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Martin-Baker Ejection Seats - Saving Lives for Over 80 Years
With a history spanning over 80 years, Martin-Baker is still run by the late Sir James Martin’s descendants to this day. Originating as...
Garth Calitz
Jul 27, 20215 min read


Weight and Balance, Disregard at your Own Risk
Many pilots, from sport pilot to commercial pilot, tend to underestimate the importance of proper weight and balance of their aircraft....
Garth Calitz
Jun 15, 20213 min read


Spatial Disorientation in Flight
Spatial Orientation defines our natural ability to maintain our body orientation and/or posture in relation to the surrounding...
Garth Calitz
Jun 2, 202110 min read


178 Seconds to Live - The Fatal Scenario
If you are ever tempted to take off in marginal weather and have no instrument training, read this article first, before you go. How long...
Garth Calitz
Apr 6, 20212 min read


Carb Icing - Prevention is Always Better than Cure
Fuel induction system icing often referred to as “Carburettor Icing”, is the build-up of ice in the fuel induction system and can affect...
Garth Calitz
Mar 23, 20213 min read


Night Flying – Know the Dangers
There are lots of great reasons to fly at night, and pilots who choose to should embrace it and learn more about it. For starters, the...
Garth Calitz
Feb 23, 20218 min read


SA Civil Aviation Authority Concerned over Spike in Aircraft Accidents
The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA), a public agency reporting to the Department of Transport and tasked with civil...
Garth Calitz
Feb 4, 20213 min read


How Smartphone Apps Affect Flying
Smartphones have only been on the scene for short while, less than twenty years, yet in that time they have changed the world. ...
Garth Calitz
Jan 5, 20213 min read


Fuel Contamination - Unseen Danger
It is of critical importance that the fuel taken onboard at uplift is not contaminated in any way since the effects of any such...
Garth Calitz
Jan 5, 20218 min read


Density Altitude -The Silent Killer
We have published this before but as we in the Northern Provinces of South Africa are currently experiencing heatwave conditions it is of...
Garth Calitz
Nov 10, 20204 min read
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