Number 59 – 30 July 2024

“The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs, is to be ruled by evil men.” Plato

Post Oshkosh – returning to South Africa

I apologise for this edition of APAnews being late. However, Christine and I have travelled around 40 hours back to South Africa from Oshkosh and I was not in a position to complete the news before we departed from the campsite. However, what was amazing was to meet several of the subscribers to APAnews in the South African camp over the past week and I was thrilled to receive their suggestions going into the future.

Early on Sunday morning all Neil Bowden’s guests at the South African campsite started packing up in preparation for the long trek back home again. What a week this was, filled with exciting airshows, the making of wonderful friendships, all due to the amazing organisation by Neil and Carolyn as well as the Air Adventure Tours team.  

Reporting on AirVenture 2024

Whilst traditionally African Pilot’s extensive AirVenture, Oshkosh report has been reserved for the September edition, this year I will provide a detailed report on the South African camp experience. After having visited Oshkosh for the past 23 years I am often asked ‘what is different each year.’ My answer is that every AirVenture is the same, just like every AirVenture is different. They are the same in that they are overwhelming, teeming with people, airplanes and new products. Rich in history while showing us the cutting edge of what will be tomorrow. You can stop and visit a First World War biplane and then in five minutes drop in to the NASA pavilion and find out about the machines that will take us back to the moon and on to Mars.

However, each visit is different, each with its own, rhythm, its own rumours, its own flavours. This year’s show actually felt relaxed, the pace a bit slower, the mood a bit lighter. I think I attribute that to the outstanding weather which allowed arrivals to happen at their own continuous pace starting on Thursday. There was never a time when the inbound stream of planes were interrupted (except for the mass arrivals and those went off exactly as scripted, so no one had any reason to be surprised by the gap in Fisk approach operations) so no one was telling war stories of holding for two hours at Green Lake no one at the HBC Pavilion was railing against the work of the EAA or ATC, everyone seemed to be happy to be content.

Although fewer this year, the aircraft that arrived were excellent, with several new homebuilts and upcoming kits that we added to our list to fly in the coming year. Within the avionics world there were not as many new evolutionary displays but I sensed a solidifying of the various lines and good support from manufacturers. There was plenty of shopping to be had if you are that way inclined and you could have your new purchases shipped back home with relative ease. AirVenture is a great place to find those important questions answered as well as to find the items you wish to bring home.

As Paul Poberezny famously said, “you come for the airplanes and stay for the people” and every year I realise the truth about this. This is what AirVenture is all about – the Voyageur’s Rendezvous, it is the chance meeting of two ships of exploration in the far corners of the globe. It is that opportunity to speak with others obsessed with the same things you are obsessed with and to see what everyone else is up to. It brings together so many good ideas and perhaps a few bad ones for folks to copy, incorporate, or ignore. It is a chance to fly, for real or virtually with like-minded aviators, builders and dreamers. Of course, for me AirVenture is all about meeting up with the many exhibitors that arrive from all parts of the world to show off the latest in aviation. To make valuable connections with customers as well as meet with new potential customers all on one airfield during a single week at the end of July each year.

Polokwane Airshow 2024

August

2 & 3 August
Soutpansberg fly-in and airshow
Contact Bianca Prinsloo E-mail: spbvilegklub@gmail.com

3 August
EAA Chapter 322 monthly gathering at the EAA auditorium
Contact Neil Bowden E-mail: airadventuresa@gmail.com

3 August
SAA Museum Society AGM 15h00 onwards
RSVP E-mail: secretary@saamuseum.co.za

10 August
Pietermaritzburg airshow Oribi airport
Contact E-mail: sally@creativespacemedia.co.za Tel: 011 467 3314

17 August
EAA Chapter 322 breakfast fly-in to Fly-in Estate
Contact Neil Bowden E-mail: airadventuresa@gmail.com

17 August
Pilotinsure Heli fly-in to Krugersdorp airfield
Contact David Le Roux E-mail: David@pilotinsure.co.za Cell: 073 338 5200

17 August
Marekanelo airshow Rustenburg airfield
Contact Lesego Serekwane E-mail: sculpturevents@webmail.co.za Cell: 066 256 7302

