+27 (0)82 552 2940 / +27 (0)79 880 4359
  • My Cart
      was successfully added to your cart.
Sign in or Join now
African Pilot MagazineAfrican Pilot MagazineAfrican Pilot MagazineAfrican Pilot Magazine
  • Home
  • Advertise
  • Digital
  • Resources
    • 2021 Digital Calendar
    • APAnews
      • APAtoday – aviation breaking news
      • APAnews sign-up
      • APAnews archive
    • APAcom
    • Aviation Events Calendar 2021
      • Download Calendar
    • Service Guide
    • Download Service Guide FREE
  • Subscribe
    • Shop
    • One year subscription – digital
    • Single edition downloads
  • Flights to Nowhere
  • Contact
Pilatus PC-12 NGX December 2019 edition of African Pilot
august-slider-1
september-slider-1

September 2019 edition of African Pilot

AirVenture 2019 – Celebrating 50 years in Oshkosh – USA

Once again this year we arrived at Camp Plakkerfontein a few days before the main group arrived on Saturday 20 July to assist with the setting up of the now famous South African camp. It was exciting to see that once again the campsite had been transformed into a new design where the logistics of the pub, around which everything is planned, was now attached to the wooden hut.

As is typical in this part of America in the summer months, storm warning sirens as well as weather warnings were abundant, but when the terrific storm hit us on the airfield on the Friday night, we were all taken aback by the sheer force of the lightning, winds and torrential rain that continued for several hours. However, other than a few tent pegs that came out and some flooding, fortunately there was very little damage to the South African campsite.

Flying Legends 2019

Held under grey clouds, the theme of this year’s Flying Legends was the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Operation Overlord saw 11,000 airmen involved and 14,000 sorties flown by the Allies on 6 June 1944 and only 127 aircraft were lost. That is an amazing figure in the larger scheme of things and just shows how the Allies had air superiority at that stage of the war. Flying Legends paid tribute to those many men and woman involved in the largest land invasion ever attempted. As usual, the airshow lived up to its name – and Legends were aplenty.

Avionics and instrumentation 2019 update

As the deadline for ALL aircraft and helicopters flying within controlled airspace in the USA to carry a digital transponder has been set as 1 January 2020; there was still some noticeable discussion on which system to use and what the cost would be. Whilst misconceptions about the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) mandate to install digital transponders have slowed helicopter operators’ adoption of Automatic Dependence Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out technologies, equipment suppliers, helicopter manufacturers and helicopter operators appear to be stepping up their game to meet the deadline.

September 2019 edition of African Pilot magazine
FREE preview of the September 2019 edition of African Pilot Magazine
(first pages up to and including picture of the month)
Advertise on our website
Advertise on our website
Advertise on our website

Best of the Best

Eugene Esmonde

Eugene Esmonde

Eugene Esmonde

“Forward, unflinching, unswerving, indomitable, till the whole task is done and the whole world is safe and clean.” – Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister during World War II.

Fact File

Blackburn Buccaneer

Blackburn Buccaneer

Blackburn Buccaneer

During the 1950s, the Soviet Union introduced its high-speed Sverdlov-class light cruisers, which presented a significant threat to the West. In order to help Britain’s Royal Navy respond.

Names to Remember

Gaspard-Félix Tournachon

Gaspard-Félix Tournachon

Gaspard-Félix Tournachon

Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, better known by his pseudonym ‘Nadar’, was born on 6 April 1820 in Paris, France. After completing school, he studied medicine.

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Night Shows

by Athol Franz
Picture of the month

At AirVenture every year the organisers stage spectacular night airshows on the Wednesday and Saturday evenings. The shows start at twilight with fast moving military jets like the F22 Raptor using full afterburner for the effect. Various aerobatics teams with fireworks flaming off the wings then display loops, rolls and stall turns to the music. Once the aerobatics are complete, a magnificent fireworks display with incredible pyrotechnics takes place usually ending in the blowing of the 1000 metre wall of fire. This particular picture shows the Show Cat highly modified bi-plane performing a loop at show centre. In order to add interest to the picture we usually set up behind one of the larger aircraft parked on Boeing Plaza such as this Viking seaplane fire bomber. Athol Franz took this picture with his Canon EOS 7D fitted with a Canon wide angle lens at 18mm on a low level tripod. Shutter speed is 10 seconds, f 6,3 at ISO 800.

Advertise on our website
Advertise on our website
Advertise on our website

Stay up-to-date with aviation news from South Africa, Africa and the world by subscribing to APAnews - African Pilot's weekly aviation newsletter.

Sign up for APAnews

Advertising enquiries

To advertise in African Pilot, APAnews or on our website, contact Adrian Munro

Cell: +27 (0)79 880 4359
E-mail: marketing@africanpilot.co.za

Social media

APAnews sign-up

Join Africa’s fastest-growing weekly aviation news service FREE.

    Maximise your ROI and receive qualified exposure by advertising your business to the right audience.

    Recent tweets

    • APAnews 18 2021 - https://t.co/5Jl8dfq1bm

      13 hours ago
    • #MyAviationLife #AirNavRally #Aviation https://t.co/k1S8ngMz6N

      1 day ago
    • Share with friends this QR code for your FREE copy of African Pilot March magazine.#free #magazine #AvGeek… https://t.co/4eT7i8KlrA

      2 days ago
    • Get your FREE March edition of African Pilot out now! Click on the link below to view the interactive magazine onli… https://t.co/6kIPGrZqBo

      2 days ago

    APAnews

    • Number 18 – 03 March 2021

      African Pilot’s aircraft of the week identification quiz German Blohm & Voss

      4 Mar, 2021
    • Number 17 – 01 March 2021

      “The more one considers the matter, the clearer it becomes that redistribution

      1 Mar, 2021
    • Number 16 – 25 February 2021

      African Pilot’s aircraft of the week identification quiz The Edgley EA-7 Optica

      25 Feb, 2021
    • Number 15 – 22 February 2021

      “When government will expropriate any wealth that people create, the present value

      22 Feb, 2021

    Quick tags

    2019 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh AERO AERO SA AERO South Africa AHRLAC AirVenture AirVenture 2019 APAnews Bearhawk Bob Barrows Boeing Boeing 737 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Boeing 777 CAA Cemair Civil Aviation Authority Comair Dassault Mirage Ethiopian Airlines Jet Airways Lion Air Military Pilot Northrop N-9M Oshkosh Oshkosh 2019 RAASA Wonderboom National Airport
    • Home
    • Advertise
    • Digital
    • APAnews
    • Subscribe
    • Contact
    Copyright 2021 © African Pilot Magazine | All Rights Reserved
    • Home
    • Advertise
    • Subscribe
      • One Year Digital Subscription
      • One Year Print Subscription
      • Single Edition Downloads
    • Resources
      • Aviation Service Guide
      • Aviation Service Guide 2019 (Free Download)
      • Aviation Events Calendar 2021
      • APAcom Discussion Forum
      • APAnews
        • APAnews Archive
        • APAtoday Breaking News
        • APAnews Sign-up
    • Shop
    • Contact
    • My Account
      • My Cart
      • Downloads
    African Pilot Magazine