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EDITION 13 • AUGUST 2015 WELCOME TO NATIONAL AIRWAYS CORPORATION’S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER TO THE AVIATION INDUSTRY HANGARTALK XPRESS IN THIS ISSUE } To next page ROBINSON UPGRADES R66 PIPER AIRCRAFT AND HARTZELL PROPELLER COLLABORATE FERRY: ZS-CFA FROM LANSERIA TO WICHITA P4 P6 P18 BELL 525 FIRST FLIGHT QUOTES North America “The Bell 525 Relentless is unlike any other commercial helicopter in the world, and we have been anxiously waiting to showcase the transformational capabilities to our customers,” said Anthony Moreland, vice president of North American sales. “We continue see a lot of potential in North America for this aircraft, specifically from the VIP/ corporate and oil and gas segments.” Latin America “The Bell 525 presents revolutionary capabilities for many of our customers in the Latin America region,” said Jay Ortiz, vice president of Latin American sales. “From oil and gas operations to corporate and VIP transport – this is the versatile aircraft to perform our customer’s missions.” Asia Pacific “The Bell 525 is like no other helicopter in the world offering the most modern and sophisticated avionics systems including fly-by-wire capabilities as well as the perfect blend of heightened capability and safety features desirable for deep water, long-distance offshore flights,” said Sameer A. Rehman, managing director for Bell Helicopter – Asia Pacific. “Not only is this aircraft of particular interest to our oil and gas operators in Asia Pacific, it is also expected to provide a step function change in search and rescue operations as well as greatly enhancing levels of comfort and style for corporate and VVIP customers” China “The Bell 525 is like no other commercial helicopter in the world, with the most modern and sophisticated avionics systems including fly-by-wire capabilities,” said Chris Jaran, vice president and managing director for Bell Helicopter in China. “This aircraft is highly anticipated by our customers in China – especially corporate/VIP and oil and gas operators looking for a new class of helicopter.” Japan “The Bell 525 is like no other helicopter in the world, with the most modern and sophisticated avionics systems including fly-by-wire capabilities,” said Richard Thornley, representative managing director for Bell Helicopter in Japan. “This aircraft provides a perfect blend of heightened capability and safety features desirable for search and rescue missions at long-distances, which is of particular interest to our customers in Japan.” Europe “The customer response for the Bell 525 we have received in Europe has been incredible,” said Jakub Hoda, vice president and managing director of Europe at Bell Helicopter. “The aircraft presents revolutionary capabilities for many of our oil and gas and corporate/VIP customers.” MEA “Since the beginning of the aircraft’s development, the Middle East has shown great interest in the Bell 525 with the launch sale of 10 aircraft to Abu Dhabi Aviation and has kept a steady momentum of interest across the region,” said Steve Suttles, vice president and managing director of the Middle East and Africa at Bell Helicopter. “The revolutionary Bell 525 is unlike any other helicopter in the world, and we see great potential in the VIP/corporate market as well as the oil and gas segment.”
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WELCOME TO NATIONAL AIRWAYS CORPORATION’S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER TO THE AVIATION INDUSTRYHANGARTALK XPRESSIN THIS ISSUE

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ROBINSON UPGRADES R66

PIPER AIRCRAFT AND HARTZELL PROPELLER COLLABORATE

FERRY: ZS-CFA FROM LANSERIA TO WICHITA

P4

P6

P18

BELL 525 FIRST FLIGHT QUOTESNorth America “The Bell 525 Relentless is unlike any other commercial helicopter in the world, and we have been anxiously waiting to showcase the transformational capabilities to our customers,” said Anthony Moreland, vice president of North American sales. “We continue see a lot of potential in North America for this aircraft, specifically from the VIP/corporate and oil and gas segments.”

Latin America“The Bell 525 presents revolutionary capabilities for many of our customers in the Latin America region,” said Jay Ortiz, vice president of Latin American sales. “From oil and gas operations to corporate and VIP transport – this is the versatile aircraft to perform our customer’s missions.”

Asia Pacific “The Bell 525 is like no other helicopter in the world offering the most modern and sophisticated avionics systems including fly-by-wire capabilities as well as the perfect blend of heightened capability and safety

features desirable for deep water, long-distance offshore flights,” said Sameer A. Rehman, managing director for Bell Helicopter – Asia Pacific. “Not only is this aircraft of particular interest to our oil and gas operators in Asia Pacific, it is also expected to provide a step function change in search and rescue operations as well as greatly enhancing levels of comfort and style for corporate and VVIP customers”

China “The Bell 525 is like no other commercial helicopter in the world, with the most modern and sophisticated avionics systems including fly-by-wire capabilities,” said Chris Jaran, vice president and managing director for Bell Helicopter in China. “This aircraft is highly anticipated by our customers in China – especially corporate/VIP and oil and gas operators looking for a new class of helicopter.”

Japan“The Bell 525 is like no other helicopter in the world, with the most modern and sophisticated avionics systems including fly-by-wire capabilities,” said Richard Thornley, representative managing

director for Bell Helicopter in Japan. “This aircraft provides a perfect blend of heightened capability and safety features desirable for search and rescue missions at long-distances, which is of particular interest to our customers in Japan.”Europe“The customer response for the Bell 525 we have received in Europe has been incredible,” said Jakub Hoda, vice president and managing director of Europe at Bell Helicopter. “The aircraft presents revolutionary capabilities for many of our oil and gas and corporate/VIP customers.”

MEA“Since the beginning of the aircraft’s development, the Middle East has shown great interest in the Bell 525 with the launch sale of 10 aircraft to Abu Dhabi Aviation and has kept a steady momentum of interest across the region,” said Steve Suttles, vice president and managing director of the Middle East and Africa at Bell Helicopter. “The revolutionary Bell 525 is unlike any other helicopter in the world, and we see great potential in the VIP/corporate market as well as the oil and gas segment.”

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The new Bell 407GX Electronic Standby Attitude Indicator

BELL HELICOPTER’S BRAND ADDS NEW PRODUCT OFFERINGS TO LINEUP

The Bell 525 “Relentless” before taking flight

World’s first commercial fly-by-wire helicopter achieves highly anticipated milestone

AMARILLO, Texas- (BUSINESS WIRE) - Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, today announced the successful first flight of the Bell 525 Relentless. The maiden flight of the super-medium helicopter took place at the company’s aircraft assembly center in Amarillo, Texas.

