karl hat uns das aktuelle programm zugesandt. er selbst ist derzeit heftigst mit einem rating beschäftigt, hat demnächst seinen checkflug, eine P166s, wie er schreibt.
für
kenner der szene:
"The first flight of the P166S took place in October 1968, and South Africa's order of 20 began arriving in 1969. With its excessive range, the Albatross was used for maritime surveillance."
folgendes programm bekamen wir zugesandt:
Bush Pilots Course 20
JULY 2007
Welcome to Johannesburg and to Sky Africa’s Bush Pilot Training course. We are glad you could join us in our beautiful country. Whilst the purpose of this course is to learn the theory and practical aspects of flying out in the wild country, it is also about having fun. Some of the flying will be simple and some very challenging, but all of it will be scenic, exciting and fun.
The course comprises two main elements, Bush Flying & Bush Craft (living and surviving in the bush). The course combines the two elements to enable the student to safely fly and explore the African landscape, with confidence and skill.
This document provides a day-to-day itinerary of the training program. Most days will include a bush-craft lecture, a flight briefing, tasks and goals for the day and flying training. You will always be accompanied by your dedicated instructor who will guide you through each aspect of the course. As each student has a dedicated instructor and aircraft, your course will proceed at your pace, not that of the group. This enables students with different skill and qualification levels, to proceed comfortably through the course.
We trust you will thoroughly enjoy your time with us. And whilst you are out in the bush flying, don’t forget to appreciate our beautiful country, the wide-open free airspace and the majestic wildlife.
Happy Landings,
The Sky Africa Team.
Bush Pilots Course 20
Start Fri 6th JULY 2007
Our Bush Pilot’s course is a one on one individual course. Your flight training will be covered by flying instructors and pilot/Ground instructors. In additional several game rangers will provide courses on the wilderness of Africa at our base in Kunkuru.
[voraussichtliche aufteilung der flieger:
philip c172, raoul c172, wolfgang r. c182, wolfgang k. pa29 - wobei natürlich bei bedarf gewechselt werden kann]
All members of the Sky Africa Team are available to assist you at anytime, as well as the staff of Kunkuru Private Bush Lodge. If there is anything we can assist you with during your stay, please
do not hesitate to ask.
Regards,
The Sky Africa Team.
Bush Pilots Course
NOTE: ITINERARY MAY BE ALTERED TO SUIT THE TIMETABLE OF THE STUDENTS , METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS ETC.
DAY 1
Brakpan Airfield
The first day of the course is a casual introductory day. Guests and instructors will to meet, and to allow the student time to become familiar with Brakpan and the flying school.
You might want to do a casual flight with us and will be handed general information on the SKYAFRICA Bush Pilots course and its objectives
DAY 2
Brakpan Airfield
Overview:
A briefing will be given on the Rules and Regulations relating to the Brakpan airspace and the Johannesburg CTR [approach plates]. Students will be introduced to their dedicated instructor and the aircraft they will be training in. An assessment flight will be conducted introducing the student to the area, and allowing time to become familiar with the aircraft. This flight also enables the instructor to assess the level of competency of the student.
Classroom Flight Briefing:
Brakpan Procedures – Arrival and Departure
Johannesburg CTR and Buffer Zone
Johannesburg Special Rules Area (under the TMA) - the rules
The General Flying Area
Radio procedures in South Africa
Rules of the Air
High Altitude Flying
Instructor Briefing:
Aircraft overview – Instruments, Radios, GPS, documentation and safety equipment
Special procedures and techniques specific to the aircraft.
Discussion of the flight and routing.
Flight:*
Aircraft familiarization
Departure to the General Flying area
General Airwork, High density Altitude performance
Basic Emergencies
Circuits at FABB – Normal, Flapless, Glide, Short-field.
*Note: This flight may be scheduled earlier to allow for a buffer in case of poor weather
DAY 3
Brakpan Airfield
Overview:
Now that you familiar with the simple Brakpan airspace and procedures it is time to practice more advanced procedures relevant to bush flying. The departure from Brakpan will focus on short-field technique and obstacle clearance.
In the general flying area we will practice slow flight, with attention to the characteristics and warning signs of an aircraft near the stall. The next objective is low-level slow flight. This is important for both game viewing and airfield inspections. Aborted approaches from slow flight and high-rate of descent will also be covered. We will then return to Brakpan to practice the short/soft field landing techniques. Certain aspects of the validation test requirement will also be covered.
