Durban Skyye

Wow, this is what January morning Skyye looks like in Durban. Bring it on!

View from Durban harbour past the Stadium

Virginia Airport to the Bluff

ZU-CLL on Register

Brad and Dave check out the weight-shift controlled Aquilla Microlight we have acquired for the flight school. The trike is presently hangared at Ballito and we have ordered a new wing with the flight school branding.

 

Brad (left) and Dave (seated) check out ZU-CLL our first aircraft on the flight school register

The Durban coastline north from Virginia to Ballito

 

Brad and Dave launch new Flight School

Brad and Dave are reaching for the stars with their new Flight School - where the skyye's no limit.

Brad has over 1000 hours of instruction on microlight and light sport aircraft and is teaming up with Dave, a recently qualified pilot, to launch Durban Skyye Flight School to operate from Virginia Airport.

The application for approval from the civil aviation authorities is presently under way and the proposed 300+ pages comprehensive Training and Procedures manuals have been submitted for approval.

Instructor Brad (left) trained Dave (middle) to qualify for his National Pilot's Licence in his Sling aircraft

Corporate Events and Team-building

What better way to bond with your staff and enjoy a spectacular day together - let them experience the freedom of flight with a scenic flight over the beaches of Durban and finish with a picnic or gourmet spread or sundowner cocktails at Virginia, Ballito or on the grassy plains west of Durban.

Romantic

Or fancy a romantic get-away taking to the skyye with our experienced instructors and having a quiet picnic together?

Give us a shout on 083-7033329 to chat about your requirements and we will put a suitable package together, or email durbanskyye@gmail.com.

And who knows, maybe you have a budding pilot in your midst and this will be the catalyst to get them going - you can live life to the fullest!

Airline Transport Pilot

Requirements for the issue of an ATPL: 

 1. Be at least 21 years old. 

2. Pass the SA-CAA ATP theoretical examinations. 

 3. Have completed not less than 1500 hours of flight time. (You need to check the Regulations to determine what hours count in full and what hours are limited, as well as the break down of hours). 

4. Successfully complete a practical flight test, conducted by a Designated Flight Examiner (DFE), on a multi engine turbine / jet aircraft or a multi engine aircraft with a maximum take off weight exceeding 5 700KG’s. 

For this you will need preparation from an experienced multi-crew perspective. This normally entails refreshing the instrument principles that should be quite familiar at this stage, and producing a comprehensive theoretical scenario that covers all aspects of command preparation when conducting flight planning and execution. 

 You will need thorough briefing by your flight school on all aspects of the legal perspective of flight planning, flight and duty considerations, fuel planning, take off minima, take off alternates, en-route navigation, destination landing minima, destination alternate minima, all aspects of system abnormalities (applicable to type) and Crew Resource Management, incorporating Risk Management.

Sling 4 Pricing

Sling 2 : Exterior  Interior  Technical  Pricing

    Sling 4 : Exterior  Interior  Technical  Pricing

The Sling 4 is one of the most competitively priced 4-seater light aircraft available, matched with fuel efficiency and South African manufacture and servicing. This combines to give you a cost effective luxury recreational or business airplane impossible to beat in the price range for value offered.

The price varies according to the specifications chosen, offering a standard airplane as well as a range of propeller, powerplant and avionics options. Please click on the Enquiry link here then the Contact Us button on our booking page and we will get back to you with the prices and best deal possible.

If you are seriously considering purchasing a new 4-seater aircraft in the R1 400 000,00 price range we would also be delighted to arrange a demo flight in our Durban-based Sling 2-seater which has similar characteristics to the 4-seater, or we can arrange a 4-seater demo with the Johannesburg based Sling 4.

Commercial Pilot Licence

This is the rating you will require to enter the commercial and airline world of aviation. As a commercial pilot you may fly as pilot in command, for remuneration, any aircraft certified for single pilot operations.

Co-Pilot

You may operate as a co-pilot, for remuneration (once you have completed the type-specific training) on any large commercial aircraft certified for multi crew operations, up to the Boeing 747. To operate as pilot in command on multi crew aircraft you must complete the Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL).