17 & 18 August
SAC North West regionals at Klerksdorp airfield
Contact Quintin Hawthorne E-mail: pak02496@pixie.co.za

21 August
National Aviation Gender Summit KZN venue
Contact South African Civil Aviation Authority

24 August
SAPFA Speed Rally at Groblersdal airfield
Contact David le Roux E-mail: david@pilotinsure.co.za Cell: 073 338 5200

31 August
Virginia airshow – Durban
Contact E-mail: sally@creativespacemedia.co.za Tel: 011 467 3314

September

2 to 5 September
Egypt International Airshow
Contact Yasmine Nasr E-mail: yasmine.nasr@arabianworldevents.com

3 to 5 September
Commercial UAV Expo Las Vegas, USA
Website: www.expouav.com
Contact Carl Berndtson E-mail: cberndtson@divcom.com

6 September
Children’s Flight at New Tempe airfield, Bloemfontein
Contact Felix Gosher E-mail: felixgosher@gmail.com Cell: 066 1919 4603 

7 September
RV annual fly-in to Kitty Hawk airfield
Contact Frank van Heerden E-mail: frankvh@mweb.co.za Cell: 082 656 7253

7 September
Bethlehem airshow
Contact Khotso Motsoeneng matsoenegkhotso01@gmail.com Cell: 073 909 5409

7 September
SAA Museum Society Specialised Tour limited to nine adults
Contact E-mail: events@saamuseum.co.za  Cell: 076 879 5044

7 & 8 September
4 X 4 Outdoor Show at Zwartkops Raceway, Pretoria.
Contact Alan Carwood E-mail: alan@4X4outdoorshow.co.za

10 & 11 September
Aerospace and Test Development Show Toulouse, France.
Contact: Tom Enders: tom.eames@markallengroup.com

14 September
EAA Chapter 322 monthly gathering at the EAA auditorium
Contact Neil Bowden E-mail: airadventuresa@gmail.com

14 September
SAPFA Speed Rally finale venue TBA
Contact David Le Roux E-mail: David@pilotinsure.co.za Cell: 073 338 5200 

16 and 17 September
Aviation Africa 2024 Sandton Convention Centre 
Contact Email: info@aviationafrica.aero

18 to 22 September
Africa Aerospace and Defence exhibition at AFB Waterkloof
Contact Nakedi Phasha E-mail: expodir@aadexpo.co.za

20 & 21 September
EAA Silver Creek breakfast pancake fly-in at Silver Creek Gorge
Contact Sean Cronin E-mail: sean@glutek.co.za

24 & 25 September
DroneX Trade show and Conference at Excel London
Website: https://www.dronexpo.co.uk/

28 September
West Coast airshow at Saldanha airfield
Contact Clive Coetzee Cell 084 614 1675

28 September
Great Train Race at Heidelberg airfield
Contact Christopher Van E-mail: chrisvan@rocketmail.co.za

Low fuel leads to Falcon 10 crash in Afghanistan

According to information in a recent safety report from the Russian Interstate Aviation Committee, an air ambulance Dassault Falcon 10 that crashed into a snow-covered mountain in Afghanistan in January had attempted to make an emergency landing after running low on fuel.  The 1978 Falcon, which Air Safety Network preliminary information said was registered to Athletic Group (RA-09011), was carrying two crew and four passengers, two medical workers and two others being transported. The crew and medical workers were injured, while the other two were killed.

The aircraft departed from U-Tapao Airport in Thailand at 13h20 local time on 20 January for the 3,895-nm journey to Zhukovsky Airport in Moscow. Preliminary information reveals that the aircraft refuelled at Gaya International Airport in India and continued at 16h10 local time toward a second refuelling at Tashkent International Airport in Uzbekistan. However, a deviation led to additional fuel consumption, and at about 19h05 the crew radioed that they were low on fuel. Fourteen minutes later, the crew reported one engine had flamed out; 10 minutes later the second engine had flamed out. The crew initially hoped to make an emergency landing at Kulob Airport in Tajikistan but instead decided to make an emergency landing in the mountainous area of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and ended up colliding with the mountain slope.

