For the aviation fans

[Long Wheel Base]

1 hour ago, The Guy in Pink said:

https://www.zoutnet.co.za/articles/news/54402/2021-06-10/air-force-finally-breaks-the-silence-over-gripen-crash

 

Sjoe not good. Pity there aren't any pictures in the article.

[SwissVan]

6 hours ago, The Guy in Pink said:

Far more likely that the restraint has not been load tested since the AFB opened 33 years ago. A few years ago the entire base ran on generators for over a year,  as the switch gear around the base was some fancy American stuff which needed the oil levels checked annually. One switch failed afer 25years of never being checked and it started a chain reaction

Sadly I agree thats much more likely.

I wont ask how much those gennies cost to operate over a year or more

[The Guy in Pink]

9 hours ago, SwissVan said:

Sadly I agree thats much more likely.

I wont ask how much those gennies cost to operate over a year or more

It looks like it was about 18 months at R1,2 million a month

 

https://www.zoutnet.co.za/articles/news/23861/2014-03-20/power-crisis-nears-end

 

[dev null]

Wonder how our socialist friends in the EFF are going to receive the news that 51% of SAA will be owned by someone outside the government.

Edited June 11, 2021 by dev null

[SwissVan]

3 minutes ago, dev null said:

Wonder how our socialist friends in the EFF are going to receive the news that 51% of SAA will be owned by someone outside the government.

Any excuse to toi toi

 

Bloomberg announcing the news

"The rand strengthened on the news, trading 0.5% firmer at 13.55 to the U.S. dollar as of 10:11 a.m. in Johannesburg".

South Africa SAA Airlines Majority Stake Sale to Global Airways, Harith - Bloomberg

[DJR]

10 minutes ago, dev null said:

Wonder how our socialist friends in the EFF are going to receive the news that 51% of SAA will be owned by someone outside the government.

They should have just given the EFF a stake in it, that would have made them happy, like they were happy with the VBS gazillions............untill it crashed like SAA will if they were involved

[Long Wheel Base]

We are pretty surprised that they sold 51% but we hoping it is a sign of good things to come. Most of the big bosses of this consortium have all run very successful aviation companies. Global, Lift, Lanseria. 

Lets see how this will affect SAAT and the other subsidiaries.

[SwissVan]

1 hour ago, Long Wheel Base said:

We are pretty surprised that they sold 51% but we hoping it is a sign of good things to come. Most of the big bosses of this consortium have all run very successful aviation companies. Global, Lift, Lanseria. 

Lets see how this will affect SAAT and the other subsidiaries.

        THIS 

With those “bosses” I think blood will flow, let’s hope it’s the right blood and not the good employees blood 

 

[DJR]

3 hours ago, Long Wheel Base said:

We are pretty surprised that they sold 51% but we hoping it is a sign of good things to come. Most of the big bosses of this consortium have all run very successful aviation companies. Global, Lift, Lanseria. 

Lets see how this will affect SAAT and the other subsidiaries.

I really hope that this is the light at the end of the tunnel you have been waiting for LWB

[Spokey]

A few random pics of my first jaunt on our new G7500. Mid East to Miami at .85 for Long Range Cruise. 14.5 hours flight time. She is quite the machine. The pop up window menus are great. This one showing Equal Time Points. Very easy to use and constantly updated as per the current winds. The machine is very quiet in the cruise compared to my previous Global. Straight to 430 at a 34 degree ( cool night) takeoff with 49800 lbs gas. Max is 51850, was disappointed to not get a bit more but clearly the temperature played a part. Flows are as per Global XRS. Down to 2600lbs per hour at 470 later in the cruise.

Edited June 14, 2021 by Spokey
Added screenshot of route.

[SwissVan]

Our little apron was pretty busy the last week.

School kids being trained how to ride their bicycles, they have marked out a little course on the unused piece of apron (this is what happens when the community own the airport ????) and are supervised by the local police. 

 

 

[The Ouzo]

1 minute ago, SwissVan said:

Our little apron was pretty busy the last week.

School kids being trained how to ride their bicycles, they have marked out a little course on the unused piece of apron (this is what happens when the community own the airport ????) and are supervised by the local police. 

 

 

nice

 

I remember as a kid in primary school we would sometimes go to some place that had a series of roads that we could ride on complete with traffic lights, stop signs etc.

Does anyone else remember that ? I cant remember what the place was called.

[Long Wheel Base]

21 minutes ago, ouzo said:

nice

 

I remember as a kid in primary school we would sometimes go to some place that had a series of roads that we could ride on complete with traffic lights, stop signs etc.

Does anyone else remember that ? I cant remember what the place was called.

Yip I remember that place. In fact it came up in a thread some time back. I remember being told I could ride any more because I kept riding too fast. I kept saying everyone else is slow. Can't remember the name though.

[Spokey]

Parking up in The Bahamas earlier this week. This is the tail cam pic displayed on the Airshow screen in the cabin. We have multiple cameras. I shall get some pics and share.

[eddy]

On 6/18/2021 at 9:14 AM, Long Wheel Base said:

Yip I remember that place. In fact it came up in a thread some time back. I remember being told I could ride any more because I kept riding too fast. I kept saying everyone else is slow. Can't remember the name though.

Where I came from, it was called padveiligheid.........

[Long Wheel Base]

Glad this thread is still here.