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“Always be wary of any helpful item that weighs less than its operating manual” Terry Pratchett African Pilot’s aircraft of the week identification quiz No prizes, but if you can identify the mystery aircraft please send an e-mail to me: editor@africanpilot.co.za Thanks Athol Franz   This is the final APAnews for 2020. African Pilot’s staff willRead more

Question: Where will I find the requirements for commercial Pilots Licence? Answer: CATs 61. Subpart 5. African Pilot’s December 2020 edition The December edition featuring Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Drones, Flying Cars and Urban Connectivity is complete and will go into international circulation later this week. These subjects have fascinated me over the past few yearsRead more

“In every declining civilisation there is a small ‘remnant’ of people who adhere to the right against the wrong; who recognise the difference between good and evil and who will take an active stand for the former and against the latter; who can still think and discern and who will courageously take a stand againstRead more

Question: Which part of the law will this requirement be found? Answer: Part 91.02.4 African Pilot’s December 2020 edition The December edition featuring Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Drones, Flying Cars and Urban Connectivity is complete and will go into international circulation later this week. These subjects have fascinated me over the past few years as more ambitious projectsRead more

“Once we start to worry too often and too deeply about what certain individuals and what certain groups think about us, then we might start selling our souls for the sake of expediency.” Otis Chandler African Pilot’s aircraft of the week identification quiz No prizes, but if you can identify the mystery aircraft please sendRead more

Question: What clearance above the highest obstacle do the segments in the MSA give? Answer: 1500 feet African Pilot’s December 2020 edition The December edition featuring Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Drones, Flying Cars and Urban Connectivity is complete and will go into international circulation later this week. These subjects have fascinated me over the past fewRead more

“‘Liar’ is just as ugly a word as ‘thief,’ because it implies the presence of just as ugly a sin in one case as in the other. If a man lies under oath or procures the lie of another under oath, if he perjures himself or suborns perjury, he is guilty under the statute law.”  TheodoreRead more

Question: What hazard is associated with heavy rain on final approach? Answer: micro burst / wind shear African Pilot’s November 2020 edition As we get closer to the end of this year, the November edition features ‘Gifts for Pilots’ as well as many international newsworthy aspects and developments in aviation. The November edition is completeRead more

“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies” Nelson Mandela African Pilot’s aircraft of the week identification quiz Send your answer to editor@africanpilot.co.za Question: Are the winds given on METAR and TAF report true or magnetic? Answer: True African Pilot’s November 2020 edition As we get closer to the endRead more

Question: What is MEA and what does it guarantee? Answer: Minimum enroute altitude. It guarantees clearance above the highest obstacle on that route and radio and navigational communication. African Pilot’s November 2020 edition As we get closer to the end of this year, the November edition features ‘Gifts for Pilots’ as well as many internationalRead more