PC-12 crash claims members of a prominent gospel singing group

All seven on board a Pilatus PC-12, including three members of a Georgia-based, Hall of Fame gospel singing group, were killed when it crashed on Friday 26 July near the Wyoming / Montana border. The accident occurred shortly after the pilot, a family friend of the group members, reported an issue with the autopilot and a loss of control. ADS-B data shows that the trip, which ultimately covered three time zones originated at 09h24 EDT from West Georgia Regional Airport (KCTJ), stopped at Nebraska City Municipal Airport (KAFK), where a local news outlet reported it took on 200 to 300 gallons and departed for Billings Logan International Airport in Montana at noon CDT.

About two hours into the flight, while cruising at 26,000 feet, tracking data shows a series of altitude, speed and heading fluctuations. The pilot reportedly told controllers he had an autopilot issue and was losing control. At one point, the ADS-B data recorded on FlightAware showed a descent rate of 5,545 feet per minute. The airplane crashed near the town of Gillette, Wyoming, about 1:00 local time (MDT), sparking a small fire that was reportedly quickly contained. No one on the ground was injured.

The pilot was identified as Larry Haynie, chairman of the Georgia Board of Corrections. The 2010-model, 11-seat PC-12/47E (N357HE) was registered to Haynie Enterprises of Henderson, Nevada, on 31 August 2020. Haynie’s wife, Melissa Haynie was also on board.

Among the other passengers were three members of the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame quartet, The Nelons, as reported to the Associated Press by the fourth member of the group. The victims included Kelly Nelon Clark, co-founder of the group and her husband and band member Jason Clark. Their daughter Amber Nelon Kistler, also a member of the group, was killed as was her husband, Nathan Kistler. Melodi Hodges, identified as a family friend, was the seventh victim. The fourth member of the quartet, daughter Autumn Nelon Streetman, confirmed the identities.

Free citizen’ is facing charges after ‘near-midair collision’

A self-proclaimed ‘free citizen’ is facing federal charges in Alaska for ‘nearly causing a midair collision’ a year ago according to the FAA. William Brian Marsan is under federal indictment and was jailed on 18 July after he allegedly taxied his Piper Cherokee to the wrong end of the active runway at Warren ‘Bud’ Woods Palmer Municipal Airport and took off into oncoming traffic without making a radio call. The feds are also trying to seize the Cherokee. Marsan is the well-known former owner of Sound Air, a local aviation company.

According to the Anchorage Daily News, FAA officials tracked Marsan down and when they caught up to him, he refused to cooperate, claiming he was a ‘free citizen’ who did not need the medical or pilot certificate that the inspector demanded. He had previously been certificated but his medical lapsed in 2020. He also deregistered the plane in 2022. In documents filed in his defence he called himself an ‘American State National’ not subject to federal laws. He appeared in court earlier this week and was released from jail on the condition he will not go flying.

Yelling flight attendant leads cancellation of the flight

Airliner meltdowns have become depressingly common, but it is not often a flight is cancelled because of a crew member’s behaviour and subsequent passenger revolt. That was the case Friday when an Air Canada purser flew into a rage after an exchange with a passenger. The airline has since apologised for the incident and said it is under review. According to social media accounts the dispute involved the passenger’s request for a blanket to thwart the vigorous pre-take-off air conditioning on the A330 that was about to take them from Casablanca to Montreal. The exchange apparently escalated and video shows the purser yelling in French and then saying she did not want any ‘bullying against my crew.’

The plane was already taxiing when the exchange occurred and headed back to the gate so the passenger could be taken off. But many of the other passengers said they also wanted to get off, citing the purser’s behaviour. The flight was cancelled and operated on Saturday with a different crew. “We are taking this incident very seriously,” Air Canada said in a statement. “It is under review and we will take appropriate action. We apologise to our customers and deeply regret that their experience today fell far short of what they have come to expect when flying with Air Canada.”

Putin threatens to restart production of intermediate-range nuclear weapons

Should the United States proceed with its plans to deploy missiles in Germany or other parts of Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to restart the production of intermediate-range nuclear weapons. In July 2024, Washington and Berlin announced in a joint statement plans to launch episodic deployments of long-range fire capabilities in Germany by 2026, including SM-6 missiles, Tomahawk missiles and ‘developmental hypersonic weapons.’

