Garth Calitz Feb 15, 20233 min readLife of a Contract PilotBy 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...
Garth Calitz 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...
Felix GosherApr 21, 20206 min readThe day I learned how not to instruct- Bush Pilot TaleI had just completed my grade three instructors course in Pretoria, after a month of training in Nelspruit during my annual leave from...
Felix GosherApr 14, 20205 min readBush Pilots Tale - Shirtless in TanzaniaIt 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...
Felix GosherJun 26, 20194 min readBush Pilot Tale - This "appliers" to proceduresI was a newly rated 'BN2a' line pilot in August 2014, the Islander was an aircraft I had dreamed of flying ever since walking into...
Felix GosherApr 2, 20199 min readBush Pilot Tale - Bird strikeIt was the 2nd of April 2013, I had overnighted at Sasakwa, in the Serengeti National Park. I was operating a Cessna Grand Caravan C208B,...
