Engine Failure after Take-off: Turn Back to the Runway or Land Straight Ahead?
"The most important decisions you’ll ever make in an aircraft should be made before you enter the aircraft." If you haven’t previously...
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Garth Calitz
Jun 14, 20226 min read
Emergency landings – Good Choices are Key to Survival
In recent years we have heard of many forced landings that went wrong sadly too often claiming the lives of the occupants. So, what...
Garth Calitz
Feb 22, 20223 min read
Ballistic Parachute Systems – Are they Worth the Expense
A ballistic parachute is a parachute ejected from its casing by a small explosion, much like that used in an ejection seat. The advantage...
Garth Calitz
Dec 21, 20214 min read
Understanding Cloud Types
Some pilots might not be able to tell you the difference between a Cirrostratus and a Nimbostratus cloud. Understanding cloud types,...
Garth Calitz
Aug 24, 20214 min read
Engine Failure after Take-off: Turn Back to the Runway or Land Straight Ahead?
"The most important decisions you’ll ever make in an aircraft should be made before you enter the aircraft." If you haven’t previously...
Garth Calitz
Feb 23, 20218 min read
Night Flying – Know the Dangers
There are lots of great reasons to fly at night, and pilots who choose to should embrace it and learn more about it. For starters, the...
Garth Calitz
Feb 9, 20216 min read
Maintain a Positive Flight Attitude
South Africa has had a disastrous start to 2021 with more general aviation accidents than I care to mention, many theories have been...
Garth Calitz
Jan 7, 20204 min read
Hypoxia – Master of Deception
Lack of oxygen is the greatest single danger to man at high altitudes, despite the importance of pressure and temperatures. The shortage...
Garth Calitz
Dec 10, 20192 min read
Scud Running - NO, Just NO
With the rainy weather and low cloud we have been experiencing recently, many pilots may start suffering from withdrawal symptoms. We all...
Garth Calitz
Nov 5, 20194 min read
Understanding Cloud Types
Thunderstorms can really mess up your day this time of the year but if you kept the plane in the hangar every time, they appeared in the...
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