Gatskop 2021: Registration open
This festival of friendly competition will once again be an opportunity for novice pilots to join in the fun, get some coaching and experience the thrill of flying with new friends.
General Notice
Biennial Licence Card and membership
The validity of the NPL (National Pilot Licence) will be for a period of 2 years. Subject to the submission of a new revalidation check.
Recording from SAHPA Safety Seminar
This is the recording from the SAHPA Safety Seminar held on 30th June 2021. This was held in the form of a webinar, and features SAHPA Safety Manager, Kevin Storie, as he describes the Accident and Incident statistics.
Safety Seminar on 30 June 2021
All SAHPA members are invited to participate in an online Safety Seminar on 30th June 2021.
SACAA Disclosure of Personal Information
The South African Civil Aviation Authority has disabled the licence portal for pilots due to a potential disclosure of pilot’s personal information.
Conduct Issues at Franschoek site
The recent events at the Mont Rochelle site in Franschoek have highlighted a few issues in our local flying community, primarily regarding communication, protocols and site briefings.
Speedflying and BASE jumping in South Africa
The SACAA issued a General Notice GAD-001 relating to BASE jumping and Speedflying in South Africa.
Part 106 Survey Results
We would like to thank the SAHPA members who participated in the Part 106 Survey.
Part 106 Survey
In 2020, the SAHPA committee embarked on a project to move SAHPA out of Part 62, to a proposed new Part 106.
Anonymous Incident Reports
We have recently received several anonymous incident reports made through the Incident/Accident Report form. The SAHPA committee has considered each of these, and we find that these do not qualify as incidents.