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COntents Edition 262 August 2017 Columnists SA

6 COntents Edition 262 August 2017 Columnists SA Flyer 50 Guy Leitch - Attitude for Altitude Peter Garrison - Leading Edge Fyko van der Molen Jim Davis - Pile of Logbooks Ray Watts - Register Review Jim Davis - Accident Report Stanley Schimper - Know your plane Chris Martinus - AOPA Briefing FC FLIGHTCOM Mike Gough - Airline Ops... 6 Hugh Pryor - Bush Pilot Darren Olivier - Defence Notes Keith Mwanalushi - Airlines

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position report IT is an occupational hazard of my job as Editor of these magazines that I become something of a lightning conductor for people s frustration with the industry and with the regulator

Ever since the political transition and the implementation of affirmative action policies to redress the institutional discrimination of the past, the old blowhards have loved to moan about the lack

The stories these old dinosaurs will regale any sympathetic ear with are legion: An inspector who stopped a pilot refuelling a Caravan turboprop with JetA1 because it had a propeller and so required

The endless production of yet more restrictive regulations, and now South Africa s go-it-alone implementation of Part 93 to control Corporate Aviation.

10 position report IT is an occupational hazard of my job as Editor of these magazines that I become something of a lightning conductor for people s frustration with the industry and with the regulator the SACAA in particular. Ever since the political transition and the implementation of affirmative action policies to redress the institutional discrimination of the past, the old blowhards have loved to moan about the lack of knowledge and experience of the newly appointed CAA inspectors and managers. The stories these old dinosaurs will regale any sympathetic ear with are legion: An inspector who stopped a pilot refuelling a Caravan turboprop with JetA1 because it had a propeller and so required Avgas; the inspector who grounded a Tiger Moth because it didn t have a park brake (Tigers don t have any brakes). And then there are the more serious stories of real economic damage that make people give up flying and sell their planes to the first buyer at giveaway prices: The Citation that sat on the ground for months because the CAA wanted a mod approval for an already approved new GPS aerial. The endless production of yet more restrictive regulations, and now South Africa s go-it-alone implementation of Part 93 to control Corporate Aviation. Another particularly galling failure is the gross unreasonableness of the CAA s Instrument Rating exam. I am told that not one PPL has passed it in 18 months despite the fact that it was supposedly designed to give PPLs a practical grounding in IFR and thus encourage more competent and thus safer pilots. Further, I believe that the industry-wide pass rate from professional flight schools for this exam is an appalling 20%. I hear of schools that, after doing everything in their power to get their students through, are now recommending that the students complete their licences in the USA. These are real failures by the CAA that are costing the industry dearly, and I need to say it yet again reinforce the image of the CAA as the Commission Against Aviation. I could go on and on. But on all pilots behalf, Chris Martinus of AOPA has been fighting a fierce campaign to push back some of the CAA s more unreasonable actions and bigger blunders. There are those who love him and those who despise his attack-dog tactics. Not surprisingly, the SACAA have considered him a thorn in their side for years. Since we haven t given the SACAA as much space in the magazine as AOPA, I am thrilled to be able to publish verbatim a lengthy letter from the SACAA some may consider it a tirade against Martinus and AOPA. This is a no-holds barred personal attack and, if nothing else, it makes good journalism, as it goes some way to allowing the SACAA to blow off steam and redress the past space imbalance. No doubt the CAA s confidence in launching such an attack was bolstered by their recent good result with the ICAO audit. Read Martinus s column on Part 93 and then the SACAA s letter, and decide for yourself who to support. Guy Leitch Editor guy@saflyermag.co.za SALES MANAGER Wayne Wilson wayne@saflyermag.co.za TRAFFIC Tami Van Heerden traffic.admin@saflyermag.co.za ACCOUNTS accounts@saflyermag.co.za DEPUTY EDITOR Graeme Wuth graeme@saflyermag.co.za PRODUCTION & LAYOUT Emily-Jane Kinnear emily@saflyermag.co.za SUBSCRIPTIONS subs@saflyermag.co.za Contact Details Tel: +27 (0) Sales: +27 (0) P O Box Bryanston, 2021 South Africa Distribution Distribution by On The Dot (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. 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

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