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Plane with 164 aboard just 30m from midair collision at King Phalo Airport
A jet with 164 people on board came within 30m of disaster when a student pilot at the controls of a light aircraft mixed up “left” and right”. (www.timeslive.co.za) More...
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Nice advanced trainer for a student pilot, retractable gear, variable speed prop & probably auto gear extension but with 103 hours he should have known left from right? Of course, if still a student pilot at 103 hours maybe he doesn’t?
What does 103 hours have to do with knowing left from right?
Presumably a student commercial pilot.
According to the SACAA incident investigation, he held a student pilot certificate only.
http://www.caa.co.za/Accidents%20and%20Incidents%20Reports/ZS-PTV%20and%20ZS-JRE.pdf
http://www.caa.co.za/Accidents%20and%20Incidents%20Reports/ZS-PTV%20and%20ZS-JRE.pdf
PA-28 Retractable gear? Variable speed prop? Yeah, it has a throttle but I don't remember it having variable pitch if that's what you mean?
You are right. It did not have variable pitch prop.
"Prior to August 1997, the FAA required a high-performance endorsement in order to act as pilot in command of an aircraft with more than 200 horsepower or that had retractable gear, flaps, and a constant speed,(the correct term), propeller."
https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/active-pilots/transitioning-to-high-performance-aircraft
The PA28R200 was listed as 'high performance' per the old reg. and required a logbook 'high performance endorsement' because it has retractable gear, flaps and a constant speed propeller. The 200 was horsepower produced by a Lycoming IO-360-C1C6 engine that 'has a constsnt speed prop'!
The original "variable pitch prop" was ground adjustable only.
https://hartzellprop.com/understanding-variable-pitch-propellers/
https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/active-pilots/transitioning-to-high-performance-aircraft
The PA28R200 was listed as 'high performance' per the old reg. and required a logbook 'high performance endorsement' because it has retractable gear, flaps and a constant speed propeller. The 200 was horsepower produced by a Lycoming IO-360-C1C6 engine that 'has a constsnt speed prop'!
The original "variable pitch prop" was ground adjustable only.
https://hartzellprop.com/understanding-variable-pitch-propellers/
