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I would like to add a question of my own with the above mentioned question in mind ?

Can we really operate in South Africa/Namibia/Botswana like they do in the US and Alsaka.
Can we really have a true off field weekend fly away and land anywhere to camp for instance. South Africa certainly has the landscape and scenery for it.

It seems everything is so overregulated when it comes to aviation in South Africa that even though it might make sense to buy these very capable and fun flying “bush” aircraft, one cannot truly appreciate their capabilities in SA.
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Christopher wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2019 7:44 am While I perfectly understand the mission/intention of such an aircraft -- "go anywhere, land anywhere" craft -- can anyone persuade me that such enormous tyres are necessary? They must cause <oodles> of drag, where I would have thought that something <slightly> smaller would suffice? Of course, the incentive comes from operators in Alaska and folk presumably wish to copy those examples; but where in Southern Africa is this overkill/macho-look really needed? (Game wardens in East Africa operated Super Cubs for years on standard wheel/tyre combinations!)

Go ahead: persuade me...
Ha ha ha, jambo sana, Christopher - let me try. The game wardens in East Africa still had to restrict where they landed. Normal tyres on a Super Cub will put you on your back if you try to land in a ploughed field or on soft sand. These tundra tyres are really fine almost anywhere - except maybe if you put one in an ant-bear hole!

But I agree - if you are in a hurry to get from A to B, it might be better to take a Land-Rover, or a bicycle! :lol:

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The latest Savage Shock Cub to land in SA. This one powered by a Rotax 915. Will soon be living in the Cape
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Flyingfrontiers wrote: Sat Jan 11, 2020 10:37 am The latest Savage Shock Cub to land in SA. This one powered by a Rotax 915. Will soon be living in the Cape
At least the tyres will make some of the previous posters happier. :roll:
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At least the tyres will make some of the previous posters happier. :roll:
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Flyingfrontiers wrote: Sat Jan 11, 2020 10:37 am The latest Savage Shock Cub to land in SA. This one powered by a Rotax 915. Will soon be living in the Cape
Superb Machine - how is the headroom in the shock cub. I test fitted one many years ago, and my head was up amongst the metal tubes in the cockpit. Not ideal in turbulence.
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Head room is very generous. The cockpit has been enlarged in height and length and width from the smaller, original Savages.
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Thats great news for the taller folks. I really like these machines, a modern take on a design classic without the ridculous purchase price of the Carbon cub. That flight envelope is quite something.
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