Classroom Flight Briefing:
Theory and technique of Short-field take-off and landing
Low level slow flight, bad weather trap
Aborted approach, and the escape route
Instructor Briefing:
Discussion of Power/RPM, flap and configurations settings
Aircraft attitude and speed
Aircraft handling near edge of the envelope
Flight:*
Short-field take-off and departure to the General Flying area
General Airwork, Go-around, Slow flight
Low level slow flight
Short-field take-off and landing at Brakpan
An additional sortie will also be flown as a check flight for the validation of your foreign licence.
You will also write all exams and complete all administrative work necessary to obtain your license validation
*Note: This flight may be scheduled earlier to allow for a buffer in case of poor weather.
DAY 4
Brakpan Airfield, departing For kunkuru
Overview:
Today we will be departing northwards to our destination: Kunkuru.
The flight has several goals. The flight will enable each student to practise radio procedures, navigation and circuit procedures. We will practise circuit joining procedures and Touch ‘n Go’s at several airfields. Routing into the Wonderboom CTR will take us through controlled airspace enroute to the Waterberg. From here northwards the visual references for VFR navigation become more sparse. This will be the navigation test. Kunkuru bush strip is a one-way dirt strip directly into the hills. Will you find it?
Classroom Flight Briefing:
VFR Flight under the JHB TMA: The Special Rules Area
Airmanship and Radio Procedures
Circuit Joining Procedures
Wonderboom CTR
Kunkuru Arrival Procedures
Instructor Briefing:
Navex Preparation
Airfield briefing
Discussion of the Special Rules Procedures
Flight: Bush sortie 1
FABB – Petite – FAKT (Kitty Hawk) [da konnt ich nur ein etwas fatales bild auftreiben]– FAWB(Wonderboom)–-Freeway –Kunkuru
DAY 5
Kunkuru
Overview
Today’s flying is all about the bush. Dirt strips, grass, runway inspections, wild animals, low-level flying and excitement. Being on a game park, you will have noticed that we share the runway with the local wildlife.
[wir hoffen natürlich auch ein exemplar dieser spezies zu sehen : pferd + zebra = zebroid / zorse
"Wenn man ein Pferd mit einem Zebra kreuzt kommt ein Zebroid heraus. Zu bewundern jetzt in einem deutschen Safaripark. In Safaripark in
Stukenbrock kann man jetzt eine echte Sensation bewundern: ein junges Zebra-Pferd, auch "Zebroid" oder "Zorse" genannt.
Dolve Vita in Italien
2002 gab Safaripark-Chef Fritz Wurms zwei seiner Zebra-Weibchen nach italien um Inzucht in seiner Herde zu vermeiden. Dort gaben sich die Zebra-Damen dem Dolce Vita hin und es funkte zwischen einem Zebra und einem der Pferde in dem Gestüt. Nach ungefähr einem Jahr kam dann der süße Nachwuchs zur Welt. Jetzt wurde "Eclyse" nach Deutschland zurückgeholt.
In Amerika und Kenia verbreiteter
Was in unseren Breitengraden einer Sensation gleicht, ist anderswo gar nicht so ungewöhnlich. Schon zu Kolonialzeiten wurden die beiden Unterarten der Gattung Pferd gekreuzt. Meistens wurde allerdings eine Zebrahengst und ein weibliches Pferd verwendet, weil Zebra-Stuten als zu zickig gelten.
In Kenia werden die Zebroide als Trekkingpferde gehalten und auch in Amerika gibt es mehr dieser Tiere als man denkt."
quelle: www.oe24.at 280607]
This is just one of the important lessons in today’s flying. We will focus on ground handling techniques to prevent damage to the aircraft, short/rough field take-off and landings and field inspection techniques.
Our routing keeps us near the Waterberg range enjoying the scenic beauty of the area. 
Many of the airfields we will visit are part of a private game reserve and thus well stocked with wildlife. The airfields we will be visiting will all require a precautionary inspection to check the runway surface, the obstacles in the area and to ensure the runway is free of animals.
Classroom Flight Briefing
Ground Handling: How to protect your aircraft in the bush
The Kunkuru departure
Airfield briefing
Airmanship
Understanding the power curve and how it affects your flying
Instructor Briefing:
How to handle your aircraft
Decision making after the bush strip inspection: Should I land?
Knowing your limits and that of your aircraft
Flight: Bushsortie 2
Kunkuru – mabula –mabalingwe country club-mabalingwe (fama) - Bonwa Phala - Rovan – tussenrivieren-Brits (re-fuel) - Kunkuru.
