SwissVan Posted August 27, 2020 Posted August 27, 2020 Copy and paste from a pilot friend on FBIn the big scheme it’s so sad “SAA(South African Airways)......One of THE oldest Airlines in the World and one I was proud to spend and serve almost 30 years of my flying career flying for. Traversing the globe as a Pilot. Flying the Orange Tail. The Flying Springbok.. Seeing the world from the Copacabana in Rio and Pink Palace in Buenos Aires to 5th Ave in NY. From Historic Europe and London to the floating airport in Osaka Japan. From the Night markets in Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore and Snake Alley in Taipei. From the Opera House in Sydney to a multitude of places and adventures in between.. That was the life.. an awesome journey... A boyhood dream that I was incredibly fortunate to realize.. Flying for SAA. What could be better? Nothing. Nothing at all. SAA was THE BEST..SAA was 86 years old on the 1st of February 2020.. Born in 1934.EIGHTY SIX Years old.SAA survived Wars, sanctions, flying around the Bulge, oil crisis, fuel crisis, 9/11 and many other major threats. 26 years is ALL it took for the greed, corruption, nepotism, fraud and theft perpetuated by the ANC Government of South Africa to destroy both the Pride of the South African Nation and THE most recognizable Callsign in the world... "SPRINGBOK" That, in addition to destroying a large chunk of Aviation History, innovation and expertise and putting 4,620 employees on the street...jobless.All gone......gone forever. How absolutely criminal and disgusting...A microcosm of what the ANC Government is doing to South Africa and all South Africans. I will never forget flying straight up the middle of Africa on the first flight from Johannesburg over Libya to Frankfurt after sanctions had been lifted, and the Libyan controller asking....What is a Springbok...Memories.. The FlightRadar24 Global screenshot shows now that there is not one single SAA Aircarft airborne anywhere in the world. We used to fly anywhere and everywhere.. The other is the last flight of the A350's as they are being returned to their lessors.. Words cannot even begin to express my sadness for my colleagues at SAA(Flight Deck, Flight Attendants, Ground, Technical). All 4,620 of you and your families.. What now!!!!My heart goes out to you all” Bateleur1, RoddieJ, Thug and 6 others 9
Alouette3 Posted August 28, 2020 Posted August 28, 2020 Local King air or foreign?I’ve seen a dayglo pink one doing the same here in switz, not sure where it comes fromFrom Ukraine SwissVan 1
Long Wheel Base Posted August 28, 2020 Posted August 28, 2020 (edited) From Ukraine This one? Argh for some reason it won't show my screen shot. Edited August 28, 2020 by Long Wheel Base
Long Wheel Base Posted August 28, 2020 Posted August 28, 2020 This one? Argh for some reason it won't show my screen shot.
Long Wheel Base Posted August 28, 2020 Posted August 28, 2020 Capture1.PNGIt is now doing some circuits at George. Bateleur1 1
Lotus Posted August 28, 2020 Author Posted August 28, 2020 It is now doing some circuits at George.Capture2.PNGHe's really doing the business there! Long Wheel Base 1
SwissVan Posted August 28, 2020 Posted August 28, 2020 He's really doing the business there! Typical the King Air has an inspection interval of 200 hrs... after flying out from Ukraine and then all these calibrations its going to need to be inspected / serviced Lotus and Long Wheel Base 2
SwissVan Posted August 29, 2020 Posted August 29, 2020 Traffic on the way home on thursday Pilatus PC21 advanced military trainer aircraft crossing the road from the runway back to the Pilatus factory A picture of the runway at the Buochs airport, this is taken from a public road crossing the middle of the runway.Its common to see runners, cyclists, dog walkers, cars driving across the runway every day. Traffic is controlled by the ATC who lower a boom blocking the access and an alarm goes off to warn people that a plane will be using the runway. You then wait until its clear, boom goes up and you can cross. I have to cross this road several times a week as we have a maintenance hangar on the opposite side... sometimes you can wait awhile if some one is doing circuits... Spokey, DJR, Robbie Stewart and 6 others 9
Spokey Posted August 29, 2020 Posted August 29, 2020 A few pics to show some of the EK aeries parked up at Dubai South (OMDW). Most are 380’s but there was a row of Trip 7’s. Some are in very much prolonged storage with wheels, and landing gear covered, all windows taped up. Rough counting showed over 50 machines there, not all in the posted pics.We were wasting jet fuel and tyres doing landing recency for the crew, sadly not me as I am on sim recurrent from tomorrow! Long Wheel Base, Bateleur1, Robbie Stewart and 3 others 6
Spokey Posted August 29, 2020 Posted August 29, 2020 Bateleur1, Robbie Stewart, Long Wheel Base and 2 others 5
Robbie Stewart Posted September 1, 2020 Posted September 1, 2020 RIP https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/1-dead-another-critically-injured-after-light-aircraft-crashes-on-field-in-springs-20200826 https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2020-08-27-woman-killed-in-gauteng-plane-crash/Sad. Condolences to the family.
SwissVan Posted September 1, 2020 Posted September 1, 2020 This morning, waiting for traffic to clear the runway so we (car and pedestrians) can cross Traffic = Glider and Tug busy taking off dirtypot, RoddieJ, Bateleur1 and 1 other 4
Bateleur1 Posted September 1, 2020 Posted September 1, 2020 Traffic on the way home on thursday Pilatus PC21 advanced military trainer aircraft crossing the road from the runway back to the Pilatus factory PC21a.JPG pc21b.JPG A picture of the runway at the Buochs airport, this is taken from a public road crossing the middle of the runway.Its common to see runners, cyclists, dog walkers, cars driving across the runway every day. Traffic is controlled by the ATC who lower a boom blocking the access and an alarm goes off to warn people that a plane will be using the runway. You then wait until its clear, boom goes up and you can cross. I have to cross this road several times a week as we have a maintenance hangar on the opposite side... sometimes you can wait awhile if some one is doing circuits... Runway.JPG Imagine letting a Soweto taxi loose there. Long Wheel Base, RoddieJ and DJR 3
Robbie Stewart Posted September 2, 2020 Posted September 2, 2020 Imagine letting a Soweto taxi loose there.There would be no more runway available as the land would be illegally occupied by shack dwellers. The taxiway would be used as a rank for, well, taxis. The boom gate would be repurposed for some other more appropriate use such as keeping the goats and cattle in their "encampment". Hangars would become occupied too and space rented out. Oh wait, not SA. Never mind. SwissVan and Long Wheel Base 2
geomark Posted September 3, 2020 Posted September 3, 2020 In case bell ends with drones weren't enough Officials investigate 'guy in jetpack' seen flying near LA airportThe FBI is investigating reports that a "guy in a jetpack" was seen by pilots flying near Los Angeles' LAX airport nearby to where planes were landing.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54004695 Long Wheel Base 1
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