"The Bell 525 was announced at Heli-Expo in 2012, and we are proud to have achieved this milestone. We have diligently executed our schedule to design, develop, build and test the aircraft, and look forward to the next phase of flight testing as we work towards certification,” said Matt Hasik, executive vice president of commercial programs at Bell Helicopter. “The marketplace has been awaiting the transformational capabilities of the Bell 525 and we continue to see growing customer demand from around the globe for this aircraft.”

The Bell 525 was designed with input from our Customer Advisory Panel as an aircraft to meet future requirements for operational safety, payload & range, cabin comfort and configuration and reliability. One of the unique characteristics of the Bell 525 is the ability to perform CAT-A takeoffs and landings, to and from a helipad at maximum gross weight.

Even in the event that one of the two engines fails, the Bell 525 provides sufficient power to maintain occupant safety while lifting off with a single operational engine. With over 60 helicopters reserved under letters of intent, the Bell 525 is designed to provide operators and end users unmatched situational awareness and the ability to perform a wide variety of missions under challenging weather conditions.

“The Bell 525 performed extremely well today,” said Troy Caudill, senior flight test pilot at Bell Helicopter. “I am excited to be a part of the development of this advanced aircraft and help define the future of vertical lift.”

“The first flight test started with taxi testing and maneuvers and then went into an initial hover, performing various hover maneuvers and then tested low speed handling qualities with winds gusting to 20 knots,” added Jeff Greenwood, senior flight test pilot at Bell Helicopter.

FORT WORTH, Texas (July 15, 2015) Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today its Aeronautical Accessories brand is now a distributor of sev-eral new offerings, including the new Bell 407GX Electronic Standby Attitude Indicator Installation kit, a Rappel Mount and Cargo Deploy-ment kit and a newly developed Bell 429 Baggage Door Hold Open kit.

Additionally, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a parts manufacturer approval (PMA) for the manufacturing of the Bell 429 Crew Bubble Window. The crew bubble window provides enhanced viewing capability and vertical ref-erence. The windows are fabricat-ed from state-of-the-art manufac-turing processes from high-quality acrylic.

“We continue to expand the Aero-nautical Accessories product line-up and certifications to serve our customers around the world,” said Jennifer Lunceford, manager of Sales for Aeronautical Accessories. “The new accessories offer oper-ators convenient and safe mission solutions to enhance their perfor-mance capabilities.”

The FAA-approved Bell 407GX Electronic Standby Attitude In-dicator Installation kit provides attitude, altitude, airspeed, slip indication and rechargeable Li-ion battery backup (min. one hour).

The new Rappel Mount and Cargo Deployment kit is available on the Bell 205, 212 and 412 platforms and the system is manufactured by Aero Design. It offers a low-cost solution for any firefighting oper-ator wishing to pursue Rapattack firefighting contracts.

The Aero Design system employs a lightweight low-profile rappel bar with an easy stow cargo de-ployment arm that locks into place when in use or in the stowed po-sition. The system has received

a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from both the FAA and Transport Canada (TC).

Adding to the rotorcraft aftermar-ket parts and accessories offerings, the FAA-approved Bell 429 Bag-gage Door Hold Open kit improves loading and unloading in the bag-gage area by replacing the existing baggage door upper hinge with a locking mechanism.

BELL 525 RELENTLESS MAKES SUCCESSFULFIRST FLIGHT

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“We continue to invest in our future to ensure we remain a global leader in the industry,” said John Garrison. “This is the final step in completing our consolidation efforts in the North Texas area, and we are proud of the Bell Helicopter team, community, customers and partners that made this vision a success.”

Speakers commented on how the new facility highlights the positive impact of general aviation throughout North Texas and the support of Bell Helicopter’s customers’ around the world. Also noted was Bell Helicopter’s commitment to Fort Worth, as well as the company’s desire to help revitalize Northeast Tarrant County.

“Tarrant County is proud to partner with Bell Helicopter on these corporate revitalization efforts, and the new construction and roadway improvements are a real boost to this area and should benefit every city in this part of the county,” said Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley.

The BTA is the final function to move to the main corporate campus as part of Bell Helicopter’s consolidation efforts in the North Texas area. Bell Helicopter began with the global headquarters ground breaking in October 2012 and with this final move, the company has consolidated more than 1.2 million square feet of excess space and are now saving $19 million in annual operating expenses.

OFFICIALS HOST GRAND OPENING CEREMONY OF THE BELL HELICOPTER TRAINING ACADEMYBell celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday announcing its newly opened Bell Helicopter Training Academy (BTA) in Fort Worth, Texas. U.S. Congressman Joe Barton, Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley and Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price joined Bell Helicopter’s president and CEO John Garrison to commemorate the occasion and have a first-hand look at the state-of-the-art facility.

“The City of Forth Worth is proud to be home to Bell Helicopter’s global headquarters, and we will be right beside all of you in the months and years ahead,” commented Mayor Price.

The 86,000 square foot facility comes complete with full flight simulators, new and updated flight technology demonstrators, a dedicated tower and flight line, as well as a maintenance hangar and classrooms. The company has trained more than 134,000 customers since 1946 from every market segment in more than 135 countries throughout the world. Bell Helicopter is proud to open the doors of their new training academy and welcome their current and future customers.

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This high performance 4-place police helicopter comes standard with a Garmin G500H Primary and Multifunction Display System (PFD/MFD), a Garmin GTN 635 touch-screen navigator, and a Garmin GTR 225A COM radio. Also standard are Boland’s 10.4” LCD monitor and two 6-channel audio controllers.

A new streamlined instrument panel houses the Garmin G500H PFD/MFD along with traditional instruments and dual audio controllers. With the G500H panel, the aircraft can be flown from either seat and dual audio controllers allow for independent radio monitoring and transmitting by the pilot or copilot.

To complete the package, Robinson expanded the R66 Police Helicopter options list. New options include

Genesys Aerosystems’ HeliSAS autopilot, Garmin’s GTN 650/750 navigators, FreeFlight’s RA-4500 radar altimeter which displays radar altitude info rmation on the G500H PFD, Technisonic’s TDFM 9000 radio in a variety of single to four band options, and Aerocomputers’ moving map system with View Sync 3D capability.

A fully-loaded R66 Police Helicopter, the first to come off the line with the new configuration, will be delivered to Night Flight Concepts in Bedford, Texas. The helicopter will be one of Night

Flight’s platform aircraft for its Law Enforcement Air Support Entity (L.E.A.S.E.) program. Base price for the R66 Turbine Police Helicopter has been set at $1,185,000.

