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1 Ensuring mission success. RUAG s Dornier 228 Multirole. Edition 252 October 2016 R34.50 Cover: Ruag Other countries R25.88 (excl tax) Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Moçambique, Madagascar, Kenya, Ethiopia US$4.00

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CONTENTS OCTOBER 2016: Columnists SA FLYER Guy Leitch - Attitude for Altitude 16

Logbooks 30 John Bassi - Heli Ops 38 Ray Watts - Register Review 44 Jim Davis -

the hugely versatile multi-role Dornier 228 NG.

fuselage, the Do 228 is adept at carrying up to 19 passengers or bulky cargo

perfect intelligence, surveillance, targeting, acquisition and reconnaissance

The new-generation NG brings an advanced cockpit to the exceptional design,

Africa s Biggest Selling Aviation Magazine AAD EDITION FLIGHTCOM Mike Gough -

Keith Mwanalushi - Airlines 50 Ensuring mission success.

4 CONTENTS OCTOBER 2016: Columnists SA FLYER Guy Leitch - Attitude for Altitude 16 Peter Garrison - Leading Edge 20 Fyko van der Molen 24 Jim Davis - Pile of Logbooks 30 John Bassi - Heli Ops 38 Ray Watts - Register Review 44 Jim Davis - Accident Report 58 Chris Martinus - AOPA Briefing 140 This month s cover is of the hugely versatile multi-role Dornier 228 NG. Thanks to its ingenious wing, two Honeywell/Garrett turboprops, and boxy fuselage, the Do 228 is adept at carrying up to 19 passengers or bulky cargo from unpaved airstrips, and, with up to seven hours endurance, is also the perfect intelligence, surveillance, targeting, acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) platform. It s an ideal multi-role aircraft for Africa. The new-generation NG brings an advanced cockpit to the exceptional design, ensuring the aircraft s longevity. Read the flight review on page 48. Africa s Biggest Selling Aviation Magazine AAD EDITION FLIGHTCOM Mike Gough - Airline Ops 12 Hugh Pryor - Bush Pilot 16 Darren Olivier - Defence Notes 44 Keith Mwanalushi - Airlines 50 Ensuring mission success. RUAG s Dornier 228 Multirole. Edition 252 October 2016 R34.50 Cover: Ruag Other countries R25.88 (excl tax) Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Moçambique, Madagascar, Kenya, Ethiopia US$4.00 Spectacular OSHKOSH! THE PERFECT CHECKRIDE ARE BIOFUELS A CON? ERCOUPE ESCAPADES FLIGHT TEST: CESSNA LATITUDE A BIZJET FOR THE BOSS 2 SA Flyer

Market Place 134 Flying School Directory 144 Charter Directory 146 AME Directory 147 AMO Listing 148 GIB Events 150 Aviation Directory FC 55 FLIGHTCOM

6 CONTENTS FEATURES & NEWS SA FLYER DORNIER 228 flight test 48 OFH MPI 62 TERRY FISCHER & the Ercoupe 68 PLACO 84 RAND AIRSHOW 86 NEWS 92 OSHKOSH 96 WASTEGATE OVERHAUL 116 Regulars Opening Shot 8 Gadget of the Month 10 BUMPPFF 12 IN BRIEF 22 Register Review 44 Subscriptions 56 TOTAL Fuel Table 72 Market Place 134 Flying School Directory 144 Charter Directory 146 AME Directory 147 AMO Listing 148 GIB Events 150 Aviation Directory FC 55 FLIGHTCOM CHECKRIDE Best Glide Approach 8 AIRBUS Innovations 20 ACSA Barometer 24 COMPANIES 27 FLIGHT TEST Cessna Latitude 28 AIRBUS TBM 38 NEWS A400M 49 4 SA Flyer

POSITION REPORT FOR years I have tried to correct the popular perception that SAA is a disaster.

down by a legacy debt burden a large part of which arose in 2004 when the airline lost R6 billion on a disastrous fuel and currency hedge that went badly wrong in the wake of the Rand s recovery from

Sure, the airline has continued to lose money, but usually only through political meddling in having to operate unprofitable routes and the occasional bad year for the entire airline industry where

SAA pilots are widely considered amongst the best in the world, and hence they have to be paid world class salaries if they are to stay with the airline.

All this makes flying for SAA the dream of, I daresay, almost every aspiring professional pilot.

The threat by Hong Kong to cancel SAA landing rights, due to the non-submission of financial statements, may well be the first card to fall in what has become a house of cards.

I am told that a large part of the current loans and guarantees are due in the next few months, and SAA hasn t produced financials to prove otherwise.

The house of cards will collapse, and South Africa s world class airline will have become just another African calamity.

