Re: Several SA Pilots just arrested in Ondangwa, Namibia
SA CAA Part 24 CAR
International operations
24.02.7 (1) An authority to fly is only valid for flight in South African airspace.
(2) Notwithstanding the provision of sub-regulation (1), a non-type certificated aircraft, issued with a South African Authority to fly, may be flown outside the Republic’s borders if the appropriate authority with jurisdiction over the relevant airspace has given prior permission for the aircraft to be flown in such airspace, in the full knowledge that the authority to fly is not equivalent to a certificate of airworthiness issued in terms of ICAO Annex 8 to the Convention.
Namibia requires all foreign aircraft to obtain "Overflight and Landing Permission" prior to entering their airspace. I have always received such permission, with a number attached to it. When requested for said number once in Namibia , I found that once I could provide the number, there were no hassles. Never.
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Having just returned from our trip over the border to Mozambique this story above of a group of 22 pilots on a round trip to Botswana, and Namibia proves that it is critical that your airplane paperwork and flight permits are in order before you fly. It seems there was some bureaucratic bungling but these poor guys were put in jail and have been harassed by the authorities to try and get their planes out of the country again.
Download my Checklists
Check my checklist for Mozambique in the blog article below (links to my SkyDrive) and make sure your permits are in order and all of the documents required to be carried in your plane are also in order.
Also on my SkyDrive is the Index of documents that I created for our international flight and was careful to ensure that the originals or certified copies of these documents were on hand for inspection should it be requested. The documents are:
International Flight Documents
Mozambique Procedures
Mozambique Flight Costs
Flying Dates Expiry Checklist
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