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Forum: African Aviation
30th Sep 2013, 21:54
Replies: 6
Views: 2,669
Posted By Rico 25

Hi Zimbo200 Keep us updated- I've always...

Hi Zimbo200

Keep us updated- I've always wondered what flying in that part of the world would be like. And a few photos would be fab as well!:)
Forum: African Aviation
4th Aug 2012, 14:11
Replies: 223
Views: 99,066
Posted By Rico 25

Dude, ever heard of the phrase "Africa owns...

Dude,
ever heard of the phrase "Africa owns time!":rolleyes:
Forum: African Aviation
6th Jul 2012, 10:57
Replies: 1,373
Views: 868,935
Posted By Rico 25

FERetd- I think my comment may have obviously...

FERetd- I think my comment may have obviously touched a nerve with you!
Thanks for the history lesson but like lilflyboy mentioned this is about Maun.

However, as an English 'oke' that came out...
Forum: African Aviation
4th Jul 2012, 20:52
Replies: 1,373
Views: 868,935
Posted By Rico 25

Cavortingcheetah- South African's and Acedom-...

Cavortingcheetah- South African's and Acedom- that'll be the day!!:}:}
Forum: African Aviation
25th Jun 2012, 23:07
Replies: 1,373
Views: 868,935
Posted By Rico 25

@lilflyboy-thanks for update. Good thing N.L....

@lilflyboy-thanks for update. Good thing N.L. left Maun-at least there's one less snake in Botswana!:}:}

@redwingUH- firstly I'd like to say at 36 years you are still not too old to become a...
Forum: African Aviation
14th Jun 2012, 22:45
Replies: 1,373
Views: 868,935
Posted By Rico 25

Wilderness Air

Heard a rumour from a friend that previous CEO of Sefofane/ Wilderness Air aka November Lima who was in charge for 21 years had left the company and become the owner of a guest house in Cape Town....
Forum: African Aviation
6th Apr 2012, 15:34
Replies: 10
Views: 1,668
Posted By Rico 25

Dude , I stayed in Windhoek a couple of...

Dude ,

I stayed in Windhoek a couple of years ago- very modern and different to the rest of Africa due to it's German colonial past. The crime rate is very low compared to South Africa but like...
Forum: African Aviation
10th Jan 2012, 19:49
Replies: 223
Views: 99,066
Posted By Rico 25

Flying Ham -like you I am concerned about the...

Flying Ham -like you I am concerned about the typical African 'ways'-no doubt the fact that the engine for AKD was left out in the open in the back of a vehicle without much regard for security...
Forum: African Aviation
15th Dec 2011, 19:49
Replies: 223
Views: 99,066
Posted By Rico 25

Capt Livingston-I would be surprised if much...

Capt Livingston-I would be surprised if much progress is being made on an investigation.
Personally I think a few people in Maun are hoping that all this will blow over so that everyone can carry...
Forum: African Aviation
23rd Nov 2011, 20:59
Replies: 223
Views: 99,066
Posted By Rico 25

Moremi Air seems to be having a lot more...

Moremi Air seems to be having a lot more incidents/ accidents than other operators in Maun, and yes I was flying a C206 around the Delta at the same time that A2-DOG was destroyed. Nothing much seems...
Forum: African Aviation
19th Oct 2011, 20:02
Replies: 223
Views: 99,066
Posted By Rico 25

Skwinty-in regards to A2-AID and all the other...

Skwinty-in regards to A2-AID and all the other C206s in Botswana; as far as I know none of them have turbocharged piston engines (naturally aspirated) but C206s in Namibia were commonly fitted with...
Forum: African Aviation
19th Oct 2011, 18:53
Replies: 223
Views: 99,066
Posted By Rico 25

Fox News article-since when did Delta Air start...

Fox News article-since when did Delta Air start fitting turboprop engines to their Cessna 206s ?:ugh: Or else it was a Cessna 208 Caravan-can someone clarify the details please?
Forum: African Aviation
18th Oct 2011, 18:06
Replies: 223
Views: 99,066
Posted By Rico 25

Thanks Redsteel- looked at company website but PM...

Thanks Redsteel- looked at company website but PM was still shown as one of Moremi's pilots.
Forum: African Aviation
17th Oct 2011, 18:14
Replies: 223
Views: 99,066
Posted By Rico 25

Can anyone confirm if the pilot had the initials...

Can anyone confirm if the pilot had the initials P.M. ?
Forum: African Aviation
26th Aug 2011, 21:28
Replies: 6
Views: 1,921
Posted By Rico 25

Buying motor in Botswana

If possible don't buy any vehicle in Botswana (unless brand new). Most of the sh*tboxes in Maun have been maintained to the bare minimum level ie. I used to regularly see locals pouring cans of new...
Forum: African Aviation
22nd Jul 2011, 21:33
Replies: 227
Views: 55,343
Posted By Rico 25

Lilflyboy- can you elaborate on the possible...

Lilflyboy- can you elaborate on the possible changes which may be due in the near future?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
13th Jul 2011, 19:33
Replies: 7
Views: 2,126
Posted By Rico 25

Spanish Air Force CL215 @ CL415 ??

You would be lucky to spot a Grumman Albatros or Goose these days as they are pretty rare in Spain.

The Spanish Airforce operated a small seaplane base using the CL215/ CL415 in the north of...
Forum: Questions
28th Mar 2011, 12:55
Replies: 5
Views: 1,372
Posted By Rico 25

Good 'ole Maun ATC! They tell the pilots what...

