Normalization of Deviance
Sharing my 10 minutes of fame from last months Safety First Webinar. With hope that there might be something for you to take away at the end that will help…
Humbling Moment
Even now as I look back on my simulator assessment, I get a bundle of knots in my stomach. The voice of the Captain in the right hand seat still…
Clash of the Commuters
How easily influenced are your preferences? And what does it take to make you change your mind? After a recent flight I was questioning my own biases and decided finally, to…
Once Upon a Dark Night
When your very survival depends on the helping hand of a stranger. Anyone who’s ever been lost in an aircraft will tell you it’s not a pleasant experience. But at…
Bonny(fide) Brilliance
The story of my first time in a Bonny. I had just come out of 3-months of lockdown. Post-surgery, post-retrenchment, post-near-mental-breakdown, this flight changed my way of thinking. Not only about…
African Aero Safari
It’s often the best jobs that seem to appear out of nowhere. Like fog on a winters morning, they tend to take you by surprise. I find these spontaneous, out…
The Navigation Speed Rally
This air rally is a race against pre-determined handicap speeds and up to 50 other competitors. An incredible way for any aviation enthusiast to spend the weekend. Teams of two,…
Hour Building: The cost of getting your foot in the door
Aviation could prove to be one of the most rewarding things you do in your life. Provided you make the necessary sacrifices, that is. Paying your dues is a significant…
SVFR: A Day to Remember
Another Seemingly Simple Delivery I was behind in the aircraft we would return in. Trailing because the battery was giving trouble on start up. At Lanseria our home base, getting a…
Bush Flying: Tailwheel Rating
Tailwheel Teaches Tight Technique When I was a kid, I inhaled Biggles books. Couldn’t put ‘em down. Written by a fighter pilot who flew in both wars, the descriptives of…