All of which leads to the potential conclusion that CAA/Botswana should legislate the following.
1. All flights for hire and reward in Botswana airspace to be conducted in twin engined aircraft scheduled in Performance A.
2. Load sheets and flight plans to be filed or SMSd to CAA/Gaberone before departures for all flights for hire or reward.
3. Minimum requirements for Captain to be ATPL acceptable to or issued by CAA/Botswana.
4. Minimum requirement for First Officer to be CPL + IR acceptable to or issued by CAA/Botswana.
The Cessna 208 does very nicely in the heat of California with endless tarmac to sustain its breathless charge to an acceptable rotation speed but perhaps
the DC6 or a Beech 200 with high flotation gear would be the better options for these mad bush dashes down the dust so redolent of Balaclava, October 25th, 1854?