Something special of flying to bush strips in Africa is flying into these unpaved airfields at night. All of these airfields need to be approached carefully where you normally first sweep the runway by making a low pass with some engine noise as ... Read more ...
Hoedspruit (civil) Airfield
15 May 2016 by
The Hoedspruit Civil Airfield is located right in the centre of Hoedspruit and close to its shopping facilities. You don't need prior permission to land. There is an honesty box hanging there for you to put in the landing/parking fee, so bring along ... Read more ...
Sabi Sabi Airfield (FASE)
11 May 2016 by
In 2014 we had the privilege of flying to Sabi Sabi in South Africa. Sabi Sabi has several safari lodges of which Sabi Sabi Earth Lodge can be considered one of the best safari lodges in all of Africa. As the time we were flying from Europe to South Africa in ... Read more ...
Private Airstrip in the Timbavati
7 May 2016 by
One of my favorite places in South Africa is a small family-owned private lodge in the Timbavati. The Timbavati is situated just to the west of Kruger National Park. The Kruger National Park, the Timbavati and Umbabat Game Reserve ... Read more ...
Getting Aviation Fuel in Remote Places
5 May 2015 by
Planning a flying trip to any remote place on earth can be a complicated matter due to the fact that your aircraft most likely will not remain airborne unless you feed it regularly with fuel. Most commercial aircraft fly on Jet fuel (Jet-A1), while a ... Read more ...
Kisoro Airfield Uganda (HUKI)
5 March 2015 by
In the far western side of Uganda and near the borders of Rwanda and Congo-Kinshasa (former Zaire) you can find the mountain gorillas as known from the movie 'Gorillas in the Mist'. Gorillas in the Mist is the story of Dian Fossey as she worked in Rwanda with ... Read more ...
Gagi Gagi Airfield Zimbabwe
5 February 2014 by
Right next to Lake Kariba you can still find quite a few lodges from the old Rhodesian times. Quite a few of these lodges were deserted, but some have been rebuilt or reopened again. One of them is Gachi Gachi Lodge with its associated and nearby own ... Read more ...