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“It is not the function of the government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error.” Justice Robert H. Jackson IF Question: Where will we find recency requirements in the CATs and CARS? Answer: 91.02.4 African Pilot’s November 2020 editionRead more

BE20 Question: Which two electrical systems are lost when load shedding with only the battery supplying power? Answer: Both generator busses. African Pilot’s October 2020 edition The amazing October edition of African Pilot was completed in the final week of September and has been fully distributed. This edition of African Pilot features Aircraft Maintenance OrganisationsRead more

“A feeble executive implies a feeble execution of the government. A feeble execution is but another phrase for a bad execution and a government ill executed, whatever may be its theory, must be, in practice, a bad government.” Alexander Hamilton The Commercial Aviation Association of Southern Africa (CAASA) has just announced that the Africa AerospaceRead more

Wise Words: “In the end, there is no get rick quickly scheme that I have worked on that turns out to be successful, every scheme that I have ever worked on (and I have worked on hundreds), has ended badly. You will lose. It is a psychological game; they will convince you to oart withRead more

“We cannot afford to differ on the question of honesty if we expect our republic permanently to endure. Honesty is not so much a credit as an absolute prerequisite to efficient service to the public. Unless a man is honest, we have no right to keep him in public life; it matters not how brilliantRead more

Question: What is the commonality between the CAR’s and CAT’s? Answer: The same reference numbering system. African Pilot’s October 2020 edition The amazing October edition of African Pilot was completed in the final week of September and has been fully distributed. This edition of African Pilot features Aircraft Maintenance Organisations (AMOs) and Aircraft Refurbishment. ThisRead more

“Persons with weight of character carry, like planets, their atmospheres along with them in their orbits.”  Thomas Hardy Question: On a FALA RNAV Approach, what do the following mean? LA1N1. LA1N2 LA1N3 LA1T1. LA1F1. LA1MP. Answer: LA1N1, LA1N2 and LA1N3 are Initial Approach Fixes. LA1T1 is the Intermediate Fix. LA1F1 is the Final Approach Fix.Read more

Question: The Flight Technical Error (FTE) is a characteristic of the pilot performance using FD or the AP guidance in the steering of the aircraft. A. FTE relates to the air crew or autopilot’s ability to follow the defined path or track, including any display error (e.g., CDI centering error). B. FTE with PDE formsRead more

B200 Question: What is the maximum operating pressure limit of the pneumatic system? Answer: 20 PSI African Pilot’s October 2020 edition The amazing October edition of African pilot is complete and will enter its distribution phase in the next few days. This edition of African Pilot features Aircraft Maintenance Organisations (AMOs) and Aircraft Refurbishment. TheRead more

“When we love, we always strived to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too” Paulo Coelho B200 Question: Where does the negative pressure for the vacuum system originate? Answer: Pneumatic bleed-air Venturi African Pilot’s October 2020 edition The amazing October edition ofRead more