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world, our U.S. certificates only allow us to fly N-registered aircraft. The local flights, “flips” as the South Africans call them, were not just a quick trip around the patch. I piled into IWP with highly experienced instructor Russell Donaldson, who taught me more than a little about dealing with high density altitude and how to approach remote strips that may be busier than they appear (make an overhead arrival 1,000 feet above the pattern altitude, crossing midfield to check the place out—then do the low pass to clear the game). While I would be the sole pilot in IWP with my wife Brenda riding shotgun, our flying companions—John and Martha King of King Schools—each got checked out in NOY. After a day of checkouts and a day of briefings by Nick and Christina Hanks of Hanks Aero Adventures, we were set to launch on our adventure. The Hanks live
half the year in upstate New York and half the year outside Johannesburg, arranging such adventures for pilots. Over the past 20 years, the couple has helped hundreds of pilots and passengers explore southern Africa in a way only possible by general aviation airplanes. Through their experience and feedback from customers, they have developed a remarkably complete briefing system that ushers pilots quickly through a local checkout and the paperwork associated with getting U.S. pilot certificates validated to fly South African-registered aircraft. Their services also include a highly detailed cockpit kit that provides all the particulars necessary for each leg in a separate envelope. Bring your favorite headset (although they can provide those too) and everything else is taken care of.
AFTER THE CLOSE encounter with the elephant leavings, we were quickly on our
way to the Ngala lodge, the rugged Land Cruiser zooming along dirt paths through the scrubby, but lush backcountry. The lodge, like others we visited in Botswana and Zambia, was an oasis carved out of the bush—a swimming pool, open-air dining facility, bar, and individual guest cottages with private bathrooms. If you think you’ll be roughing it on safari, think again. The food is fresh, amazing, and as exotic as you want it to be (ostrich or chicken— your choice; yes, ostrich tastes like chicken; kudu, impala—or beef ). At some lodges, evening meals are often accompanied by singing and dancing by the staff, which at least during our stay in April seemed to outnumber guests by a significant margin. The day starts early—with a friendly, but persistent, 5 a.m. rap at the door. Meet for
A PAIR OF giraffes trim treetops near Shinde Camp in Botswana’s Okavango River Delta. A herd of young zebras was also hanging out nearby. What they didn’t know was that there was a leopard just over the horizon.
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012
Contents
President’s Position
Letters
Waypoints
Proficient Pilot
Safety Pilot
License to Learn
Pilot Counsel
Fly Well
Proudly South African
First Look
Aircraft Report
Industry News
AOPA Action
Test Pilot
Events
Historic Aircraft
You Say You Want an Evolution
Road Warrior
Tragedy in Mexico
Flying in the Land of Elephants
Technique
Survival
Avionics
Wx Watch
Never Again
AOPA Membership
State & Local Action
Member Products
AOPA Foundation
AOPA Insurance Services
Fly by Wire
Pilots
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - Contents
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - President’s Position
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - Letters
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - Waypoints
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - Proficient Pilot
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - Safety Pilot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - 21
AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - License to Learn
AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - 23
AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - Pilot Counsel
AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - 25
AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - Fly Well
AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - 27
AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - Proudly South African
AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - 29
AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - First Look
AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - 31
AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - Aircraft Report
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - Industry News
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - AOPA Action
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - Test Pilot
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - Events
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - Historic Aircraft
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - I1
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - You Say You Want an Evolution
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - Road Warrior
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - Tragedy in Mexico
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - Flying in the Land of Elephants
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - Technique
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - IAOPA1
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - Survival
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - Avionics
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - Wx Watch
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - 93
AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - Never Again
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - Summit1
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - Summit3
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - AOPA Membership
AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - 99
AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - State & Local Action
AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - 101
AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - Member Products
AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - 103
AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - AOPA Foundation
AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - 105
AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - AOPA Insurance Services
AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2012 - Fly by Wire
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