The Moyale Aircraftheist in 2019
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Mack Air.- Maloba\‘s copy She’s airbourne Dog crahed the plane: Captain Aerobatics Meet the brilliant flying As he took off with his dog Famous for the hardest of student, Diana Kerubo. by his side, he didn’t know flights. He has landed and It’s her composure the flight wouldn’t go taken off on roads among and elegance in speech according to plan. P.11 other flights to marvel on. that will have you Some advice from Mark C. enchanted.” P.10 Ross. P. 20 AVIATION NEWS 4th ISSUE The Moyale aircraft heist in 2019 By Staff Reporter n aircraft transporting bank cargo gets ambushed at Odda airstrip by armed robbers. one on foot and Atwo on a motorbike. We give you a detailed account of what happened on the frightful day of September 2019. Mrs. Were would not agree to even receive the bank letter on email. Little did people know that, the cranky lady’s decision would save many from the cold cells and truth to her word, her retirement benefits. 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Be part of ing its crew to flying an the Kenyan Aviation aircraft with unrectified Story today. www.air- snags. These include: spacenewTs.co.ke Flying a Dash 8 with the left reverse thrust not work- ing? (Senior Captain fighting www.airspacenews. the reverse thrust with left co.ke braking on landing) Flying a CRJ with no functional FMC and Autopilot. (Senior Captain Flying every day with a portable GPS, sometimes to Burkina Faso) Snags happen, but fixing should be done on the next landing. Juliet Whiskey Whiskey JANUARY ISSUE 16 4TH issue 3 AFRICA AViATion AFRICA AVIATION Captain Maloba. Kenyan pilot in the skies From Left: Gerrhard, Thabo, Keith, Tafadzwa, Johanes, of okavango delta Sidney,Maloba, Jacques, and David. lying is the best thing to ever Fortunately for me they called me in happen in my life. You see the for an interview and after a week of being earth with the magnificence around their operations they offered me Captain Maloba that God created it. The scen- a position as a Line Pilot on the Cessna in flight above eriesF from above is impeccable. And I’ll Grand Caravan EX. This was exciting for the Botswana’s never stop enjoying the view. me because at the time Mack Air had Okavango Delta. My name is Sidney Maloba Maloba, I just received a total of 20 Brand New EXs. am a Kenyan who flies in Botswana. The company flew me to South Africa I started flying in 2010 after graduat- where I did my Type rating course at ing from Maseno School. I enrolled at SimuFlight. In November of 2019 I had CMC flight school where I received my received my C 208 type rating. At Mack flying license. Air all new Caravan pilots have to fly 50 Captain Maloba Maloba with colleagues at the International I later did my Instructors course and hours of line training before going on line. Aviation Solution after graduating from being a SE instructor to was fortunate to have been hired as a Remember Mack Air operates the Cess- ME instructor and IR Simulator. flight instructor at a flying school at Wil- na 208 as single crew. This is a lot of son Airport. I taught ground school and work. Not only are you the pilot but you flight instruction till December of 2016. also serve as the load master, cabin crew It was then that I applied and got a job in flight planner and any other role that Botswana as a Flight Instructor. might be required of you for the safe con- I came to Botswana in 2017; joining at duction of the flight. the International Aviation Solutions I got online on the 31st of January (IAS) Aviation Academy. At IAS I 2020. I have been commanding the C208 instructed for a year and was later pro- EX since then and I’m enjoying the expe- moted to Chief Flight Instructor in 2018. rience. Flying to remote places and “I started flying in 2010 after I served this role till August of 2019. At spending time in some of the most luxu- this time, I wanted a change of careers. rious and exclusive luxury camps in graduating from Maseno However, I didn’t think my time in Bot- Africa. School. I enrolled at CMC Captain Maloba Maloba swana was done. I looked around at the For now, this is my life. Living the and his CFI Daren Lloyd safari air charter operations in the world dream as a bush pilot in The Okavango flight school where I received when he finished his line famous Okavango Delta and applied for Delta! my flying license’’. training for the Cessna a job at Mack Air. — By Airspace Journalist Caravan in Khwai Airstrip. 4 4th issue HeaDLINE StoRY The Moyale runway Odda Airstrip Moyale money heist that shocked the aviation industry boarding unless a letter comes from Equity Continued from Page 1 Bank with his name on it. The flight ops personnel, let’s call this one, Jeremiah tried to explain the situation t all started with a planned departure that caused the change of people but she at 8am from Wilson Airport. Onboard wasn’t taking any of it. In her words she the Cessna 182 RG are two pilots and said, “Don’t you dare spoil my retirement, a courier company Agent. The one in you are carrying money. I only have 1 year commandI was one who had more than to retire and I’ve worked hard for more 1000hrs, total time, and the second pilot than 40 years, sitaki ujinga”. paid flight. It was his first day on the job. here. Because runway 32 always has a tail- was freshly from flying school with 250hrs, She threw the letter at Jeremiah’s face. The Cessna 182 RG Jeremiah’s work was done. Since he had wind. total time. This letter had to be re-written by Equity The Cessna 182 Skylane is an worked since 5am, he left for his house. Some people prefer to go in with a steep Because the case is still in court, we will Bank and delivered at Wilson airport American four-seat, single-engined As much as there was a delay that turn for runway 14, this needs a veteran not mention the real names of the people before time runs out. Moyale is 2.5 hrs. light airplane, built by Cessna of morning, it was still a successful departure pilot because your speeds are low because who were involved in servicing that par- away, with a detour in Marsabit, minimum Wichita, Kansas. It has the option of and everyone expected everything to run you are preparing for landing and you are ticular flight. No one ever imagined that hrs. are 5.5 return. adding two child seats, installed in the smoothly. The flight went well. First stop low on height. A risk of stalling while turn- this particular day would end with the two It’s already 10am. Finally, the letter baggage area. was Moyale, and the plan was to return ing is a consideration. pilots in a cold cell in Moyale Town. arrived, the original signed document. Mrs. The retractable gear R182 and back through Marsabit. On landing, Mathesh taxied the aircraft Fuel was late on this particular day, but Were would not agree to even receive it on TR182 were offered from 1978 to 1986, For those who have flown VFR (Visual to the waiting area, switched off the by 9am the aircraft had been fueled. email. Little did people know that the without and with engine turbocharg- Flight Rules) on this route will understand engine and got out to check the fuel quan- There’s never a rush to take off especially cranky lady’s decision would save many ing respectively. The RG flies faster the magnificent views all the way. From tity. The bank guys at this time hadn’t when your first stop is Marsabit Airstrip. from the cold cells and truth to her word, and has long range tanks of up to Murang’a you can see the Aberdare on the arrived at the airstrip. They already had Marsabit is one of the most dangerous air- her retirement benefits. 8hrs endurance. left, if you are going through Nanyuki, and received the landing time once the plane strips in Kenya, with towering hills around Finally, the plane departs at around 11 the gradient rise of Mt.