Decision to stay alive - Focusing on aviation safety The general aviation sector is not in any way shielded from accidents and incidents. This can mostly be attributed to accessibility to the industry by private aviators and also our very extensive training facilities nationally. The so-called...
The Importance of Passion and Discipline in your Aviation Career All of us say that we have a passion for aviation and are disciplined in our approach to everything aviation but what does this actually mean? Before I explain any further, I would like to quote...
The year 2020 started off with a bang for us at Blue Chip Flight School. We welcomed our new students and by end of February, it seemed as though we would have our best year ever. However, COVID and the universe had other ideas. On...
Although the physics of flight have not changed since the very early days of the Wright brothers, modern pilots are faced with an entirely different set of challenges when compared to our forefathers. The most challenging of these is the ability to switch seamlessly between...
As most of us are aware, due to it not being a closely guarded state secret, the global qualified pilot shortage is upon us. This has resulted in the pilot training environment to boom. Flight schools all around the country are experiencing growth in potential...
On the 25th of May the Blue Chip Flight School Matsieng Epic flyaway started. The entire fleet of aircraft was already booked out, by students that are busy with their hour building towards the Commercial Pilots Licence. This fleet consisted of 13 Aircraft, and included...
During the weekend of 8 to 10 September, Blue Chip Flight School in conjunction with the Border Aviation Club and Flight School from East London undertook an epic fly-away. The flyaway comprise 12.5 hours of incident free flying over three days. The hospitality displayed towards...