THE NEW LOGO LAUNCH HENLEY AIR PTY (LTD) ISSUE 1, APRIL 2015

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HENLEY AIR Pty (ltd) HELICOPTER CHARTER and FLIGHT TRAINING CENTRE Hangar 6 Rand Airport Germiston Johannesburg South Africa Tel +27 (0)11 827 5503 Fax +27 (0)11 824 3759 Facebook.com/Henley.Air.Helicopters Twitter.

1 HENLEY AIR Pty (ltd) HELICOPTER CHARTER and FLIGHT TRAINING CENTRE Hangar 6 Rand Airport Germiston Johannesburg South Africa Tel +27 (0) Fax +27 (0) Facebook.com/Henley.Air.Helicopters Twitter.com/HenleyAirSA Welcome to the Hover Square Henley Air s Quarterly Newsletter THE NEW LOGO LAUNCH On the 21 st of March 2015 Henley Air had their annual bash to unveil our new logo to the public with a live band, fireworks, food stalls and good company. We shared this night with our clients, friends, employees and family and we would like to thank everyone for joining us for this very special evening.. Henley Air s original logo came from the musical Miss Saigon which was based on an Asian woman abandoned by her American lover in the Vietnam war. The play s logo incorporated a helicopter and the face of a woman which was later altered to have the helicopter as a company logo. Following 20 years of operation at Rand Airport we have decided to go with a more corporate look and feel for the logo. Henley Air is very proud with what we have presented to the public. Thank you very much to all our clients for all your support throughout these 20 years. Past issues available at: I

a live band, fireworks, food stalls and good company.

2 Fleet Update DESERT IMPALA UPDATE. Last year we announced the arrival of two new helicopters to the fleet, Bell 222UT The Desert Impala & Bell 206 Jetranger ZS-HVY. As mentioned before our Bell 222UT is a fully medically equipped helicopter capable of handling any trauma accidents. Henley Air is very proud to announce that we are operating Netcare 911 s Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS). Our very own Bell 222 (ZS-HDI) The Desert Impala is the dedicated, permanently configured, ICU equipped air ambulance, ensuring that an Emergency Care Practitioner-based helicopter service is available for immediate dispatch to life-threatening emergencies as a primary resource. This service is also available to expedite inter-facility transfers of the critically ill and injured. We would like to welcome the following people to Henley Air who are the primary pilots for Netcare 911 HEMS. Paul Erasmus: Started as a instructor pilot at Henley Air and later moved on to Netcare as a full time pilot. Abie Bezuidenhoudt: Is a very experienced HEMS pilots in SA, and is a full time pilot for Netcare. Paul Badenhorst: Also a very experienced HEMS pilot, Paul has been with Netcare for 10 years. Craig Coleman: Has done some contract work up in Africa and is now a full time pilot for Netcare Vic Rottcher: Moved from Base4 helicopters in Cape Town to become a full time HEMS pilot for Netcare here in Johannesburg. Andre Coetzee: CEO of Henley Air is flying for Netcare as a part time pilot. Rynhart Bosch: Has worked for Henley Air for 10 years, he does a lot of flying for Henley Air and now part time flying for Netcare. Jaco Botes: Is a pilot for the SAPS Airwing and does some part time work for Henley Air, aswell as for Netcare. The war RHINO WARS WITH THE SAPS With the ongoing Rhino wars in South Africa there was a large demand for a bigger Anti Poaching Unit for our National Parks. Along with SANParks, the SAPS Airwing is helping with the war against Rhino poaching in South Africa around the Kruger National Park. On a daily basis these brave men and woman are out in the bush searching for traces of poachers. SANParks and SAPS helicopters provide aerial support for the rangers and ground crew. In 2014 alone South Africa had lost over a 1000 rhino s. This year it has become a big operation involving The SAPS Airwing to help prevent this problem. We would like to thank these men and woman for the job they do every day to keep our rhino safe from being killed and slaughtered for their horns. II

Henley Air is very proud to announce that we are operating Netcare 911 s Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS).

