Botswana Wannabe

[jblaverick]

Dear all,

I wonder if you could help a prospective pilot with some basic questions?

I live and teach in Botswana and have saved for some years and now can afford a light aircraft plus training. I did start on a PPL in the UK many years ago, but got married! I also have had a few flights in weight shift microlights. My only aim is to be able to cruise around Botswana during my holidays with my wife and I am edging towards something like a Bantam for my 40th birthday.

My questions are:-

I have a window between the 18 April and the 16th of May next year, while my wife stays with friend in Port Alfred. Is it possible to do the NPL in such a space of time? Where in the area would people recommend? What are the main obstacles?

How recognized is this licence abroad? Do you know anybody who uses it Botswana? Or has converted here? Does having a UK passport pose any problems?

I am only interested in flying light aircraft, but given the wider recognition of the PPL would you advise that instead?

Could you give a (very rough!) idea of the costs of both CCM and PPL?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks

Jonathan

[Bozo]

Jonathan,

I had similar questions recently and ended up with this list someone sent me. You will probably be best off posing those questions directly to an Instructor close to where you want to train.

Aero 57 Airfield Centurion Flight Centre Flo Momburg centurionflight@telkomsa.net 082 666 2000
Alberton Mike Cathro cathro@mweb.co.za 082 928 2744
Ballito Dave Jackson microlight@yebo.co.za 082 659 5550
Bapsfontein Larry Eschner larry@buzzcom.co.za 082 410 1532
Barberton Pyramid Flight School Brian Young pyramid@xsinet.co.za 082 337 8206 WCM, CCM, LSA, GYR
Bloemfontein Westline Aviation Sarel Van Rensburg bloem.micro@mailbox.co.za 082 411 7400
Brits Brits Flight Training Centre Piet Smit britsftc@gmail.com 082 778 6528 CCM, LSA
Crosswinds,Tarlton Davis Aircraft Flight School Trevor Davies tde@pixie.co.za 082 442 3925
Gonubie Kwelera Airfield Border Flight School Clinton Phillips clinton@electrodynamics.biz 082 857 9405 WCM, CCM, LSA
Fisantekraal Western Cape Microlight School Louis Van Wyk louisvw@iafrica.com 083 675 3541 WCM, CCM, LSA, GYR
George George Flight Academy Chris Badenhorst fly@gfa.co.za 084 421 2164 WCM, CCM, LSA
Graaf Reinet Eagles Wings Frans van der Ahee aheeaero@mweb.co.za 082 787 5536
Grahamstown Grahamstown Flying School Larry Mc Gillawie larry@dupliprint.co.za 082 574 6102 WCM, CCM, LSA
Groblersdal Karaya Flying School Richard Aschenborn raschenborn@caa.co.za 011 545 1000 WCM, CCM, LSA
Durban Hillcrest Brain Eaten moyeni@netactive.co.za 082 372 1627
Hoedspruit Leading Edge Flight School Deon Kraidy deon@lefssa.com 083 400 1405 WCM, CCM, LSA
Jag Airfield Jaguar Africa John Grobblelaar jagairafrica@nes.co.za 082 445 0529
Kimberley Kimberley Flying School Riaan Pretorius kimflyschool@webmail.co.za 082 202 5964
Klaserie Hoedspruit Airborne African Adventures Bruce McDonald ndlopfu@zamail.co.za
Klerksdorp Western Tvl Flying School Jan Kasselman jpmk@iafrica.com 083 265 7331
Klerksdorp Klerksdorp Microlight Training George Oosthuizen mrp@yebo.co.za 082 779 2322 WCM
Komatie Poort Komati Flight Academy Stefan Coetzee stefan@saplanes.co.za 082 601 8970 WCM, CCM, LSA
Kroonstad Fantiniair Fanie Keyser fantiniair@gcs.co.za 082 550 7185
Kuruman Kuruman Microlight Centre Stefan Du Plessis kuruman@specstores.co.za 082 921 5396
Light Flight Light Flight Geoff Dyer geoff@lightflight.co.za 082 331 1104
Mastsapa Dion Dunn diondunn@swaziplace.com 002 68 608 5066
Microland Skyriders Fanie Deysel skyrider@icon.co.za 083 400 7622
Nelspruit Aviation Adventures Alec Green microflight@iburst.co.za 083 454 4955 WCM, CCM, LSA
Parys Parys Flying Club Frank Steward sparkair@telkomsa.net 082 446 7469 CCM, LSA, GYR
Petit Microlight Adventures Andy Kasperson andyk@intekom.co.za 082 651 7317 WCM, CCM, LSA
Pietermaritzburg Dave Grovener dave@dreamwings.co.za 084 422 6359
Pietersburg Civil Jonty Esser jontye@wbs.co.za 083 293 5185
Queenstown A.Mac Donald mac@mactax.co.za 082 551 8375
Rhino Park Rhino Park Flight School Alex Rudd arudd@virbac.co.za 082 568 8635
Sodwana Sodwana Flying Services Francois Burger gypsea@saol.com 072 211 6662
Atlasville Springs Airborne Sport Fred Blokland airborne@worldonline.co.za 083 256 1873 WCM, CCM, LSA, GYR
Springs Kestrel Flight School Roelof Palm rpalm@lantic.net 083 268 1443 WCM, CCM, LSA, GYR
Tzaneen Wings Over Africa Dicky Maritz dicky@wings-over-africa.com 083 449 4011
Uitenhage Guy Blain gbaviation@telkomsa.net 083 243 5893
Upington Upington Microlight Eben Mocke eben@rafgyro.co.za 082 7172340 WCM, CCM, LSA, GYR
Vanderbijlpark Rainbow Airschool Russell Bird russell@rainbowairschool.com 083 261 4666 WCM, CCM, LSA
Witbank Boris Benic borisabenic@gmail.co.za 082 338 3054
Rosslyn Microflyers Davie Du Toit dawie@microflyers.co.za 082 576 2355

[jblaverick]

Cheers Bozo - appreciated!

[Horse]

Thanks, thats exactly what I was looking for

[Percy Smit]

Just a correction... Atlasville Springs Airborne Sport incorrect....
Airborne Sport at Brakpan / Benoni airfield - Fred Blokland

Cheers

[KFA]

Also Komati Flight Academy now at Petit, Benoni. Not Komatipoort.