DAY 6
Kunkuru
[den pool werden wir nicht wirklich nutzen, bei den zu erwartenden temperaturen - mehr info zu diesem thema gibt's hier]
Overview
Venturing further from base today, we head off west towards our first airfields. Today we will apply the techniques learnt for inspecting an airfield to determine whether it is safe to land and what type of approach technique we will use.
Our routing takes us West initially towards the border, then South-East past the Pilansberg National Park, home to the Sun City resort and on towards Rustenburg. This will be our refuelling stop. We will cover low-level navigation techniques and the relevant man-made and natural hazards such as power-lines and wind-shear.
Classroom Flight Briefing:
How to predict wind-shear areas and the recovery techniques.
Low-level navigation
Flying for maximum range
High Density Altitude: How to plan your flight.
Instructor Briefing:
Review of runway inspection procedures and discussion of the Navex
Pilansberg ATZ procedures
Flight: Bushsortie 3
Kunkuru - Roiiberg – Thabazimbi – Dwaalboom – Madikwe west-Sebele – Pilanesberg - Rustenburg – Mawala - Kunkuru
DAY 7
KUNKURU lodge,
Overview
This is our spare day
We will spend the they in the classroom and out in the veldt learning about basic survival and how to move safely in the wild
Classroom Bush Briefing:
Basic survival
First aid
Aircraft mechanical
General Hints
DAY 8
Kunkuru
Long-range flight north to the Limpopo River
Overview
Today we head north. This long range navigation will take us through the less populated terrain of the Limpopo Province.
Our flight takes us over the Waterberg range towards our first airfield, Welgevonden West. Then we continue west to Ellisras then onto the dirt strip at Tolwe en-route to our destination, Hennie's Farm right on the Limpopo River the South African Border with Botswana. Airborne out of the farm, you will have a beautiful view of the river. Take the time to enjoy a scenic departure, low-level of course for the best game viewing. Our routing will take us towards Pholokwane a controlled ATZ with simple joining procedures, were we will land for some more of the magic liquid which keeps us in the air.
Look around for the classic DC-3s, 707s and Convairs. Many of these aircraft are being restored to their former glory, and will once again grace our skies. Remember your clearance for departing and head down south over the range, looking out for the infamous Ranch hotel.
Kunkuru will welcome us again for a late night braii.
Classroom Flight Briefing:
General discussion of the routing and the terrain
Polokwane International: Controlled airspace procedures
Handling in-flight emergencies
Fuel: Why do so many GA pilots run out of it?
Swinging the prop
Instructor Briefing:
Navex preparation
Controlled Airspace
Procedures for when you are ‘Temporarily uncertain of position’
Flight: Bushsortie 4
Kunkuru - Welgevonden West – Ellisras--- Tolwe--- Hennies farm---- Pholokwane – Entambeni-Kunkuru.
Day 9
Departing for Brakpan
Overview
This will be out sightseeing flight back to base. Keep a good lookout through the Pretoria Training Area.
We will see the capital city of Pretoria and fly over the “city of gold “Johannesburg.
Entering under the JHB TMA you must now comply with the Special Rules Procedures. Keep JHB Info informed as you enter the Buffer zone for your final ‘greaser’ on the Brakpan terra firma.
Classroom Flight Briefing:
Preparation of the Navex
Lowering cloud base vs. rising terrain
Instructor Briefing:
Terrain awareness during low-visibility navigation.
Lost-communication procedures
Flight: sortie 5
Kunkuru- Pretoria CC- Johannesburg CC- Rand- FABB-Brakpan
und dann heißt's abschied nehmen, es geht nach hause, nordwärts, via doha, zurück nach wien, hoffentlich mit äusserst positiven eindrücken [
bild von brett b. despain]
The course comprises two main elements, Bush Flying & Bush Craft (living and surviving in the bush). The course combines the two elements to enable the student to safely fly and explore the African landscape, with confidence and skill.
do not hesitate to ask.
Overview:
Stukenbrock kann man jetzt eine echte Sensation bewundern: ein junges Zebra-Pferd, auch "Zebroid" oder "Zorse" genannt.
Many of the airfields we will visit are part of a private game reserve and thus well stocked with wildlife. The airfields we will be visiting will all require a precautionary inspection to check the runway surface, the obstacles in the area and to ensure the runway is free of animals.
Kunkuru