3 Precision at its best PRECISION SKILLS DAY Henley Air s 11th annual precision skills day was held on the 11 th April 2015 at Henley Air. This is the day where teams navigate a bucket of water through a maze of gates set out on the Henley pads, and then try land the bucket on a target. The teams consist of a pilot and bucket operator that do this all while flying the helicopter. We would like to thank each and every one of our competitors and of course the crowd for joining us on this fun day and for making it a success. Below you will find the day s results, well done to everyone! 1 st place: Team Insert something witty here Devon Coetzee & James Roberts 560 points 2 nd place: Team ATC Dream team Michael Eichbaum & Byron Benson 550 points 3 rd place: Team Team Plurals David Sacks & Ockert Engelbrecht 550 points 4 th place: Team ZS-RUT Grant Brook & James Roberts 542 points 5 th place: Team ATC Dream team Byron Benson & Michael Eichbaum 542 points 6 th place: Team Team van Zyl Nic van Zyl & Johan van Zyl 523 points 7 th place: Team Team Plurals Ockert Engelbrecht & David Sacks 508 points 8 th place: Team Mean Machines Sonia Goncalves & Susana Moreira 475 points 9 th place: Team Cook & Rodrigues Justin Cook & Antony Rodrigues 473 points III

The teams consist of a pilot and bucket operator that do this all while flying the helicopter.

4 Year Achievements 2015 SOFAR. It s a new year with new challenges, and we hope that has been as memorable for you as it has been for us sofar. Here are a few achievements and some other news for the year sofar! Garth Donnan and David Sacks have completed their Grade II Instructor s ratings, and have also passed the 1000 hour mark. This is a big achievement, well done guys! Henley Air would like to congratulate Caesar Kanyanga and Joseph Mbewe from the Zambian Airforce who have completed their Grade III Instructor s ratings. Well done to David Sacks, Garth Donnan and Buzz Bezuidenhout for getting these guys through their ratings. We would like to congratulate Arno Pienaar who is our latest solo student here with CFI Buzz Bezuidenhout. Well done Arno! Rynhart Bosch and Paul Erasmus have recently completed their Agusta A109 type ratings, well done gentlemen, may there be many happy hours and safe landings in this machine. Henley Air has also recently employed six permanent pilots to the vehicle tracking side. These pilots are Antony Rodrigues, Ockert Engelbrecht, Justin Cook, Tewie Wessels, Gavin Rynders and Daniel Dolpire. Welcometo the Henley family guys. Tewie Wessels, one of our pilot s at Henley Air has graduated with a BEng in Industrial Engineering. Well done Tewie, Henley Air is very proud. The twins ZS-HVY UPDATE ZS-HVY now looks like her twin sister ZS-HDW with Henley s famous green, white and gold paint scheme, except only with shorter legs. She will be used for charter, hire and fly, training and numerous other flights at Henley Air. Keep an eye out for our two beautiful twins out on the Henley Air pads. IV

This is a big achievement, well done guys! Henley Air would like to congratulate Caesar Kanyanga and Joseph Mbewe from the Zambian Airforce who have completed their Grade III Instructor s ratings.

Congratulations to the following students with their achievements during the first half of 2015. We hope that it was a memorable experience!

forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.

5 Congratulations to the following students with their achievements during the first half of We hope that it was a memorable experience! Name & Surname Achievement Date Renier Kotze Arno Pienaar SOLO SOLO 20 January March 2015 When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return. Henley Air Social Media Take a look at our Henley Air App available on the App store and Google play! Also make sure to like our Facebook page for the latest updates from the hangar!. V

HISTORY OF HELICOPTER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IN SOUTH AFRICA

HISTORY OF HELICOPTER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IN SOUTH AFRICA Mrs Dagmar Muhlbauer Chief Flight Paramedic Netcare 911 Mr Raveen Naidoo Dr Timothy Hardcastle The day it all began. Started operations