It is obvious that the CPL is required should a career in aviation be your dream. It will also allow you to build the mandatory experience required for the ATP.

Requirements for the issue of a Commercial Pilot’s Licence (CPL): 

1. You need to be at least 18 years old.

2. You need to be the holder of a class 1 medical certificate.

3. You need to hold a General Radio Telephony certificate.

4. You must have completed a minimum of 200 hours, of which 20 may have been completed on approved simulators. This actually means that if you pursue a CPL with Instrument Rating, you will need 180 hours of flight time.

5. Of these flight hours, 100 must be as pilot in command (PIC), which must include 5 hours as pilot in command at night. These hours must consist of a minimum of 20 hours cross country flight time, with at least 1 flight of more than 300NM’s with 2 full stop landings at airfields other than the base. You must also complete a night cross country flight with a minimum of 3 legs with each leg being more than 50 NM’s. You must have completed at least 10 take offs and 10 landings at night.

6. You must have successfully completed the SA-CAA CPL theory examinations.

7. You must complete a CPL General Flight Test in a complex-type aircraft (one that has adjustable flaps, retractable undercarriage and a constant-speed propeller), conducted by a Grade One Designated Flight Examiner (DFE).

8. Should an instrument rating be sought, the conditions listed under Instrument Rating must be met.

9. Application must be made to the SA-CAA for the Commercial Pilots Licence. The applicable fee must be paid.

Multi-engine

It is possible to do the final flight test in a Multi-Engine (ME) aircraft, if you are planning to obtain a multi engine rating. You need an effective hour building program, which is aimed at developing basic Crew Resource Management, and reinforces instrument procedures throughout. You will need supervision and monitoring. This allows for skills transfer between the airline environment and aspiring Commercial candidates.

Airline Transport Pilot

After you have spent considerable time in the Commercial aviation industry, you will need to upgrade your licence to the highest obtainable in the industry, the Airline Transport Pilots’ Licence. This allows you to act as pilot in command on any aircraft, once you have been appropriately rated. This is the rating required to become an Airline Captain.

Sling 4-seater R1 475 000,00

Nearly new Sling 4, factory built NOW SOLD plane with just over 100 hours on the hobbs only.

 Here are the specs:
TT on airframe, engine, and prop: +-100 Hours
ENGINE: Rotax 914UL turbocharged 115HP
PROP: Airmaster 72'' electric constant speed
EXTERIOR: White and silver 10/10
INTERIOR: Grey leather 10/10

AVIONICS
MGL Odyssey EFIS
MGL Auto pilot
Garmin radio

Call Dave if you are interested: 083-7033329
selling on behalf of the owner

Transponder equipped
Venturi driven Artificial Horizon
Backup ASI and Altimeter
Elevator trim on stick
iPad mount
Cigarette lighter jack
Aux music jack

MISC
Ballistic Parachute
Canopy cover
All plugs and pitot cover
Sun visor/covers
Tyre repair kit

Highspec Foxbat ZU-FAR R738 000,00

This beautiful high-spec, nearly new Foxbat is for sale through Durban Skyye Flight School with auto-pilot and long range tanks.

158 hours TTSN (total time since new)

You would have to go far, excuse the pun, to beat the specs on this aircraft:

MGL iEFIS Explorer (Touchscreen)
MGL Extreme backup EFIS
Trig Mode S transponder
MGL V6 radio
MGL Autopilot

Extra’s –
Both photographic windows
Long range tanks
Battery backup for EFIS
New plastic panels (inside cockpit)
LED landing lights

Glass cockpit with touchscreen iEFIS and backup MGL Extreme

Licencing Options - the differences between Pilot Licences

Your aviation career starts with Durban Skyye Flight School - the stepping stone to your aviation career with your National Pilot Licence. The process involves obtaining your NPL licence then upgrading as you gain experience and build hours culminating in a Commercial Pilot Licence or an Airline Transport Pilot licence, the highest grade. Here is a simplified table showing the differences.

