Garth Calitz Jun 15, 20213 min readSaab and Varjo Bring Virtual Reality to Flight SimulatorsSaab and Varjo Technologies work together to revolutionise flight simulators. The Finnish company Varjo has developed a human eye...
Garth Calitz Mar 23, 20212 min readUSAF ‘Accelerated Path to Wings’ pilot training makes historySeven Airmen made history as the first “Accelerated Path to Wings” program graduated and they transitioned from students to Air Force...
Garth Calitz Dec 22, 20202 min readThe Piper Pilot 100 - Affordable and Proven Trainer Piper Aircraft recently announced that it had received type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the Pilot...
Garth Calitz Nov 3, 20204 min readParamount Group Expands its ‘Top Gun’ Role in Supporting the Combat Readiness of the USA Air ForceParamount Aerospace Systems USA (PAS USA), a subsidiary of Africa based, global aerospace and technology company Paramount Group, will...
Garth Calitz Oct 27, 20202 min read AIFA to close Oudshoorn BaseThe Global COVID-19 Pandemic has claimed yet another aviation victim and sadly this will have a major impact on the small Karoo town of...
Garth Calitz Sep 22, 20205 min readFlying Frontiers from Bush Flying to WarbirdsHave you ever dreamt about experiencing real bush flying in an aircraft kitted out with massive tundra tyres and an undercarriage...
Garth Calitz Aug 11, 20205 min readSling Squawk August 2020Howzit Slingers! It’s been just over three months since I wrote to you last, and I see I closed my last newsletter by saying “I’ll see...
Garth Calitz Jul 28, 20202 min read E-Learning during Aviation your career By Anthony Foxcroft I arrived at the company HQ for my first day as a new recruit, and after the welcoming session with the boss, we were...
Garth Calitz Jul 14, 20202 min readTheoretical Knowledge at Interviews for Aviators By Anthony Foxcroft, CFI at Aviation Training. A few years ago, I attended an interview at an airline in the Middle East. I was...
Garth Calitz Jun 30, 20202 min readTheoretical Knowledge for Licence conversionsAnthony Foxcroft is the CFI of Aviation Training Last year I embarked upon the process of converting my South African ATPL to an EASA...