On 28 July 2024 Putin declared that “If the United States implements such plans, we will consider ourselves freed from the previously adopted unilateral moratorium on the deployment of medium and short-range strike capabilities,” Intermediate-range nuclear weapons, with a range of 500 to 5,500 kilometres (310 to 3,400 miles), were previously restricted under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty signed by the US and the USSR. Both nations withdrew from the treaty in 2019, each accusing the other of violations. Despite this, Russia had pledged not to produce these missiles unless the US deployed them abroad.

“Important Russian sites of state administration and the army will be within the range of these missiles,” Putin stated, noting that the flight time of these missiles to Russian territories would be about ten minutes. “This situation is reminiscent of the events of the Cold War related to the deployment of American medium-range Pershing missiles in Europe.”

Putin also highlighted the recent transfer of Typhon missile systems to Denmark and the Philippines by the US and concluded by emphasising that Russia would take ‘mirror measures’ in response to US actions and those of its allies in Europe and beyond.

Virgin Atlantic orders seven A330neo at FIA2024

Virgin Atlantic has placed a firm order for an additional seven A330neo aircraft at the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) 2024, to complete its fleet transformation. The agreement takes Virgin Atlantic’s commitment for the A330neo to 19 aircraft in total, providing improved economics. The order was announced during the Farnborough Airshow onboard Virgin Atlantic’s A330neo, named ‘Ruby Rebel’ and registered as GB-VSRB after founder Sir Richard Branson, to celebrate the airline’s 40th anniversary.

Shai Weiss, CEO, Virgin Atlantic said: “Today, we complete our multibillion-dollar fleet transformation, with the purchase of seven additional A330-900s, which we know our customers and our people love to fly. Flying the youngest fleet is the most readily available and significant lever towards decarbonising long-haul aviation and we are proud to already operate one of the youngest and most fuel and carbon efficient fleets across the Atlantic.”

“Our special partnership with Airbus began with the arrival of ‘Lady in Red’ in 1993, with our most recent arrival, ‘Ruby Rebel’, arriving to mark our 40th birthday this year. Virgin Atlantic has flown more than 60 Airbus tails in the last three decades. While not first to the party, they have been our main dance partner, making our customers smile ever since.”

Airbus Chief Executive Officer, Commercial Aircraft, Christian Scherer said, “We are grateful for Virgin Atlantic’s decision to expand its A330neo fleet as part of its strategy to have the youngest fleet across the Atlantic. The A330neo not only delivers unbeatable operational seat mile cost and an exceptional passenger experience, it also greatly enhances Virgin Atlantic’s fleet efficiency and contributes to their sustainability journey. We look forward to continuing this smooth and successful collaboration for many years to come.”

South Korea’s Hanwha shows off prototype aircraft engine

At the Farnborough airshow South Korea’s Hanwha showed off a prototype of a new engine, one it says will eventually power the KF-21 domestic fighter jet. The company says the prototype is a 15,000lb.-thrust-class turbofan engine. The model of the engine was displayed at the Farnborough airshow has only recently completed its conceptual design. If the company can get from concept to production, it will have achieved a challenging technical feat: the creation of a dauntingly complex, domestically produced military jet engine.

Hanwha is comparing the engine to the General Electric F414 engine, used on the Boeing-made F/A-18 and the KIA KF-21, Korea’s domestically produced fighter. The goal is for the F414 to be swapped out of the KF-21 and replaced with this domestic engine, which the company believes could be ready in under a decade with the help of potential international co-development.

Greece signs a deal for 20 F-35A fighters

According to defence minister Nikos Dendias, Greece has officially signed off on the procurement of 20 F-35A Joint Strike Fighters, becoming the 19th country to operate the Lockheed Martin-made fifth-generation jet. “Greece is building powerful armed forces by purchasing the most modern combat aircraft in the world,” Dendias said about the agreement, according to a translation from EPT News.

The deal gives the NATO nation a major modernisation boost for its air force, replacing older F-4 and Mirage 2000 aircraft. In January, Greece was cleared by the US State Department to purchase up to 40 F-35A conventional take-off and landing variants, for an estimated $8.6 billion. For now, the purchase is just the 20 jets, for $3.76 billion. Deliveries of the aircraft will begin in 2028 and are expected to run through 2033. The jets will be based at Andravida, Greece. “For several decades, the Hellenic Air Force has been our partner and it is our honour to continue that relationship as Greece becomes the 19th nation to join the F-35 program,” Bridget Lauderdale, Lockheed’s vice president and general manager of the F-35 program, said in a company release. “The F-35 is the only fighter suitable to strengthen Greece’s sovereignty and operational capability with allies.”

For Greece the acquisition of the F-35 was a politically challenging situation given long-running tensions between Greece and Turkey, another NATO nation and a former member of the F-35 programme that was expelled after buying Russian air defence equipment. Those tensions were underlined earlier this week when Greek Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis casually threatened the use of the F-35 against Turkish territory.

“With F-35s, we can go to Türkiye one night. One night, you will suddenly find them in Ankara. I am not saying we will actually do it, but Türkiye should know that they have nothing when it comes to aviation” capabilities vs the F-35, Georgiadis said, according to local media.

Lockheed, meanwhile, painted Athens’ entry into the F-35 programme as a continuation of its dogged international expansion. “The F-35’s growing presence across Europe is a powerful testament of alliance-based deterrence and is setting the foundation for NATO and allied nations’ next generation air power capability,” said Mara Motherway, Lockheed vice president of Strategy and Business Development.

Embraer sells six A-29 Super Tucanos

Brazilian defence firm Embraer has sold a half-dozen of its A-29 Super Tucano light attack planes to Paraguay, the company announced during this week’s Farnborough Airshow. Aircraft deliveries are planned to start in 2025 and will come with mission equipment and logistics support agreements, according to a company release. “Défense is a pure public good because it provides society with a service that contributes solely and exclusively to the stability of the nation as an essential element for an integrated development of a country. This has a positive impact not only on issues related to national sovereignty but also on all areas of development,” said Air General Júlio Rubén Fullaondo Céspedes, Commander of the Paraguayan Air Force, in the company release.

“To face emerging threats, we are in the process of modernising our aerial and detection capabilities, and we intend to be up to the technological standards that allow us to correctly apply the measures established in the Law on Surveillance and Protection of Paraguayan Airspace to effectively contribute to the preservation of regional and international peace and security.”

Billed as a multi-mission aircraft, the A-29 is a turboprop that has been targeted primarily at smaller air forces globally. Until the emergence of the C-390 cargo plane, the A-29 was the biggest military aviation export for Embraer; while it has been eclipsed by the success of its larger cousin, the Super Tucano remains a key part of the Brazilian firm’s export strategy, and the company claims over 260 orders, “surpassing 550,000 flight hours, with 60,000 of those in combat.”

FAA clears SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket for return to flight

On Thursday the FAA on Thursday gave the green light for the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, the workhorse for NASA and other clients to safely return to flight. The approval will allow SpaceX to stay on schedule with its Crew-9 mission to rotate astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS), which NASA officials said is planned for no earlier than 18 August. Falcon 9 was grounded by the FAA following a rare mishap during a 11 July launch of Starlink satellites, its first failure after a streak of more than 300 successful missions. In addition, SpaceX shed more light on the incident. The company traced the anomaly to a cracked sense line that created a liquid oxygen leak within the rocket’s second stage engine. This caused ignition fluid to freeze, preventing the engine from performing a burn that would have placed the satellites in a circular orbit. Despite the issue, SpaceX said, the engine continued operating as intended through both of its planned burns, but all 20 satellites were lost.

The FAA swiftly grounded Falcon 9 as is standard whenever a launch does not go according to plan. SpaceX submitted a mishap report on the night of the anomaly.

On Friday Steve Stich, manager of NASA’s Commercial Crew programme, said that ‘SpaceX went above and beyond’ in its assessment of the issue, working with NASA to develop a fault tree, review spacecraft telemetry, analyse video and search for similar issues on other Falcon models. The company has opted to remove the faulty sense line, which is redundant and not a part of the spacecraft’s safety system, for near-term Falcon 9 launches. It also agreed upon several corrective actions with the FAA that will be detailed in the coming days.