Robinson Helicopter Company (RHC)Torrance, CA

ROBINSON UPGRADES R66 POLICE HELICOPTER

The helicopter willbe one of NightFlight’s platform

aircraft for its Law Enforcement Air

Support Entity (L.E.A.S.E.)

program.

Robinson Helicopter Company announced its R66 Turbine Police Helicopter with the FLIR Systems Ultra 8000 Infrared Camera and the Spectrolab SX-7 searchlight with30-million candlepower has been reconfigured to include a multitude of upgrades.

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This initial order for the trainer air-craft is part of a fleet replenishment initiative agreement between the two companies. FlightSafety has an option to acquire 20 additional Piper Warrior airplanes in 2016.

“The purchase of these new Piper air-craft demonstrates our commitment to provide FlightSafety Academy students with the highest quality training using

aircraft equipped with the latest tech-nology,” said Bruce Whitman, Presi-dent & CEO, FlightSafety International. “Piper is honored that FlightSafety, a recognized world leader in aviation training, has selected our company for this sizable fleet procurement of train-ing aircraft,” said Piper President and CEO Simon Caldecott. “Our single-en-gine aircraft provide the best value and

most reliable training platform in the industry for aviation students. We are, quite literally, producing the pilots of tomorrow.” All of the aircraft will be equipped with Garmin G500 avionics suites and ADSB for the most comprehensive traffic and weather solution. The aircraft will have satellite enhanced dual antenna traffic awareness technology, enabling one-second updates for traffic situ-ational awareness. All aircraft come equipped with GTN 650, replacing the former GNS 430.

INTRODUCES NEW WARRIOR AND ARROW TRAINING AIRCRAFT FROM PIPER TO ITS FLEET

“Piper is honored that FlightSafety, a recognized world leader in aviation training, has selected our company for this sizeable fleet procurement of training aircraft,”

Piper Aircraft, Inc. announced that FlightSafety International has signed an agreement to purchase 20 single-engine Piper Warrior and 6 single-en-gine Piper Arrow aircraft. The new aircraft will begin to enter service at the FlightSafety Academy in Vero Beach, Florida later this year.

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worldwide weather data, including METARs, TAFs, AIRMETs, SIGMETs, winds aloft, and real-time lightning information. It provides ATC preferred routes in the United States to ensure the safest possible route of travel, in addition to animated radar, infrared and visible satellite imagery in the United States, Western Europe, Aus-tralia, and Canada. Phase I of Piper Pilot will be complete in September of this year and is due to debut thereafter. A 2-year subscrip-tion will be provided to the purchasers of any new M-class product.

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OSHKOSH, WI. – July 20, 2015 – Piper Aircraft has announced the collaboration with Garmin on the development of “Piper Pilot”, the Piper-specific avionics app based on Garmin Pilot™ for iPad and iP-hone.

The first phase of Piper Pilot allows aviators to file their flight plans and receive full en route navigation on an interactive map. The “ideal cockpit companion”, Piper Pilot offers 3D Vi-sion, aviation weather, flight plan fil-ing, advanced traffic and weather, and pilot logbook. Piper Pilot is integrated into the cockpit. Connected with the certified avionics, Piper Pilot operates with a user logic that is already familiar to Garmin users, working in accompa-niment with the Garmin avionics suite. Over time the product will continue to evolve and include additional features to better support Piper owners.“Piper Pilot is truly intuitive,” said Drew McEwen, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Piper Aircraft. “The Piper-specific features make it inher-ently easier to use for our customers, with features specific to the PA-46 family of products.” Future enhancements to Piper Pilot will include the incorporation of Pip-er-specific features designed to simpli-fy the pre-flight planning experience with seamless integration to in-flight activities. Piper Pilot is comprehen-sive in approach by offering aviators

PIPER AIRCRAFT ANDHARTZELL PROPELLERCOLLABORATE

PIPER AIRCRAFT COLLABORATES WITH GARMIN® ON “PIPER PILOT” APPLICATION

OSHKOSH, Wisc., July 20, 2015 –Pip-er Aircraft and Hartzell Propeller have announced collaboration on the cer-tification of a five-bladed composite propeller for the Piper Meridian and M500 through a Supplemental Type Certificate (“STC”). Achievement of the STC for both Piper products is an-ticipated by the end of fourth quarter this year.

“The Hartzell Propeller five-bladed prop was designed with the intention

of enhancing flight performance,” said Drew McEwen, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Piper Aircraft. “This composite prop will help in-crease climb rate and decrease noise, with the secondary benefit of elevat-ing ramp aesthetics. It is a win, win, win for our products.”

“We are thrilled to work with Piper Aircraft on this next generation of enriched performance composite five-blade propellers for Piper’s top-of the line M-Class series,” said Hartzell Pro-peller Executive Vice President JJ Frig-ge. “The durability of the new Hart-zell prop integrates exceptionally well with the Piper Meridian and M500 for all around better performance.”

The five-blade Hartzell prop will ini-tially be available at a list price of $52,000, which includes a trade-in allowance through Hartzell Propeller’s Top Prop Program. However, Piper dealers and their authorized service centers will be offering special price consideration on the five-bladed prop for Meridian and M500 owners.

Optimal in design, the Hartzell five-bladed composite propeller has been identified for use on current pro-duction M500 products and will be offered as a factory installed option once certified. Meridian aircraft al-ready in the field can take advantage of this advancement through the STC.

Piper Service Centers will be the first facilities to offer five-blade prop instal-lation. Hartzell’s five-bladed propeller, with a unique monocoque structure and advanced composite materials, was determined the ideal compo-nent for the PA-46-TP line for its low

weight, low inertia, and low mainte-nance lifecycle costs. It will be issued with a five-year, 1,500-hour warranty, including associated parts.

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WELCOME TO NATIONAL AIRWAYS CORPORATION’S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER TO THE AVIATION INDUSTRYHANGARTALK XPRESSINTERNATIONAL Tertius van Jaarsveld and Jannie de Klerk visited the Team and Clients in Afghanistan

and followed up on NAC’s operations in those areas.

International Operations had a busy month! ZS-POE, our CAMPS equipped EMB120 was deployed on a contract and all hands were on deck seeing the Crew out.

OPERATIONS

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For 51 weeks a year, EAA is an inter-national community of more than 180,000 members that nurtures the spirit of flight through a worldwide network of chapters, outreach programs, and other events.

But for one week each summer, EAA members and aviation enthusiasts total-ing more than 500,000 from more than 60 countries attend EAA AirVenture at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where they rekindle friendships and celebrate the past, present, and future in the world of flight.

