SACAA General Aviation Accident Reduction Seminar
SACAA General Aviation will be hosting an Accident Reduction Seminar on 7th December 2022.
General Notice
Gericke’s Point site re-opened
We’re excited to announce that the Gericke’s Point site in Sedgefield has been reopened.
Flipping operations are not permitted
Please take note that a DTO conducting flight training may not conduct flipping operations as defined in CAR96.01.1(7) as this is not a training flight and would be a contravention of CAR141.08.1(1) & (2) and CAR 141.08.2(1)a) liable to enforcement action under CAR 185.01.2(g).
SAHPA ATO Suspended
The SAHPA ATO is currently suspended.
Access to Sites
One of the recurring issues that the SAHPA committee must continually address, relates to pilot access to sites.
Minutes and Recording from SAHPA Instructor Seminar
Dear Members, SAHPA hosted a virtual Instructor Seminar with all SAHPA instructors. It was well attended, with 72 participants. Minutes Minutes (PDF download) Zoom Recording Please direct any questions or concerns in writing to Louise … Read more
Safety Issues (May 2022)
Dear Members, The SAHPA committee notes with growing concern the misinformation being published amongst members on social media. In response, the SAHPA committee has the unpleasant task of announcing a number of safety issues. The … Read more
Search & Rescue at night
Dear Members, We have learned of an ARCC Search and Rescue operation which took place near the Harties site on Monday 18th April 2022. Edit: Initial information indicated that the rescue took place near the … Read more
Recording of SAHPA meeting regarding the DTO model
SAHPA meeting describing the impact of the DTO on SAHPA and members.
The Future of SAHPA (invitation to meeting)
mpact of the Declared Training Organisation (DTO) model (as introduced by the 21st Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations).