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Pilots keep their focus on safety
Held bi-annually each year, pre-season training camps are essential for firefighting pilots to prepare for the Winter and Summer fire seasons. 55 Pilots attended the training camp held in Nelspruit from 23 to 27 May 2016 to introduce new pilots to the Kishugu...
2016 Kishugu Lowveld Air Show. Bolder. Faster. Louder.
On Saturday 21 May the Kishugu Lowveld Air Show filled the sky with a sequence of remarkable aerial displays. Sky-divers, hot air balloons, helicopters, jets, bombers and even radio controlled airplanes danced across the stage set before more than 6,900...
The Huey is my weapon of choice for battling wildfires
Our firefighting pilots play a key role in fighting fires across the country. They go above and beyond the call of duty to help save lives and protect the environment and properties. This month we sit down with veteran Huey pilot, Wynand Strauss, who is...
Rural women to take to the skies to fight crime
Nine young South African women - most of whom have never stepped into an aircraft - nor been behind the steering wheel of a car - are about to take to the skies in an ambitious programme to become crime-fighting commercial pilots. "It's a dream come true, "...