The World’s Greatest Aviation Cele-bration has it all when it comes to aircraft. Warbirds. Vintage. Homebuilts. Ultralights. Some you would normally find in a hangar at your local airport, others so unique they are the only one of their kind.

You name it, there’s likely an example of it at Oshkosh.

For many, arriving at Oshkosh is a rite of passage that can only be satisfied by being one of the more than 10,000 aircraft flying in, landing at what becomes the busiest airport in the world.

Whether you’re an aviation enthusiast or an aviation novice, AirVenture has some-thing for you. No matter what your age, you’ll be entertained, informed, and thrilled by the countless activities available that reflect “The Spirit of Aviation” all around.

DESTINATIONOSHKOSH

Daily air shows. Aerobatics and pyrotech-nics. Nightly concerts. Feature films at the Fly-In Theater. Forums, workshops, and demonstrations. KidVenture. Special pro-gramming at Theater in the Woods. All of this, plus much, much more is included with your daily admission.

Add in the crowd-thrilling, show-stop-ping Night Air Show on Wednesday and Saturday night, and you have affordable fun for the entire family every day from sunup to well past sundown.

There is uniqueness to each AirVenture that keeps lifelong attendees coming back for more. You need to experience it to understand.

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43 is Africa’s only Jeppesen and Boeing approved ab-initio facility and we are the only school able to offer an iATPL,along with our Jet Pilot Program (JPP) this enables us to deliver a first officer airline ready candidate in less than24 months.

Our locations in RSA have contingent dedicated flying training areas, low air traffic density and ready access toinstrument training facilities focusing students on what they have enrolled for.

Dedicated live on-campus facilities ensure our student’s social needs are catered for.

Our 43 Instructor’s experience is unmatched in the industry and the team is headed by professionals that have had

194143 Air School established as Joint air forces training base during the 2nd World War (3000 soldiers lived on base)

1950-6043 Air School airfield operated by South African Air Force

1960-70The airfield was used by civilian and military aircraft for routine training.

1970-8843 Base abandoned by military and largely served as an airfield for nearby coastal town of Port Alfred, during this time a lot of history was unfortunately lost as the base was at the mercy of looting and stealing as it was not occupied.

43 AIRSCHOOL HISTORY / MILESTONES43 Air School Proudly welcomes you to World Class Pilot Training. We deliver this by setting the highest standards, unmatched facilities and a serious passion for aviation. We have professionally trained well over 5000 graduates for the general, airline and military aviation sectors over the past 27 years but it’s our ability to exceed the expectations of our customers that differentiates us.

distinguished careers in aviation. 43 is committed to ensuring that we stay abreast of industry developments andaviation instruction methodologies.

Our 43 eLearning offering for iPad in conjunction with a structured ground school and dedicated instructors assists students to reach their full potential.

43 owns the largest and best maintained fleet of aircraft on the continent and glass cockpit offerings are availableon our complex trainers.

Our vast experience and leadership in training places 43 Air School at the forefront of international training standards.

2011Boeing accreditation received.

2012Airline training integrated into our instruction methodology with Project Joshua (All 43 Air School instructors underwent retraining to align instructional methodologies to Airline standard.2013E Learning curriculum and Jeppesen approved training accreditation

2014Airline ready offering added with the 43 Air School Jet Pilot Program taking student from 0 to Airline Type Rated ready, IPad roll out offering in ground school and flying modules. 43 Air School embarks on the Airline Ready Training program and established a Port Elizabeth base to cater for this. C Compass Pilot assessment introduced.

2015SEAMS Operations management system implemented. With this and the e-learning offering the school will be able to teach individually and at different progress levels all our students irrespective of which course they are doing, more efficiently and at the very highest standard in Pilot Training. The training now has the unmatched ability to take a student from selection after school to a 737NG type rating offering seamlessly and within two years. This is unmatched on the African continent.

198843 Air School Pilot Training school re-established by Jim Davis

19981st Airline contract is secured

2002NAFCO group buys 43 Air School investing in upgrading facilities and offerings. Around 1200hr per month were flown during that time.

200643 Advanced is started in Johannesburg serving General aviation market

200843 Bhisho is activated to increase capacity in ab- initio training

2009New Online exam centers and new ground school facilities opened.43 Air School becomes a Piper approved Sales and service Center

2010 Integrated ATPL introduced. 43 is still the only Flight school offering this.43 Air School flying training combined is in excess of 5000hr per month.43 ATC school started as well as Wright Place opening.

During this year 43 Air School flew 56 000hr (average of 4600hr per month) at that time a record and 20 000hr more than the whole of the South African Air force in total!

HISTORY/MILESTONES

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Four Campuses and offers a full range of aviation training courses.

200+ Permanent 43 Staff including 60 full time Instructors on average.

50% of the instructor core is Gr2 or higher qualified. An in-house GR 1 and DFE (Designated flight Examiners) completes this picture.

Capacity to fly 6000 hours per month.

Unmatched Training fleet at around 60 aircraft on average.

Only Flight school that offers full e-Learning curriculum Integrated Commercial and integrated ATPL as well as Airline Type rating.

43 Air School can Type Rate a student from selection with no experience to Airline 737 800NG in 18 months.

43 Air School have two dedicated airfields, one with ILS (instrument landing capacity) and also has access to the largest General Flying area in South Africa at 6500 sq km.

43 Air School serves on average 1000+ meals per day at the Port Alfred campus

FACTS

43 Air School offer five meal choices at the lunch serving incl. Health, Vegetarian, Halaal and a fast food option.

43 Air School has a dedicated ground school and instructors with online exam facilities.

43 Air School has seen over 5000 professional pilots graduate through the various offerings and campuses.

43 Air School’s maintenance division services all its aircraft and equipment (including engine overhauls) and the heavy maintenance at the Port Alfred facility.

All 43 Air School aircraft, in addition to the mandatory 100 hour service intervals also get a mandatory 50 hour interval inspection.

Managed 43 Air School Social program for all our students.

The campus offers full range of Sport and Social facilities with Wi-Fi coverage.

43 AIR SCHOOL CONGRATULATIONS TO THE JULY GRADUATES

Front row left to right; Stephanie Oosthuizen, Cellestine Ogweno, Des Lynch (Head of Training), Pretty Bhaugeerothee, Megan Carew. Standing left to right; Imran Butt, Ravish Jomadar, Jeevinathan Ragen, Nilan Bansee, Kamleshwurnath Ramsaha, Simon Dinkelman,

Keegan Smit, Jean-Mark Barra, Vrishun Dudhee, Muhammad Gopee, Leonard Calegari. Photo Courtesy of Warren Williams.

