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.
The Light Flight School
Flying Training
Light Flight offers full-time training with Geoff Dyer, Noel McDonogh and Brad Isaacson who are three instructors that will help you to get your National Pilots Licence. The aircraft used are the:
We also have access to a wide range of other aircraft. For anyone wishing to experience the dream of flight, whether on a weight-shift Trike or 3-axis A-22 Foxbat, WHICH OUT PERFORMS THE C150, then look no further than Light Flight School.
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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 |
History
Light Sport Planes and Microlighting have fast become a vibrant and energetic form of flight.
Microlighting has come a long way since the late 1970's when simple undercarriages were added to hang glider wings. These single seater aircraft did not require licensing until 1984 when the Department of Civil Aviation noticed the Microlight. Shortly after, in 1987, Geoff Dyer moved down from Botswana to Durban with the aim of setting up a Microlight training school.
Geoff based himself at Cato Ridge Airfield and in 1988 was awarded Air Services Licence G205D. It was at this stage that Geoff had the only full-time Microlight School in KwaZulu Natal. In 1990, a 200 acre farm on the Georgedale Road in Cato Ridge, just off the highway between Pietermaritzburg and Durban, was discovered, purchased and transformed into a permanent base for a Microlight Flying School. Light Flight was born.
Light Flight Farm
Light Flight Farm was purchased in 1991, primarily as a base for Light Flight Flying School and Light Flight Flying Services. The farm is 200 acres in extent, consisting mainly of grasslands. There are 2 registered springs and a stream with indigenous trees. There are resident small antelope such as Grey Duiker and Oribi with occasional sightings of Bushbuck and Reedbuck.
Killarney Valley Conservancy
In April 2004, the Killarney Valley Conservancy was registered with Light Flight Farm forming part of the Northern Boundary. There are many benefits in forming the conservancy, the main one being the rehabilitation of the environment i.e. the cleaning of alien plant invaders. The main motivating factor is to conserve and expand the resident Oribi population.
The Conservancy consists of approx. 2000 hectares and runs from the Georgedale Rd in Cato Ridge to the Umlazi River, which forms the un-fenced boundary with 2 game farms. This gives a total protected conserved area of about 6 000 hectares or 14 500 acres. This bodes well for the wildlife and ecology of the area and there are many plans to expand and enrich the natural environment.
Come join us for a bird's eye view of the conservancy.