Nice place if it wasn't for some of the locals
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Wed Feb 06, 2019 2:18 pm
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A new Effrican Blog
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ian16th » Tue Dec 04, 2018 10:35 am
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A welcome new site to replace one much missed.
Long may it reign.
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Thanks Ian, as will see I have signed up.
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Wed Dec 05, 2018 4:36 pm
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Air Zimbabwe to Lease a/c from Malaysia
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ian16th » Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:43 am
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I know that Malaysian Airlines have spare A-380's but what would Air Zim use them for?
Do Malaysia want rid of any (more) B-777's?
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Kuala Lumpur - State-owned Zimbabwe Airways, has lost one of the four Boeing 777-200ER aircraft expected because of the payment delay.
The wide-body...
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Last post by Capetonian
Thu Nov 22, 2018 6:14 pm
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SAAF Chief apparently suspended
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ian16th » Fri Oct 05, 2018 11:14 am
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From African Pilot:
The officer commanding the South African Air Force (SAAF) Lieutenant General Zakes Msimang is apparently on special leave after...
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There's a surprise. an African official misusing and abusing the trust placed in him. I am struggling to believe that this is true,it must be 'fake...
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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Sun Oct 07, 2018 11:24 am
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New a/c type for Ex A to spot.
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ian16th » Thu Aug 23, 2018 2:57 pm
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On Monday 20 August Mahindra the holding company of GippsAero announced the sale of the first GA-10 Airvan to Major Blue a charter and scenic flight...
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The Airvan is certainty a nice aircraft. I think that I am correct in saying that the GA-8 has a very similar engine to the C206. The Airvan has much...
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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Fri Aug 24, 2018 5:46 am
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Did anyone know Len Morgan?
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boing » Thu Jun 21, 2018 8:07 pm
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Probably a pretty closed pilot community in SA so someone might be able to help.
Len retired from the RAF and I flew with him in Saudi Arabia with...
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Sorry, was not very clear.
As far as I know Len had no connection with South Africa until he moved there sometime after his Saudi Arabia period. The...
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Last post by boing
Sat Jun 23, 2018 2:30 pm
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Gauteng Aviation School Shuts Its Doors
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ian16th » Thu May 31, 2018 2:42 pm
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Oh dear, how sad, never mind.
Gauteng Aviation School Shuts Its Doors.
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Oh dear, how sad, never mind.
Gauteng Aviation School Shuts Its Doors.
Pretty sad for the would-be pilots.
This sort of things happens here...
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Tue Jun 05, 2018 5:22 pm
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SA Express Grounded
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ian16th » Thu May 24, 2018 1:55 pm
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From African Pilot's breaking news: SA Express grounded
On Thursday 24 May the SACAA suspended SA Express’s Air Operator's Certificate (AoC) as well...
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Not surprising and sad to hear, not least, because a couple of the posters at FlyAfrica.Info (now defunct), including the chief moderator there were...
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Last post by Cacophonix
Fri May 25, 2018 7:24 am
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The Fun Has Started!
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ian16th » Wed Feb 14, 2018 7:47 am
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Gupta's Home Raided.
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Several sources say that one of the Gupta brothers has been arrested, and the Police will oppose bail.
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Last post by ian16th
Wed Feb 14, 2018 8:40 am
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SAAF VIP a/c servicing
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ian16th » Sun Aug 27, 2017 8:14 am
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It is only tax payers money.
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Ah, but they're politicians and a cut above the rest of we oiks in their view. They still fail to grasp that they work for us, not we for them. Until...
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Wed Aug 30, 2017 10:03 am
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Last post by Boac
Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:57 am
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Flights between Zim & SA Cancelled
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ian16th » Sat Aug 19, 2017 10:00 am
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Flights between Zim & SA cancelled!
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Is this an opportunity for Alison to get back into the business? She used to fly charters from Rand to Beit Bridge on a regular basis. The "con...
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Last post by Alisoncc
Sat Aug 19, 2017 11:08 am
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Last post by Alisoncc
Thu May 25, 2017 4:17 pm
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Driving in Efrica
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ian16th » Wed May 10, 2017 4:02 pm
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Today on the R61
This is from my dashcam today, on a highway!
Solid white lines make the road very pretty, don't they?
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Reminds of when I gave a black a driving test in Rhodesia. I asked him what the white line in the middle of the road is for.
"Eh, eet ees so if...
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Last post by Capetonian
Wed May 10, 2017 4:19 pm
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Last post by Capetonian
Tue Mar 28, 2017 7:39 am
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Mon Mar 20, 2017 11:37 am
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Air Botswana loses 10 ATR pilots to Middle Eastern airlines
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ian16th » Mon Mar 13, 2017 1:35 pm
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From African Pilot Aviation News
Botswana’s troubled flag carrier Air Botswana has confirmed the mass resignation of pilots, with at least 10 having...
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We have of course flown Air Bots many times. We now fly Airlink to JNB.
I have serious doubts over safety standards with Air Bots. This latest...
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Tue Mar 14, 2017 12:27 pm
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Robbery at O R Tambo/Joburg Intl.
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ian16th » Wed Mar 08, 2017 7:02 am
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Its not as bad as it looks!
R24M is only £1.5M at today's exchange rate :-h
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R24M is only £1.5M at today's exchange rate :-h
£1.5M ain't not nuffing.
When I was working at Rand in the early seventies a Comair DC3 used to...
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Last post by Alisoncc
Wed Mar 08, 2017 12:35 pm
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SAPO Sets a new record
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ian16th » Mon Feb 27, 2017 3:15 pm
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Today, 27th February, I had a Xmas Card in my PO Box!
We all know that SAPO is unreliable and slow, but this has set a new record to my box.
The...
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Don't blame the Sarf Effricans. The fault is much more likely to be with Australia Post whose CEO (the highest paid postal chief in the world at...
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Last post by Sisemen
Mon Feb 27, 2017 3:49 pm
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African elephants are being born without tusks due to poaching
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by Capetonian » Sun Nov 27, 2016 8:33 pm
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I don't profess to know much about genetics, but my reaction to reading this is that it's *****. I can't believe that removing tusks can cause a...
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More detailed examination of the incidence of tuskless elephants at Addo Game Park is at
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Tue Feb 07, 2017 10:48 am
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Calestous Juma
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probes » Sat Jan 07, 2017 11:03 pm
I happened to find this (while looking for something else, as usual) - anybody who knows something - any comments?
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Sat Jan 07, 2017 11:03 pm
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New a/c arrive for SAA
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ian16th » Fri Dec 02, 2016 1:38 pm
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A-330, 1st of 4
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I see that they are being leased. So we may get the bailiffs round with a repossession order!
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Fri Dec 02, 2016 3:24 pm
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Tue Oct 11, 2016 3:10 pm
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Driving in Efrica
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ian16th » Fri Jul 15, 2016 8:18 pm
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I hope that this works.
My 1st effort of uploading a video clip.
This was from my dashcam tonight. For those that know the local geography this was...
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Nearly got this one!
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Sun Sep 04, 2016 4:09 pm
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Air Malawi
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Flame Lily FX » Sat Aug 20, 2016 12:08 am
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A blast from the past.
Air Malawi's VC10 flew to Malta, Johannesburg, Seychelles, Mauritius and Nairobi.
A poster says, "Flown on VC 10 a...
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Flew to Amsterdam and London too I recall.
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Sat Aug 20, 2016 7:21 am
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