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Bourne from the same pedigree as our tried and tested integrated multi engine programs the Charter Pilot Program has been specifically designed for students wanting to enter into an aviation career, with a single engine charter operator, or wish to progress onto a single engine tur-bine platform without any unnecessary qualifications not required within this segment of aircraft operations.

Some of the benefits of this program are;

Get the most recognized qualifica-tion in the charter employment in-dustry.

All inclusive cost forecast – No hid-den cost surprises

0 to employable in only 180hours

shortest route to Qualified Commer-cial Pilots Licence recognized by the SACAA available on the market today.

Complex Single Engine Piston air-craft exposure – variable Pitch & Retractable undercarriage exposure – Arrow rating included

5 hours of “Upset Recovery Train-ing” included.

All course-ware, uniforms and re-quired equipment included.

Seamless Bolt on options within one training organization – C208 Car-avan Turbine Rating / Multi Engine Charter Pilot Module.

From an industry recognized brand that employers know.

43 AIR SCHOOL’S ALL NEW “CHARTER PILOT PROGRAM”

43 Air School is proud to announce its newest offering to the Aviation Industry, namely the Charter Pilot Program. This one of a kind inte-grated training program is the first of its kind on the African continent. This uniquely packaged program couldn’t be better suited than for the African Single Engine charter industry operator in mind.

MADE IN SAFACTUAL REALITY TV SHOW

Made in SA is a teen documentary reality series where teens and young adults with career aspirations who have demonstrated that they are serious about their career or entrepreneurial venture get the opportunity to be placed with a mentor in their chosen field where they will receive challenges or tasks that would help them develop the relevant skills to excel in that specific field.

The subjects may have a mentor in mind or if not, one will be provided for them. After we get to know who our subject is and what makes him tick, he or she gets placed with the mentor in his environment. Our camera follow them around as they complete their tasks and show how they deal with the obstacles that they are faced with in order to come closer to their dream.

Throughout the show we interview our subject, the people in his environment and the mentor that he is placed with. At the end of each episode we get the mentor’s feedback on how he thinks the challenge was completed and we find out from the subject how completing the mentorship and the challenge improved his life and made him more confident in his career or entrepreneurial venture.

Thanks to André Robberts, Apprentice Training Manager for facilitating this.

Sibusiso in the helicopter that he helped to repair

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Martin Banner, CEO of NAC says: “It is great to see enthusiastic organisations like 5FM and iS-choolAfrica engaging with learners about avi-ation and supporting these initiatives from a grassroots level. This engagement will celebrate the role of aviation and raise the profile of the range of careers available to young people in the industry, hopefully inspiring a new generation of innovators, researchers, engineers, pilots and others that will shape the industry.

We are really looking forward to seeing the im-pact that this sponsorship programme has on the future of the pupils involved. Working with 5FM and iSchoolAfrica will help us to challenge the

NAC, as one of the largest general aviation companies in Africa with more than 69 years’ experience and a proud supporter of Kwena Molapo School for many years, is excited to be involved with the Kwena Molapo Air Show.

stereotypes of people working in aviation, allow-ing us to highlight exciting careers and fascinat-ing research and technology.

With our investment in this project, various skilled individuals will be contributing their time and tal-ent at different levels – from project leadership, management, mentoring and tutoring. All this will result in outcomes that will change, impact and benefit the learners, the school, the commu-nity and the aviation sector in the future.”

KWENA MOLAPO AIR SHOWPRESS RELEASE

Kagiso Moeti, one of our apprentices from our first intake, 2013, has just passed his Trade Test which was conducted at Indlela in Olifantsfontein.

Kagiso was accepted at Placo, Rand Airport, as an apprentice in October 2013 after completing his 1st year basic training. We would also like to congratulate the staff at Placo for assisting Kagiso to gain his experience with regards to On-the-Job-Training. Well done Kagiso!

ACCEPTED AT PLACO

We are also proud to announce that Chris Coertse (2013 intake) from Rand Heli Main-tenance has passed his trade test. Well done Chris!

PASSED!

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Photography courtesy of Justin de Reuck

NAC is a Proud Partner of the Silver Falcons who have been extra busy this year with displays at various air shows, Freedom Day and other occasions. Watch out for the Silver Falcons at the Grand Rand Air Show on the 23rdof August 2015.

Major Werner Vermaak, Leader of the Silver Falcons.

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WELCOME TO NATIONAL AIRWAYS CORPORATION’S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER TO THE AVIATION INDUSTRYHANGARTALK XPRESSNAC HELICOPTER TRAINING:IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

Contact Vicky Sankey on +27 11 345 2500 or [email protected] for more details

Robinson Helicopter Company Safety Coursepresented by Tim Tucker.

An absolute MUST for all Robinson Helicopter Pilots.

16–19 OCTOBER 2015

CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE STUDENTSWHO RECENTLY WENT SOLO

Bomani Pius (Tanzanian Police) Suleiman Nyombi (Tanzanian Police)

Flora Kimario (Tanzanian Police)Martin Keet

James Davies

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WELCOME TO NATIONAL AIRWAYS CORPORATION’S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER TO THE AVIATION INDUSTRYHANGARTALK XPRESSOCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY &OUR QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMMost people in aviation think of Qual-ity Assurance when they hear the words Quality Management System in fact Quality Assurance is only a very small part of the holistic approach of an implemented Quality Management System.

To understand the purpose of a Qual-ity Management System you have to know why an organisation would adopt a Quality Management System.

Being a successful business in today’s economic climate requires several key components including innovation, collaboration and cooperation. One of the most important components a business should have in place is a quality management system. Here are some of the reasons why :

Reducing Cost and Saving Time;In business, time is money. Time you invest in setting up quality control pro-cesses and policies at the front end, saves time in the long run. Employees will know what to do, when to do it and how to do it. With a quality man-agement system in place, the system ensures mistakes are few and far be-tween, which saves you both time and money.

Increases Customer Satisfaction:With a quality management system in place, customers will receive better

services from the organisation. The customers will experience the best the organisation has to offer from be-ginning to end when all members of the organisation focus their energy on quality.

Reducing RiskBy emphasizing standard processes, the organisation limit risk from internal and external sources. Standardization minimizes errors in all aspects of the business and reduces liability. Manage-ment systems also foresee risks and build in processes to address those problems before they arise or have a negative effect of the business.

Increased VisibilityUsing a quality management systems increases the visibility of the organ-isation activities for customers and employees through cross-functional teams and processes. A quality system creates documents, processes, and a system of checks and balances to im-prove the organisations performance.