8 POSITION REPORT FOR years I have tried to correct the popular perception that SAA is a disaster. Although the airline has averaged losses of R1 billion a year for the past ten or so years, I have tried to point out that under normal circumstances the airline operates profitably, but is dragged down by a legacy debt burden a large part of which arose in 2004 when the airline lost R6 billion on a disastrous fuel and currency hedge that went badly wrong in the wake of the Rand s recovery from the collapse of Sure, the airline has continued to lose money, but usually only through political meddling in having to operate unprofitable routes and the occasional bad year for the entire airline industry where high fuel prices coincide with reduced demand for travel. But up until now the airline has been a beacon of excellence. In particular, we can be proud of a world class Flight Operations Department. SAA pilots are widely considered amongst the best in the world, and hence they have to be paid world class salaries if they are to stay with the airline. The airline has pioneered new standards of training, the latest is Upset Prevention and Recovery Training, led by SAA senior first officer Brad Bennetts. All this makes flying for SAA the dream of, I daresay, almost every aspiring professional pilot. And yet the very existence of the airline is now under threat from the showdown between SA State President Zuma and Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan. The threat by Hong Kong to cancel SAA landing rights, due to the non-submission of financial statements, may well be the first card to fall in what has become a house of cards. SAA has put out a plaintive, yet insouciant, appeal for a fresh R16 billion in loans and guarantees (the subject of our Quote of the Month). I am told that a large part of the current loans and guarantees are due in the next few months, and SAA hasn t produced financials to prove otherwise. If SAA doesn t get new R16 billion guarantees, it will be forced to default. And if SAA defaults the aircraft lessors, who now own almost all SAA aircraft, will rush to call in their loans. The house of cards will collapse, and South Africa s world class airline will have become just another African calamity. The biblical analogy of Sampson, having been corrupted by a women, pulling down the temple in his impotent fury, is apposite. It is incomprehensible that the airline, with its 10,000 employees and world class legacy, should be a pawn in a battle against the venal capture of State enterprises by the President and his cronies. The enrichment of one family and its hangers-on cannot be allowed to destroy an institution as good and justifiably proud as SAA. Guy Leitch ACCOUNTS Jennifer Rosenberg accounts@saflyermag.co.za DEPUTY EDITOR Graeme Wuth graeme@saflyermag.co.za TRAVEL EDITOR Nicola-Jane Leitch PRODUCTION & LAYOUT Emily-Jane Kinnear emily@saflyermag.co.za SALES MANAGER Wayne Wilson wayne@saflyermag.co.za TRAFFIC traffic.admin@saflyermag.co.za SUBSCRIPTIONS subs@saflyermag.co.za Photography Bruce Perkins Guy Leitch Justin de Reuck Ray Watts Editorial Fyko van der Molen Guy Leitch Graeme Wuth Jim Davis Mike Gough Peter Garrison Ray Watts Contact Details Tel: +27 (0) Fax: +27 (0) Albatross Drive, Fourways, 2191 P O Box Bryanston, 2021 South Africa Distribution Distribution by RNA (Throughout SA and Africa to approximately stores), CNA, PNA, Exclusive Books, Pick n Pay as well as selected Spars, and convenience stores. Sales into Africa: Namibia, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Kenya, Ethiopia, Swaziland, Moçambique and Madagascar. Unsold distributed to selected clinics, airport lounges, doctor s rooms, garages, selected hotels and lodges and Airport Shops. Important Opinions expressed in signed articles, News & Views or in advertisements appearing in SA Flyer, are those of the author or advertiser and do not reflect those of this journal nor of its publisher. The mention of specific companies or products in articles or advertisements, does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by this journal or its publisher in preference to others of a similar nature which are not mentioned or advertised. Editor guy@saflyermag.co.za SA Flyer All rights reserved worldwide. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronically, mechanically, photocopied, recorded or otherwise without the express permission of the copyright holders 6 SA Flyer

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10 Send your submissions to or THIS Opening Shot taken by Eksteen Jacobsz is remarkable, not just for its visual impact, but because of the propeller vortices spiralling behind the Pratt & Whitney PT6 powered prop. Eksteen took the photo at the Lowveld Airshow as the Air Tractor was taking off. He used his Nikon D750, set with f/6.3, a 1/250th shutter speed, ISO of 400, and an exposure bias of 0.7+ of a step to lighten the otherwise gloomy day. 8 SA Flyer

Edition 266 December 2017 R34.50

Edition 266 December 2017 R34.50 Namibia $N34.50 Cover: Justin de Reuck THE ORIGINAL Many claim originality, but there is always only one true pioneer. In designing the PC-12 our objective was to create