Seen at FAHL (Hluhluwe Airfield KZN)

Bearcat · Unread post by **Bearcat** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 1:04 pm

Hluhluwe Airfield
21 March 2022

Bearcat · Unread post by **Bearcat** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 1:05 pm

Hluhluwe Airfield
21 March 2022

Bearcat · Unread post by **Bearcat** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 1:06 pm

Hluhluwe Airfield apron area and the two hangars
21 March 2022

Bearcat · Unread post by **Bearcat** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 2:00 pm

The airfield is home to Zululand Air Patrol ( ZAP Wing) which is part of Operation Rhino anti poaching
Since February, my son Keaton (Air Bear) has been the base manager and pilot flying the Bush Cat
http://www.projectrhinokzn.org/zap-wing ... trol-wing/

Rainbow Skyreach Bushcat ZU-FUU
21 March 2022

csparksfly · Unread post by **csparksfly** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 2:12 pm

Thanks for posting, its nice to see the "youngsters" at it. He looks quite "at home"

The reg should have been ZU-FU2

Bearcat · Unread post by **Bearcat** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 2:53 pm

csparksfly wrote: ↑Tue Mar 22, 2022 2:12 pm Thanks for posting, its nice to see the "youngsters" at it. He looks quite "at home"

The reg should have been ZU-FU2

He is at Home

.. He lives in the Park Home that you see behind the aircraft !

Bearcat · Unread post by **Bearcat** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 4:52 pm

Rainbow Skyreach Bushcat ZU-FUU
21 March 2022

Bearcat · Unread post by **Bearcat** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 9:48 pm

Robinson R44 ZS-RMM
19 March 2022

Bearcat · Unread post by **Bearcat** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 10:19 pm

For interest, this morning, Keaton in the Bush Cat with a spotter, were able to identify several poachers who were later apprehended by the ground reaction team... so the system works

These poachers were not after rhino this time, but were after impala/springbuck for meat. Poachers 0, ZAP Airwing 1

Trevor Duane · Unread post by **Trevor Duane** » Wed Mar 23, 2022 2:13 am

Just a word of caution based on own experience where I have been involved in aerial anti poaching flights in Africa (outside of SA). Sharing of any personal info is a huge security risk to all involved. The operator I was working for at the time went to great lengths to professionally analyze the security threat to the crew and their families. I thought it was over the top till I was briefed on the info properly, then my mind changed big time. Behind the poachers on the ground is a sofisticated network that will pickup on info like this in a heart beat if there operation sees resistance from aerial ops, your info will lead them straight to the source of their problem.

Bearcat · Unread post by **Bearcat** » Wed Mar 23, 2022 5:49 am

Trevor Duane wrote: ↑Wed Mar 23, 2022 2:13 am Just a word of caution based on own experience where I have been involved in aerial anti poaching flights in Africa (outside of SA). Sharing of any personal info is a huge security risk to all involved. The operator I was working for at the time went to great lengths to professionally analyze the security threat to the crew and their families. I thought it was over the top till I was briefed on the info properly, then my mind changed big time. Behind the poachers on the ground is a sofisticated network that will pickup on info like this in a heart beat if there operation sees resistance from aerial ops, your info will lead them straight to the source of their problem.

Noted

Christopher · Unread post by **Christopher** » Wed Mar 23, 2022 6:13 am

Good job, Keaton!

As far as I recall from my own Zululand days (aeons ago), that first photo is taken looking south, Bruce?

Bearcat · Unread post by **Bearcat** » Wed Mar 23, 2022 6:15 am

Christopher wrote: ↑Wed Mar 23, 2022 6:13 am Good job, Keaton!

As far as I recall from my own Zululand days (aeons ago), that first photo is taken looking south, Bruce?

You can see the RWY 21 marking

Bearcat · Unread post by **Bearcat** » Wed Mar 23, 2022 1:41 pm

Robinson R22 ZS-RBM
20 March 2022

Bearcat · Unread post by **Bearcat** » Wed Mar 23, 2022 3:42 pm

Rainbow Skyreach Bushcat ZU-FUU
21 March 2022

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