Improved Product QualityThe overall quality of the organisa-tion’s products and services will im-prove through system management as well. When you place an emphasis on quality in your business and establish employee buy in, production quality control becomes the key focus of the organisation from product develop-

ment to delivery and on through to customer satisfaction.Competitive AdvantageBusinesses who invest in quality con-trols gain a competitive advantage over companies who do not. Custom-ers value quality in their goods and services and will stick with companies that emphasize and have invested in quality .Savvy customers in these dif-ficult economic times do not want to waste their time on companies who can’t deliver on promises.

Reduced Response TimeWhen things do go wrong, a quality

management system will have best practices in place to address problems immediately as they arise. You won’t have to waste time and money figur-ing out solutions because a quality sys-tem will have defined roles of respon-sibility in place ahead of time when problems arise.

Utilizes Best PracticesDeveloping a sense of collaboration and focus on quality will foster an en-vironment where employees can share best practices with each other further ensuring standardization and an em-phasis on quality. This establishes a

system-wide focus on quality.

Growth within the OrganisationWhen the organisation manages to shift its focus from “putting out fires” to quality control, the organisation will have more opportunities to grow the business and empower management to focus on other aspects of growing the business. An effective quality man-agement system is thus key to an or-ganisation’s success.

Now our slogan “FORWARD AS ONE” makes a whole more sense.

OHS Representatives at NAC’s offices, Lanseria Airport

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WELCOME TO NATIONAL AIRWAYS CORPORATION’S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER TO THE AVIATION INDUSTRYHANGARTALK XPRESSNEWS FROM CAPE TOWN ‘EXPERIENCE THE BEST OF’ WORKSHOP

NAC Fixed Wing Charter and NAC Helicopters Cape Town collaborated at “Travel People” inCape Town and held successful workshops over a period of two days.

Please contact us for a tailored proposal: Tel. +27 11 267 [email protected] • 24 Hour Support: +27 82 891 4639

NAC’s FIXED WING AND HELICOPTER FLEET

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• Please note: – Dates subject to change without prior notice, please confirm specific course date(s) in advance.

• Afternoon/evening class (PM) commence at 15h00 till approximately 19h00. • Unless otherwise mentioned, courses take place at the NAC facilities based on Lanseria Airport.• Please confirm your course booking as soon as possible by completing the registration form and

forward it to NAC soonest.• Payment in advance is required to confirm booking, unless alternative arrangements have been

made.• We look forward to serving you in the near future.

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WELCOME TO NATIONAL AIRWAYS CORPORATION’S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER TO THE AVIATION INDUSTRYHANGARTALK XPRESSNAC TECHNICAL TRAINING SCHEDULE – 2015Training can be arranged at your premises on request and will be quoted for separately. Block bookings of 6 students or more qualify for discount.

NOTE: More courses to be added soon

COURSE TITLEDURATION

(Days)DATE

COSTPer student

VENUE

King Air 200 Series 5 17/08/2015 – 21/08/2015R9 000R7 500

NAC & simulatorNAC no simulator

Beech 1900 Series 7 24/08/2015 – 01/09/2015R9 000R8 000

NAC & simulatorNAC no simulator

Human Factors 3 02/09/2015 – 04/09/2015 R2 500 NAC

King Air 300/350 Series 7 07/09/2015 – 15/09/2015R9 000R8 000

NAC & simulatorNAC no simulator

PT6A Series 5 16/09/2015 – 22/09/2015 R7 500 NAC

Gas Turbine General 5 28/09/2015 – 02/10/2015 R5 500 NAC

Airframe General 5 05/10/2015 – 09/10/2015 R5 500 NAC

Rotorcraft General 5 12/10/2015 – 16/10/2015 R5 500 NAC

Civil Aviation Regulation 5 19/10/2015 – 23/10/2015 R5 500 NAC

King Air 200 Series 5 26/10/2015 – 30/10/2015R9 000R7 500

NAC & simulatorNAC no simulator

Beech 1900 Series 7 02/11/2015 – 10/11/2015R9 000R8 000

NAC & simulatorNAC no simulator

Human Factors 3 11/11/2015 – 13/11/2015 R2 500 NAC

PT6A Series 5 16/11/2015 – 20/11/2015 R7 500 NAC

King Air 300/350 Series 7 23/11/2015 – 01/12/2015R9 000R8 000

NAC & simulatorNAC no simulator

Human Factors 3 02/12/2015 – 04/12/2015 R2 500 NAC

Airframe General 5 TBC R5500 NAC

Civil Aviation Regulation 5 TBC R5500 NAC

Gas Turbine General 5 TBC R5500 NAC

Human Factors 3 TBC R2500 NAC

Piston Engine General 5 TBC R5500 NAC

Rotorcraft General 5 TBC R5500 NAC

Beech 1900 Series 7 TBCR9000R8000

NAC & simulator

Cessna 208 Caravan Series 5 TBC R7500 NAC no simulator

Embraer EMB 120 15 TBC R14500 NAC

Garret TFE 731 Series 5 TBC R7500 NAC

Hawker 1000 15 TBC (Evening) R9750 NAC

Hawker 700/800/800XP 15 TBC (Evening) R9750 NAC

COURSE TITLEDURATION

(Days)DATE

COSTPer student

VENUE

King Air 200 Series 5 TBCR9000R7500

NAC

King Air 300/350 Series 7 TBCR9000R8000

NAC & simulator

King Air C90 Series 5 TBC R7500 NAC no simulator

PAC 750 XL 5 TBC R7500 NAC & simulator

PT6A Series 5 TBC R7500 NAC no simulator

PW 118 Series 5 TBC R7500 NAC

PW 305 Series 6 TBC (Evening) R7500 NAC

For more information please contact:Lukas Potgieter • Tel: 083 446 9832 • eMail: [email protected] • Fax: 011 267 5351

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WELCOME TO NATIONAL AIRWAYS CORPORATION’S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER TO THE AVIATION INDUSTRYHANGARTALK XPRESSFERRY: ZS-CFA FROM LANSERIA TO WICHITAAt last the time arrived for ZS-CFA’s ferry to Wichita! Departure time was 10:27 local time and flight time to Sao Tome was 05:05 on this 2138 NM leg. The landing weight was 21 900 lbs. and, due to unfavourable headwinds of approximately 28 knots it was not necessary to climb higher than FL 400. An average TAS of 444 knots and GS of around 417 knots (M0.76) and fuel burn of 800 lbs per engine hour was achieved. Outside temperature at FL400 was -51°C that indicates ISA plus 5°C. Total fuel consumption was 8 250 lbs.

