01 S.A. Aviation Safety Evening
Speaker: Des Barker -Aeronautical Society of South Africa
When: 13/08/2010
Where: At VIRGINIA AIRPORT, DBN
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02 Safety Meeting
Please be advised we are holding a safety meeting on Saturday 14 August 2010 at 12 noon at Light Flight. We will be discussing the two recent bad accidents in our area and a number of other safety issues.
There will be fires available if you'd like to bring and braai and please bring a chair.
Regards
Geoff Dyer
03 ATNS Meeting 18/08/10
ATNS will have a presentation and discussion on the Durban Special Rules area on Wed 18 August at the Pietermaritzburg Aero Club at 18H00. This is an opportunity to find out more about the airspace around Durban and give your suggestions or complaints.
Air services currently offered at LIGHT FLIGHT
History
South Africa is the only country in the world that has legislation in place allowing non-certified aircraft to do commercial aerial work. The new South African Civil Aviation Authority should be complimented on their open attitude in this respect.
The criteria needed to run non-type certified aircraft are very strict. Any operator wishing to obtain an Air Services Licence and operating certificate has to meet stringent conditions in order to satisfy the CAA and the Department of Transport that the Air Service can be performed in a safe manner.
Light Flight has been working closely with CAA officials over the past 5 years in drawing up new legislation, specifically Parts 62 and 96 of the Civil Aviation Legislation of 1997.
Light Flight Flying Services has been granted a Class 3 Air Service Licence, No G631D from the Department of Transport and has and Operating Certificate issued by the CAA.
Aerial surveys
Light Flight has blazed the trail in the use of microlights for aerial surveys. We operate the latest digital equipment available in the USA which is small and light enough to easily fit into advanced Ultralights. Because of the low operating and maintenance costs we can do work that was not previously economically viable. The current survey work being done is mostly agricultural - monitoring crops. We also do mapping for environmental purposes such as alien plant control. The third main type of surveys we do is for insurance purposes - forest fires, oil spills etc.
Game management
Trikes are becoming well known as good platforms for doing game counts, anti-poaching, fence patrols etc. The Tecnam is well suited to game counts. It has good short-field capabilities and the doors can be removed in 30 seconds.
Aerial photography
We offer all types of Aerial Photography, using either Weight-Shift Trikes or our Fixed-Wing planes.
1) We have the weight shift microlight for close to base photography.
2) We have the A-22 Foxbat for away from base photography.
Sports & recreation
Microlights & Gyroplanes are being utilized in the world as recreational aircraft. At an all-up-weight of just 450 Kg and an 80 to 100 hp 4-stroke Rotax 912 series or Jabiru engines, they climb like rockets at the rate of 5 to 8 meters per second, a feat unparalleled even by higher powered single engine aircrafts. They can have a top speed of up to 220 kmph and a cruising speed of 175 kmph.
Flying Training Hourly Rates
| School Trike | R720.00 | Demo Trike (30 mins) | R450.00 |
| Own Trike | R420.00 | Demo Fixed-wing | R550.00 |
| Hire Trike | R600.00 | Trike Hangarage | R600.00 pm |
| School Fixed-wing | R950.00 | Fixed-wing Hangarage | R720.00 pm |
| Own Fixed-wing | R420.00 | ||
| Hire Fixed-wing | R800.00 |