Good 'ole Maun ATC!
They tell the pilots what order/sequence to rejoin the airfield then let them sort it out themselves anyway!:} Maun has some strange system of ATC and during the 2 years I flew...
Forum: African Aviation
10th Mar 2011, 10:13
Replies: 257
Views: 200,062
Posted By Rico 25

Chameleon City Backpackers

I have to agree with nastynik about chameleon-stayed for about a week although this was a couple of years ago. Smart and clean rooms but you have the option of using a tent if need be. It has an...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
7th Mar 2011, 07:52
Replies: 33
Views: 5,416
Posted By Rico 25

Dude-you are looking at becoming a commercial...

Dude-you are looking at becoming a commercial pilot in the worst period of aviation bar 9/11 and you still think it's gonna be OK?

I was one of the bush pilots in the Okovango Delta flying C206 s...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
7th Feb 2011, 19:57
Replies: 45
Views: 5,661
Posted By Rico 25

Hartington-I see what you're saying. I guess even...

Hartington-I see what you're saying. I guess even during war there will always be transport-just glad to see that sometimes airlines do stop and think.

Regards Rico
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
7th Feb 2011, 19:02
Replies: 45
Views: 5,661
Posted By Rico 25

Am I the only one who thinks that it is wrong for...

Am I the only one who thinks that it is wrong for airlines to operates into politically unstable hotspots or am I going to be beaten down by self-righteous tossers who tell me that everything is...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
7th Feb 2011, 17:07
Replies: 45
Views: 5,661
Posted By Rico 25

If most of these airlines thought it was OK to...

If most of these airlines thought it was OK to go, initially, then why did so many of them send a load of 'rescue flights' out to pick up most of their passengers recently ie.TUI and others?

I...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
7th Feb 2011, 15:56
Replies: 45
Views: 5,661
Posted By Rico 25

Infantile mud-slinging?? Some taxi drivers I...

Infantile mud-slinging??

Some taxi drivers I found whilst travelling in other countries have actually been helpful-a couple of times advice was given to me that a couple of places I suggested...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
7th Feb 2011, 11:30
Replies: 45
Views: 5,661
Posted By Rico 25

The World's 'favourite' airline?

What about when British Airways was flying into Tunisia when all the troubles started over there. The Foreign Office told people that it wasn't a great place at the moment but BA still continued...
Forum: African Aviation
29th Jan 2011, 20:49
Replies: 227
Views: 55,343
Posted By Rico 25

I must say that I do have to agree with...

I must say that I do have to agree with Flyinglion29-if there are 42 guys around Maun looking for a job there some guys need to consider whether they should be heading out to Botswana at all! Clearly...
Forum: African Aviation
13th Dec 2010, 17:58
Replies: 333
Views: 74,189
Posted By Rico 25

Multi CPL to Single CPL?

Hi lads,

I got a message from a young pilot who is looking to fly in the bush, however, he has a bit of a problem with his licence. He tells me that he has a JAR Multi-engine CPL but not the...
Forum: African Aviation
24th Nov 2010, 22:08
Replies: 2
Views: 1,502
Posted By Rico 25

Superserong, What happened-hope everyone is...

Superserong,

What happened-hope everyone is OK??:ooh:

Rico 25
Forum: African Aviation
25th Oct 2010, 17:16
Replies: 5
Views: 1,468
Posted By Rico 25

jsfboat, I would forget about looking at...

jsfboat,

I would forget about looking at South Africa for a flying job. Try Botswana or Namibia-actually even some of the South African 'okes' are flying in these two countries as they can't get a...
Forum: African Aviation
17th Oct 2010, 08:08
Replies: 333
Views: 74,189
Posted By Rico 25

I have to agree with Atis and Lilflyboy about...

I have to agree with Atis and Lilflyboy about Sefofane.

I have heard through other pilots around Maun that anyone recruited by them needs to watch their backside at all times. Basically they...
Forum: African Aviation
10th Oct 2010, 17:49
Replies: 3
Views: 1,410
Posted By Rico 25

With your hours you are well ahead of many...

With your hours you are well ahead of many others, however, I would suggest you have a go at trying Botswana and Namibia first-the main reason being that I have spent 2 years flying around that area...
Forum: African Aviation
16th Sep 2010, 20:27
Replies: 24
Views: 5,560
Posted By Rico 25

ATC in Africa

Like others on PPRuNe I was not too long ago working as a Bush Pilot in the Okovango Delta in Botswana. Many times the ATC is unconventional compared to Europe and you must keep your wits about...
Forum: African Aviation
23rd Aug 2010, 19:54
Replies: 333
Views: 74,189
Posted By Rico 25

Multi/IFR rating

All the flying around Maun and the Delta including going into Livingstone, Zambia and Vic Falls in Zimbabwe is pretty much flown under Visual Flight Rules, so not really necessary as such. The only...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
5th Jul 2010, 21:26
Replies: 14
Views: 1,659
Posted By Rico 25

Airmagnet, this industry is full of...

Airmagnet,

this industry is full of student pilots who will step on each other to get ahead-when I started my ATPLs classes I was also under the impression that we are all in the same boat and...
Forum: African Aviation
4th Jul 2010, 22:46
Replies: 549
Views: 146,537
Posted By Rico 25

The usual places to look for work in Africa are...

The usual places to look for work in Africa are Maun in Botswana, Windhoek & Swakopmund in Namibia and Tanzania. Times are tough for jobs at present but there are still opportunities. You will need...
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