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98 SA Flyer

CONTACT: Berni Volkmann

+264 64 405 600 / +264 81 129 4969

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PRICE: R2 mil (VAT excl.) neg - priced to sell

MAKE: CESSNA 402C, Namibia V5-MJM, S/N: 402C-0066 year 1979; Total Hours: 8680.5

ENGINES: Make: Conti nental, Model: TSIO-520-VB, Hours: 1374.6 /713.2

PROPELLERS: Make: McCauley 3 blade, Model: 3AF32C505B, Hours: Both props zero, New fuel tanks; All SID’s up to date

INTERIOR: 7 seat grey leather interior EXTERIOR: White paint new

AIRCRAFT FOR SALE

SA Flyer 2015|02

mark. I couldn’t believe it, and couldn’t wipe

the grin off my face.

There’s no doubt that what I gained from

CC’s course in three days, would have taken

me years to learn otherwise. No, I doubt I

would ever have learned it.

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T’S a huge pity

that the CAA can’t

make room for the

type of advanced

training CC offers.

For the past seven

years the CAA has

been trying to close

down his Advanced

Bush Flying course.

They argue that he

is operating a flight training

organisation without a

licence. His response: He is

not offering training for any

licence recognised by the

CAA and never acts as a

pilot-in-command instructor

on the course – he sits in the

right hand seat and offers

advice – and therefore he is

not required by law to operate

a licensed ATO.

Legal tap dancing aside,

the problem seems to be that

the CAA doesn’t recognise

the benefit of his training. Yet

CC certainly achieved his goal

of making me

a safer, more

confident

and more

proficient

pilot. And

I reckon

I would

gain

just as

much

if I went a second

time.

Tellingly, CC offers

his Advanced Bush Flying

course in the USA and the

FAA acknowledges its safety

benefit to the extent that

pilots can do it instead of the

biennial flight review.

No one can deny that

CC has outstanding flying

skills, but is he a safe pilot

and should he be running

his Advanced Bush Flying

course? Only those who

haven’t done the course could

question that.

If the CAA does manage to close

CC’s Advanced Bush Flying course

down, the trip to Barberton would

still be worth the terrific hospitality

and cooking. Indeed, reading

through his guest book shows that

many people have gone as non-

pilots and thoroughly enjoyed their

time in the bush while their friends

and family become better pilots.

Certificate in hand but still much to learn. Doing the course

a second time would be as worthwhile as the first.

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