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Altitude, Height and Flight Levels – What is the difference?
Altitude, Height and Flight Levels - What is the difference? Well let's start by looking at the definitions: Indicated Altitude: Indicated Altitude is what we can see on our instruments. We need to make sure the QNH in the subscale is correct, or else it will be...
How to Read a TAF
This information is for South Africa on How to Read a TAF - it may apply to other places, but it is written with the South African Law in mind. First of all what is a TAF? TAF - Terminal Aerodrome Forecast It is a forecast at the aerodrome for a set number of hours....
Transition Altitude, Level and Layer – What is the difference?
Transition Altitude, Transition Level and Transition Layer - What is the difference?This information is for South Africa, the definitions may be the same, but please keep in mind that the numbers are based on South African law. Let's have a look at the definitions:...
Most Common Cloud Types
What are the most common cloud types? Let's start by grouping the cloud types into altitudes where they are most commonly found.High Level Clouds 5 - 13 km - Cirrus (Ci) - Cirrocumulus (Cc) - Cirrostratus (Cs)Mid Level Clouds 2 - 7 km - Altocumulus (Ac) - Altostratus...
What is the best country to do your pilot training?
What is the Best Country to do your pilot training? We will look at a couple different factors that come into play where looking for the best place to do your pilots licence. So what is the best country to do your pilot training? These are: Price Quality of training...
Pilot Career Choices
Here are 5 Pilot Career Choices.What are your Pilot Career Choices? Once you choose a path do you need to stick to it? Please take this post with a pinch of salt, I only flew as and Instructor and a Bush Pilot.Bush Pilot I will start off with bush pilots because this...
Passing a Pilot Interview
What does it take? Passing a Pilot Interview is not always an easy thing. There are many factors that go into choosing the best applicant for the operation in question, and sometimes you just may not be the ideal person. It can be for so many reasons, so it is best...
My 5 Favourite Runways
Here's a list of my 5 favourite runways. Long Alongo This small grass runway is positioned right next to a fast running river. It is approachable from either side, but you will need to do a tight left hand turn on short finals to touch down in the correct area. I...
18th to 24th June
Back at work again after a nice relaxing holiday. I spent the week in Padang with my GF for her birthday and did a few things for the Kuda Laut. Very convenient having both there:) This week in numbers: 12.3 hrs 14 legs 14 landings 1386 nm (Roughly) 1955 L of Fuel...
4th to 9th June
It is holiday time:) This week has been a good but slow one, I think mainly because of the upcoming holiday! This week in numbers: 18.8 hrs 23 legs 23 landings 2045 nm (Roughly) 2985 L of Fuel (Roughly) It has been one of those weeks where everything seems to take a...
28th May to the 3rd of June
Another week has come and gone, it feels like time has been flying by lately and I am running out of time in the day. This week in numbers: 22.3 hrs 26 legs 26 landings 2450 nm (Roughly) 3550 L of Fuel (Roughly) If you look at it by the numbers for a whole week it is...
06/07 January 2018
It is the New Year! I hope for everyone it will be an amazing one! We started this year off with some charters, Peter and I have been sent to Padang to get them done for the Surf Resort Latitude Zero. The first day (and the second) was one of the most beautiful days I...