Sling 2 Pricing

Sling 2 : Exterior  Interior  Technical  Pricing

Sling 4 : Exterior  Interior  Technical  Pricing

The Sling 2 is one of the most competitively priced light aircraft available, matched with fuel efficiency and South African manufacture and servicing. This combines to give you a cost effective luxury recreational or business airplane impossible to beat in the price range for value offered.

The price varies according to the specifications chosen, offering a standard airplane as well as a range of propeller, powerplant and avionics options. Please click on the Enquiry link here then the Contact Us button on our booking page and we will get back to you with the prices and best deal possible.

If you are seriously considering purchasing a new light aircraft in the R1 200 000,00 price range we would also be delighted to arrange a demo flight in our Durban-based Sling ZDL.

Sling 2 Technical Specifications

Sling 2 : Exterior  Interior  Technical  Pricing

Sling 4 : Exterior  Interior  Technical  Pricing

The Sling 2 has a wingspan of 9165mm and length from tailtip to propeller of 6675mm.

Engine options include the 912 Rotax ULS, 912 Rotax iS fuel-injected and 914 Rotax turbo. View the BRP Rotax website for the full powerplant specifications and differences.

Performance of the Sling 2 with the engine differences is set out in the following table, as well as the different range and endurance details of the Sling configured as a light sport aircraft (NPL licence) or as the Sling 2 version (PPL licence):

Sling 2 Interior

Sling 2 : Exterior  Interior  Technical  Pricing

Sling 4 : Exterior  Interior  Technical  Pricing

Luxury is a word that springs easily to mind where looking at the interior of the Sling aircraft. Gone is the mechano-set, sparse interior look and layout of the light aircraft of yesteryear. The Airplane Factory prides itself on the leather coverings offered for the cockpit and seats giving the aircraft a superior look and feel available previously only on multi-million rand aircraft. Colour-coding allows the interior colour scheme to match the exterior paintwork.

Leather seats, panelled sides and choice of dashboard finishes

Typical layout of the seats, dual controls and dashboard

The control panel can be configured to suit the requirements of the owner with either the traditional 6-pack instruments in front of the pilot, or the MGL Efis, and can also be configured with twin Efis instruments for both pilot and co-pilot/navigator placing the other instruments where preferred.

MGL Avionics iEfis

EFIS

The MGL Efis also comes in variants that include the latest large touchscreen iEfis, or the Voyager series available from MGL. An iPad bracket can also be fitted as well as usb ports or the standard cigarette-holder power point.

Ventilation

Ventilation is excellent with two direct-feed interior vents and for the chilly winter-mornings cabin-heat can be applied.

Parachute

Safety can be enhanced with an airplane parachute with it's rocket-deployment system for rapid emergency firing and a gentle touch-down in otherwise hazardous terrain.

Luggage and weight limitations

The rear luggage compartment of the Sling can carry up to 35kgs in weight, and subject to the MAUW limitations of the aircraft which are set out in the technical specifications.

Sling 2 Exterior

Sling 2 : Exterior  Interior  Technical  Pricing

Sling 4 : Exterior  Interior  Technical  Pricing

The Sling 2 comprises a stressed skin semi-monocoque structure, precision punched from sheet aluminium by CNC punch. Punching is so precise that no drilling-out or de-burring is required. Parts go together much as with a child’s "Mechano" toy. The entire build is light, precise and simple, even for beginners to manage. That's if you're up for building your own from the kit supplied by The Airplane Factory! If you don't have time on your hands or are not technically minded, the Sling 2 also comes "ready-to-fly" and is fully assembled and delivered by The Airplane Factory.

The exterior paintwork is expertly finished with up-to-date spray-booth technology at the factory's Johannesburg base and custom designs and colours can be ordered.

Variations include filling the rivet holes or even flush-mounted rivets to either preserve the rugged metal look or favour the smoother and more streamlined surface of the secondary options.

Customised paintwork

Sleek lines with simple or complex paintwork designs 

Robust undercarriage is standard

Warp Drive Propellor is standard