The aircraft performed flawlessly and we could easily have done another two hours and had more than enough reserves left. On arrival at FPST we ran into the well-known Capt Flippie Vermeulen who left Malaga that morning in an ACJ319 with some Asian passengers on board. We took 4899 liters of fuel on board for the next leg - Sao Tome to Ilha do Sal!

SAO TOME TO ILHA DO SALDeparture was at 14:31 Z, and we got a direct clearance to FL400. The winds were doing their bit again and we gained about 35 minutes on our original time of about five hours and landed in Ilha do Sal in 4 hours and 25 minutes. West Africa looked beautiful from the air, especially Guinea.

Interestingly it wasn’t necessary to use the HF radio once. Even though it is still a requirement, it seems as if Africa is getting ahead with the use of VHF radio frequencies. This leg was 2099 NM. The fuel load of the aircraft is a total of 11 500 lbs. Typical planning dictates that we start descending about 130 sea miles (or 230km) from our destination at 2500 feet per minute or as the ATC requests. This distance is necessary as the aircraft flies at 445 knots or 14km per minute.

Departure from Sal was at 10:24 Z, after having taken another 4478 litres of Jet A1 on board, as a requirement to top us off after the previous day’s flight from Sao Tome. As a good habit we try and refuel our aircraft such that they don’t carry all the excess weight of the fuel on the undercarriage overnight or for extended periods of time. Just a nice way of looking after the lady that needs to carry you the next day.

Sal was overcast with low cloud from about 2000 feet and we broke through at 3700 feet after taking off from RW 01, revealing the desert island through a patchwork type view off our port wing as we climbed out left after take-off as per the departure procedure. Our initial climb was to FL 380, and we set M0.75 as our cruise speed. It did not take long to realise that Mother Nature was going to take back her pound of flesh she gave yesterday. The winds were more than twice as heavy as predicted and of course, pretty much on the nose. A predicted 20 knot headwind turned into a consistent 45 to 55 knot headwind. Luckily, in the Hawker 1000 this

did not pose a serious challenge as she has both the legs and the avionics suite to cater for such eventualities and the calculations to get to a best solution. The Honeywell suite allows a “What if” function whereby you may enter variables and see the effect that would have on your planning, without affecting what you have actually already programmed into your Flight Management System. Sort of like a shadow brain using all the actual parameters of flight, but with your suggested changes. The outcomes then give you insight into what the effect of your changes would be. Should you like these answers, like we did, you simply make those the active calculation parameters according to your pre-programmed flight plan, and they will then take immediate effect. On this flight, Ruan van der Westhuizen, a seasoned Hawker Captain, suggested that we play with reducing the speed to say M0.73 from our initial M0.75, and to climb to FL 400 as soon as Oceanic control would allow us. He predicted that from our current predicted landing fuel reserve of around 1200 lbs that would improve to 1900, maybe 2000 lbs. On an Atlantic crossing

the one thing you can never have too much of is fuel, and options. His other suggestion was to set a 4 degree descent profile, which further aided the fuel profile, and in fact allowed us to land with more than 2100 lbs of fuel in reserve. Comforting. The Hawker performed with aplomb.

During the crossing we gained another three hours, and landed at 12:45 local time. Our weather was fine all the way with minor cell activity approaching St. Croix that caused nary a ripple. All in all a perfect crossing.

Total fuel burn for the crossing was 9300 lbs, and we refuelled with 5400 liters.

Customs and importation of the aircraft experience was beyond reproach in St. Croix, and as in Sal, it was truly a pleasure. Now, for a quick burger at the Bohlke FBO, and then back in the jet for our last chapter of this ferry.

ILHA DO SAL TO SAINT CROIXOn the last leg of our ferry, we managed to get airborne at 15:00 local time, and anticipated to land around 17:45 local time in Wichita after covering

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another 2180 NM, in around five hours of flying. This latitude crossing really works your system and your time calculations. Flying from East to West you gain time. Imagine that your speed in the same direction as which the sun is moving slows down its relative speed and thus your day becomes longer. Going from West to East means that you now have a closing speed on the sun’s direction of travel, and thus your day becomes shorter. In all flying we use, calculate, and report with reference to Greenwich Meridian Time (GMT), commonly referred to as the Universal Time Coordinate (UTC). Using UTC as reference it was agreed that the rest of the earth would be divided along time lines within which countries or groups of countries would fall.

These align or originate along the latitudes as they run from GMT towards the East of the Globe, to eventually meet up with itself again. Because GMT is the beginning and the end it could not be given two time zone designators. So it was decided to be “Z” or “Zulu” time zone, as that is the last alphabet later. These alphabet letters only get used when referencing to the local time. So, the first time zone which is one hour ahead of Z, or GMT +1, would be “A” time. Lagos, Nigeria falls into the “A” time Zone, as it is one hour ahead (later in the day) than at GMT. South Africa, as an entire

country uses “B” time, being GMT + 2. As there are 24 hours in a day, and 26 letters in the alphabet, they simply tossed two letters to make it work. So, on this trip we flew “backwards “ from “ B “ time to “V” time zone, as found in Wichita, Kansas. In this process we gained eight hours of daylight as from V to Z is 5, and from Z to B is 2. Easy, 5 plus 2 equals 7 hours. This makes for exceptionally long days though as your actual airborne time does not change and you naturally want to cover as much ground as possible during daylight. To put that in perspective we flew for 22 hours, for a seven hour time difference. Being in the Northern hemisphere exacerbates the problem at this time of the year, as it is now summer here, and thus the sun actually sets much later as well.

This is where the body clock problem sets in, as your natural circadian rhythms that you develop in your own environment and routine can simply not adjust to these changes, quickly. Jet lag is thus very real, and called “Jet” lag, because the faster you travel the quicker the change sets in.

Our travel legs in air miles were: 1.) Lanseria to Sao Tome - 2137 NM. 2.) Sao Tome to Sal - 1917 NM 3.) Sal to St. Croix - 2657 NM 4.) St. Croix to Wichita was 2166 NM. Our total thus, 8877 NM.This equals a total of about 16500 kms flown.

