Advanced Pilot Training in Africa
I was taught how to land a C172, safely, in 50 to 100 meters, and the best technique for short field take-offs, which I was never taught...
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Telani Lithgow
Oct 20, 20202 min read
My first flight - in the pilot seat
The advice they gave me that sunny afternoon in Port Elizabeth changed my life forever. It was this: "Go for an...
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Jim Davis
Oct 9, 202012 min read
LEARNING TO FLY A YELLOW AEROPLANE
As Ford sold Model Ts in any colour, as long as they were black, so William T Piper’s Cubs came in all colours called Yellow.
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Telani Lithgow
Sep 28, 20203 min read
Land ON the Centerline every time
There is nothing quite like a narrow runway to make you focus on placing your aircraft slap bang in the middle. It helps to know what ...
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Telani Lithgow
Sep 3, 20205 min read
Peek inside a Pilot's mind
I love the feeling of power in my hands: good , long hard thrust at my beck and call, the quiet vibration of an engine humming merrily in...
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Telani Lithgow
Aug 30, 20201 min read
Density Altitude Poem - Hot and High up in the Sky -
One hundred horse’s power
May sound like quite a lot
But they don’t feel like working
When the day is very hot
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Telani Lithgow
Aug 19, 20202 min read
Sling 2 - a good training aircraft?
The Sling is light, modern and responsive. It is also new. Like anything new, it has to be tested in the field and will always have...
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Telani Lithgow
Aug 16, 20208 min read
How To Groundloop Your Taildragger
Judging by how frequently it is performed, the Groundloop is indeed a popular maneuver. The Groundloop is an extreme low-level figure that..
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Telani Lithgow
Aug 4, 20203 min read
Control Column vs Joystick
Pablo Picasso said: “I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.”
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Telani Lithgow
Aug 3, 20202 min read
Learning to fly - luck vs experience
Learning to fly is a process. No one gets it 100% right in the beginning. It is said that at the same time you get your PPL...
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Telani Lithgow
Aug 3, 20203 min read
...slowing down... The Fine Finicky Art of Fluid Flight.
Handling an aircraft successfully is a lot like having sex. It requires fluidity and confidence or it is just plain awkward. Every action...
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Telani Lithgow
Jul 29, 20201 min read
Sardine Run, KZN - a birds eye view.
Lockdown 2020 lifted just enough to allow flight training in each school's local area, just in time for the Sardine Run.
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Alistair Wilmot
Jul 7, 202036 min read
The Vagabond's Escape
FOREWORD by Telani Lithgow: Alistair earned his PPL in February 2020. Four months later he was an International Aviator. Alistair arrived...
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