The FAA must still provide a final sign-off for Crew-9 to launch, but the blessing to return to flight should allow SpaceX to meet its mission timeline. Stich on Friday said Crew-9 will launch no earlier than 18 August from Launch Complex 39-A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with the launch window extending into September. The mission represents the fourth flight of this particular Falcon. It will launch SpaceX’s Crew Dragon on its 45th mission to the ISS. Once onboard, four crewmembers will spend six months conducting a range of experiments, including studying the physics of neutron stars and the behaviour of wildfires on Earth.

The ISS’ two docking ports are occupied by SpaceX’s Crew-8 Dragon capsule and Boeing’s Starliner, the latter of which will need to make way for Crew-9. However, complicating matters is the unexpected extension of Starliner’s inaugural crew flight test (CFT), which has left astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aboard the orbital laboratory for nearly two months. Sources told Ars Technica’s Eric Berger that NASA is considering sending Crew-9 to the ISS with only two astronauts, theoretically making room for Wilmore and Williams to hitch a ride home on SpaceX’s Dragon rather than Starliner.

The scenario is one NASA hopes to avoid. Officials stopped short of calling it a requirement for certification but said that returning the astronauts home on Starliner rather than Dragon is ‘important’ to the programme’s goals. According to Stich, teams have finished an approximately month-long test of Starliner’s thrusters and are working toward a flight readiness review, expected toward the end of next week. However, Stich also said that NASA has officially handed over the Starliner’s first mission, which was double booked for early next year to SpaceX. The flight, Starliner-1, will be pushed to no earlier than August 2025, while Falcon 9 and Dragon handle the agency’s tenth commercial crew rotation in February. Starliner-1 will again be double booked with SpaceX Crew-11.

Though SpaceX’s Falcon woes have not derailed Crew-9, they may shake up NASA’s busy ISS manifest. The agency is working toward a 3 August launch of Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus, followed by a 13 August Roscosmos launch. Crew-9 would be next, followed by SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission, originally scheduled for this month. Beyond this, NASA wants to make a Soyuz ISS crew exchange in September, launch the Europa Clipper probe in October and facilitate the Axiom-4 private astronaut mission in November. Given the rapid turnaround following Falcon 9’s rare mishap, Boeing’s Starliner may be a larger culprit than SpaceX in any future delays.

FAA approves first category 2 drone for flying over people

With this monumental approval of the first Category 2 drone for operations over people, commercial drone operators of the DJI Dock 2 that utilise the AVSS drone parachute can now fly over people without needing to submit an FAA 107.39 flight over people waiver. Aerial Vehicle Safety Solutions Inc. (AVSS) is proud to announce that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the recent Category 2 and Category 3 Declaration of Compliance (DOC) for the AVSS PRS-M3DT, a drone parachute for the DJI Dock 2. Operators can legally fly over people by equipping the DJI M3D or DJI M3TD, the drone platforms for the Dock 2, with the AVSS PRS-M3DT.

This DOC is the first approved Category 2 drone by the FAA. This DOC approval also includes higher wind limitations for the DJI Dock 2 when operating under Category 3 conditions. AVSS leveraged their previously approved FAA Means of Compliance (MOC) for this DOC approval. “After several years of working to receive approval for the MOC with key partners and the recent completion of ASTM F3322 and ASTM F3389 for the DJI Dock 2, these Category 2 and Category 3 Declaration of Compliance approvals by the FAA is a major milestone for AVSS. The work for the MOC and DOC required our team to adapt and innovate to ensure our drone parachute product lines could enable flight over people in the USA. With these DOC in hand, AVSS looks forward to bringing more drones to the DOC approval list, including the DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise, Skydio X10 and Brinc Responder,” said Mariah Murray, VP of Operations of AVSS.

Category 2 and Category 3 delineate performance-based eligibility and operational criteria for conducting drone operations over individuals using unmanned aircraft weighing more than .55 pounds without an airworthiness certificate under Part 21. Category 2 enables sustained flight over open-air gatherings, while Category 3 imposes additional safety limitations. Under Category 3, drone operations over human assemblies are prohibited unless conducted within or over closed or restricted-access areas, where individuals are duly notified of potential drone flights, or if the drone maintains flight over individuals who are directly involved in the operation or are situated under protective structures or stationary vehicles.

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