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Important changes at African Pilot From March last year when the COVID-19 pandemic first hit South Africa, all African Pilot’s staff members were forced to work from their respective homes. Even when the lockdown was partially lifted, the decision was for the team to continue working from their homes. This meant that I was theRead more

“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” Abraham Lincoln African Pilot’s aircraft of the week identification quiz No prizes, but can you identify this aircraft? Please send your answers to me: editor@africanpilot.co.za and I will publish the namesRead more

African Pilot’s aircraft of the week identification quiz German Blohm & Voss BV141 was used as a reconnaissance aircraft in the Second World War. This aircraft is certainly on the shortlist of the most unusual aircraft designs in the history of military aviation. The Blohm & Voss company was best known for its flying boatsRead more

“The more one considers the matter, the clearer it becomes that redistribution is in effect far less a redistribution of free income from the richer to the poorer, as we imagined, than a redistribution of power from the individual to the State” Bertrand de Jouvenel African Pilot’s aircraft of the week identification quiz No prizes,Read more

African Pilot’s aircraft of the week identification quiz The Edgley EA-7 Optica is a British light aircraft designed for low-speed observation work and intended as a low-cost alternative to helicopters. The Optica has a loiter speed of 130 km/h (70 knots or 81 mph) and a stall speed of 108 km/h (58 knots or 67Read more

“When government will expropriate any wealth that people create, the present value of future output can actually be less than the value of the country’s tangible resources. The power of a predatory government to destroy wealth is truly awesome” Arnold King African Pilot’s aircraft of the week identification quiz No prizes, but can you identifyRead more

African Pilot’s aircraft of the week identification quiz Red Star Su-47 Berkut was an experimental fighter jet built by Russian company Sukhoi in 1997. It features fixed forward swept wings that provides enhanced manoeuvrability at supersonic speeds. If you examined the Russian stars on the wings, there was no doubt of its country of origin,Read more

“Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all” Peter Drucker African Pilot’s aircraft of the week identification quiz No prizes, but can you identify this aircraft? Please send your answers to me: editor@africanpilot.co.za and I will publish the names of all those that identified the aircraft correctlyRead more

African Pilot’s aircraft of the week identification quiz Russian built Mil v-12 is the world’s largest helicopter. At 28 metres in length and 4.4 metres wide and high this saucer-shaped helicopter is just one of a good number of weird and wonderful experimental aircraft. Those persons that identified the aircraft correctly this week: Rennie vanRead more

“The use of force to achieve equality will destroy freedom and the force, introduced for good purposes, will end up in the hands of people who use it to promote their own interest.” Milton Friedman African Pilot’s aircraft of the week identification quiz No prizes, but can you identify this aircraft? Please send your answersRead more