We burned a total of 35021 lbs of Jet A1, which equates to 19857 liters. At say R11, 50 per liter as an average price, that means a fuel burn spend of R228 335. Ultimately that calculates to 1.20 liters per kilometer, and R13. 89 of burn per kilometer flown. Considering that we probably cover around 13 km per minute that means that we consumed R180 worth of fuel, every minute. 60 minutes x 22 hours x R 180 p.m = R 237 600. Knowing that we had head winds which reduced our average speed per minute to a fraction below 13 km per minute, this number correlates well with our actual spend. That of course excludes the capital finance charges, maintenance, operating, navigation, landing, crew, handling and accommodation costs of such a flight. As you can see you will never fly cheaper this way than an airline carrier. But, if time, particular unserved destinations, seizing opportunities, and efficiency of movement come into play, nothing beats the capability of using private aircraft.

So why the reference to air miles, above? Well air miles are the distance actually traveled by the aircraft, whilst being immersed in a constantly moving body of air. This wind has the effect of either speeding you up, or slowing you down as it physically aims to move the aircraft at the same general speed of the body of air that you are within. Thus headwinds affect your relative speed in terms of ground distance covered, and you have to fly for longer, thus doing more air miles, to overcome the additional negative speed over the duration of your flight that you have to counter, but actually only covering the same amount of real ground miles, if you were unaffected by the wind. Tailwinds make you faster, covering the ground distance quicker, and the aircraft actually flies less air miles to cover the same ground distance as the air mass it is within that blows it along aids the process of covering the trip in a shorter time span.

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The One and Only Dave Pirie!

The A-Team! Lucy Mendonca and Martin Botha

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For instance our flight to Sal was quicker and shorter in air miles, than the actual ground distance due to a favourable tail wind, and our leg to St. Croix was both longer and further in air miles than the actual ground distance, due to unfavourable headwinds.

Our total flight time for the trip was 5.2 hours on leg 1, 4.8 hours on leg 2, 6.6 hours crossing the Atlantic, and 5.4 hours to shut down in Wichita, being a total of 22.0 hours. Average speed of about 750 km/h.

At all our landing fields our approach speed was around 133 to 130 knots, and VREF ranged between 120 to 122 knots for the jet.

SAINT CROIX TO WICHITAGetting airborne out of the US Virgin Islands, and looking down onto the marvels of our planet such as Puerto Rico, San Juan, Cuba, Grand Turk, the Bahamas, and numerous other little and unknown islands pass below us like azure blue and white pearls loosely strung together, one is again humbled by the privilege to be a first hand witness and part facilitator in this magic that is aviation.

Our mainland entry over the US continent was around Jacksonville, Florida, and we kept on routing more Westerly towards Kansas. It was noticeable how the sheer volume of radio traffic increased exponentially, and the significant weather we now encountered caused diversions, and aircraft being put into the hold, left, right and centre. Luckily, our trusty Hawker found her way clear through the muck on our designated path, and once we cleared the mighty Mississippi the skies also improved. Suddenly, the bulk of the weather lay far below us, and it looked like we were flying over never ending snow

drifts, with here and there a build-up plume gently wafting upwards towards us in the troposphere.As per usual we started our descent around a 2500 ft per min, this time from FL 430, where we managed to take her to her highest cruise level on this ferry. Our rate of descent was slowed down by request of the ATC to 2000 ft / min and again this change was easily catered for by the Honeywell equipment and some speed adjustments. This was 175 nautical miles out, and would take us 27 minutes to complete the descent to touchdown at RWY 01 R, Eisenhower airfield, Wichita, Kansas via the BVO VOR. Some precipitation was expected and this was the first time that we armed the wing and tail anti-ice as we passed through FL 230, for the landing.

For Carl, Ruan, and I this is where we felt a pang of emotion as this could be our last ever flight in the incredible Hawker 1000 and the realisation hit home. ZS-CFA has completed her journey, and come back to her original home, where she was born.

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The Crew: Ruan van der Westhuizen, Carl Triegaardt and JP Fourie

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WELCOME TO NATIONAL AIRWAYS CORPORATION’S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER TO THE AVIATION INDUSTRYHANGARTALK XPRESSWALK THE TALK 2015The NAC and Altech Netstar team got an early start to the day on Sunday the 26th July, the icy cold weather and low clouds didn’t seem to stop the event from going well, nor the participants, each of whom were walking for their own cause, from having fun. Spirits were high, and the event was immaculately planned.

• We once had a request to release inflated red balloons out of a red helicopter.

• A similar request was to throw presents out of a helicopter, this was not going to end well any way you look at it. Either you will get a broken gift or the gift would injure someone on the ground!

• Operations controller: “Sir I see your address comes up on Google as a block of apartments, there is no space to land.”

Client: “No, don’t worry you can just drop the ladder and I will climb up from my balcony.”

• A client phones with a request to put a “poster” on a helicopter. Un-able to understand what exactly the client was asking for, we request that he sends a picture of the kind of poster he has in mind, the image we received was similar to this:

• As a helicopter operator we often get requests that involve night land-ings, when trying to explain the var-ious limitations involved particularly with lighting, our clients become very creative with their “solutions.” To name a few:

1. But, just phone the airport and tell them to put the lights on.

2. We can make small fires to show them where to land.

3. I’ll park my car and switch the lights on.

4. Don’t you have flares?

WE HAVE RECEIVED SOME STRANGE REQUESTS DURING OUR TIMEThe Altech Netstar branded machine ZS-PTN, a Bell 206 with

Byron Walters as Pilot, spent the day doing traffic reports and flying various individuals from the media to ensure the event not only went well, but was captured well too.

NAC staff spent the day as support for the Altech Jet Rang-er, helping to re-fuel, load, and off load passengers.”

Contact Alister Brown and his team on +27 11 312 0360 for all yourhelicopter requirements.

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NAC performed the first local installation of a hoist on a Bell model 407 helicopter. The Breeze Eastern 300 lb Hoist and provisions was fitted by the Rand Helicopter Maintenance facility. The helicopter concerned will be used on a medical support contract.

WINCH INSTALLATION NAC AIRCRAFT SALESNAC is proud to introduce the Eclipse Special Edition (SE) twin engine jet!Substantially upgraded and reconfigured. It features Dual Avio IntegratedFlight Management Systems, Anti-Skid Braking System, PPG GlassWindshields and new premium deluxe interior.

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WELCOME TO NATIONAL AIRWAYS CORPORATION’S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER TO THE AVIATION INDUSTRYHANGARTALK XPRESSMORE NEWS FROM CAPE TOWN

NAC PLAYS CUPIDNAC Helicopters Cape Town played Cupid this weekend! We wish the newly engaged couple all the best for a wonderful future!

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BLR Winglets for the Beechcraft King Air 90, 200 and 300 will reduce induced drag so you can fly faster or improve your fuel economy or both – it’s your choice.


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