Bush Pilots Tale

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Feb 15, 20233 min read

Life of a Contract Pilot

By Kayla Milne I still remember seeing the dread in my parent’s eyes when I told them I’d been offered a Caravan First Officer job in the...

May 5, 20204 min read

Embarrassing moments ‘The Hamburger’

by Felix Gosher It was August/September 2013, I was working for Coastal Aviation in Tanzania, who had a contract in Northern Mozambique...

Apr 21, 20206 min read

The day I learned how not to instruct- Bush Pilot Tale

I had just completed my grade three instructors course in Pretoria, after a month of training in Nelspruit during my annual leave from...

Apr 14, 20205 min read

Bush Pilots Tale - Shirtless in Tanzania

It was just before New Years 2012/2013, I was based in Arusha, Tanzania for the week, flying charters out to the Serengeti in a Cessna...

Jun 26, 20194 min read

Bush Pilot Tale - This "appliers" to procedures

I was a newly rated 'BN2a' line pilot in August 2014, the Islander was an aircraft I had dreamed of flying ever since walking into...

Apr 2, 20199 min read

Bush Pilot Tale - Bird strike

It was the 2nd of April 2013, I had overnighted at Sasakwa, in the Serengeti National Park. I was operating a Cessna Grand Caravan C208B,...

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