Having a watch from up here, it is a disgrace, some of the posts here.
I was under the impression, that Pilots (AP, CP, PPL) and what other baloon licences exist, they stick together.
I do not post a lot, I rather read, and to see what is going on down there, makes me angry.
I have flown to a couple of countries so far, as well SA, but this kind of posts, would be not possible here.
Now investigating further, I found that funny little web forum, mostly VFR oaks, which do fly for fun, and do not harm anybody. I remember I couple of decades ago, I was as well like that, but in clubs, no net at that time.
My VIP's pay good money, but can a normal eco, affort to pay on a flight between JHB-CT € 0,02 ? (600NM) per trip more, to leave the system as it is?
Now what it appears, they are changing the system so drastically, would it even be worthwhile to do that for this amount.
The amounts are mindblowing high or low, depending in which Aircraft you sit, from their "ATNS":
http://avcom.co.za/phpBB2/viewtopic....r=asc&start=15
http://avcom.co.za/phpBB2/viewtopic....er=asc&start=0
And now we start to fight with our roots! Flying to SAA again will cost us less than €3,00 on our next charter, a great saving for our company, but I can not even buy a coffee for that.
Well done, the authorities are on the way, to the same problems, as in the hole of Africa., reminding me that we had to pay last time about €80,00 per passenger tax in JHB, put that into the relationship with the 2 cents, a great way to upset even the thickest elephant skin.
I remember from my visit there, they have a program there, "You be the Judge"