recall. Most of the 1,100 aircraft affected are Robinson helicopters, as well as late-model Cessna 182s, some Piper models, and a scattering of other aircraft, including some Commander 112s. A proposed FAA Airworthiness Directive that was expected to be out by Friday 22 July so far has not been published. The crankshaft problem first surfaced in early 2002 when Lycoming recalled some 400 crankshafts used in TIO- and LTIO-540 engines. By late 2003, Lycoming broadened the recall to some 1,800 airplanes total; that recall program was concluded in 2003. It was believed at the time that only the high-horsepower versions were at risk. Note: The latest recall covers roughly 1200 crankshafts -- not 2,000, as originally reported -- some known to be installed in factory engines, some as replacement parts. Lycoming was able to complete its 2003 programme ahead of schedule, and sought to appease inconvenienced owners by covering costs of alternative transportation, insurance, fees and interest. The repaired engines came with a one-year warranty. The cost of the 2003 recall to Lycoming was $35 million.
Vereeniging Contest
The next two contests will be held on 7 August and 16 October, both at Vereeniging airfield. Attached please find the relevant entry forms.
Safe flying and happy landings
Regards
Laszlo
Aviation humour
Tower: "Cessna 142 on final approach, go around, there's an aircraft on the runway!"
Solo Pilot Trainee: "Cessna 142, Roger". (The solo pilot trainee continues approach)
Tower: "Cessna 142, I said GO AROUND!!!"!
Pilot Trainee (calmly): "Cessna 142, Roger."
The solo pilot trainee landed the Cessna on the numbers, rolls to a stop in front of a twin-bonanza parked in the middle of the runway, goes around the bonanza aircraft and continues to the taxiway.
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