Affordable bushflying expeditions
   Block booking / Hour-building packages
   Bush & Mountain Flying Handbook

AFFORDABLE AND ACTION-PACKED BUSHFLYING EXPEDITIONS
Most of our tours head up into neighbouring countries, to fantastic places which are best accessible by air. However more and more clients are looking for a cheaper and easier flying adventure:

• A couple of days of pure fun flying, learning certain bushpilot techniques, and "roughing" it a bit.

• A competent safety pilot goes along...not only will he / she teach you certain techniques for some of the interesting strips you'll encounter en-route, there's also no need to have your licence validated.
  Note: While you'll learn basic bushflying techniques, this is no substitute for the "real" bushpilot course...

• Go where the wind blows: nothing is planned, you take off in the morning, head out to many interesting strips to practice on, and decide at some stage where to put your head down for the night. No stress to reach a pre-booked destination, if the weather turns sour or something else comes up you just fly to where it's good.
  Your safety pilot will know all the best strips and destinations.  

• Cross border flights are a possibility, however South Africa itself offers a wide variety of beautiful destinations. These trips generally concentrate around the Lowveld, the Drakensberg Mountains bordering Lesotho and the Wild Coast.

• Just about every level of accommodation is available, although we generally use cosy and affordable guesthouses and stay with friends wherever possible.

Sample prices:
Inclusive of aircraft hire, fuel, oil, etc. Safety Pilot. Accommodation, meals and drinks. All landing fees, etc. Basically everything except your travel to the starting point, Johannesburg.
C182 can accommodate 2 pilots / pilot & partner, plus safety pilot.
C172 can only accommodate single pilot plus safety pilot, considering the nature of the strips and density altitude.

BLOCK BOOKING / HOUR BUILDING PACKAGES
For those wanting to build up their hours toward a CPL, Southern Africa offers a fantastic destination in which to do this: comparatively cheap aircraft and living costs, negligible landing and parking fees, fantastic flying weather, great exposure to bushflying and grassroots navigation, and of course stunning scenery, wildlife and interesting people.

Aircraft are comprehensively insured for the whole of southern Africa. Our C182 is even insured all the way up East Africa into Kenya. Plan your trip in advance, or just get in the plane and see where the wind blows, this part of the world offers flying experiences second to none...

BUSH AND MOUNTAIN FLYING HANDBOOK
Finally, the long awaited Bush & Mountain Flying Handbook, written by CC Pocock of Bushair, is out.
Order your copy today for only R450.
Further info on this book can be found on the Bushair Homepage.