Temporary Airspace Restrictions from 13 June to 28 June due to the Confederations Cup.
Dear Customers and Pilot friends,
You may be aware of the Temporary Restricted Airspace around Johannesburg, Rustenburg and Bloemfontein and some procedures that need to be followed if you want to fly during this time.
There seems to be some insecurity about them. We compiled the information we received from the Air Force and the CAA website in order to assist you, and we trust it is useful for you. This applies for private/recreational flights. Don’t be discouraged to fly. Enjoy your aircraft during this time, especially after these last nasty bad weather days. Just take some 10 minutes and read through the information below, and you will find it causes less headaches than some of you might have anticipated :
You need to follow THREE STEPS, that’s all.
These restrictions do not mean that you are not allowed to fly at all. There are just some procedures to follow..
Airspace affected during the entire period, not only on days when soccer games take place:
50 nm / 80 km radius centered on VORs JSV (Johannesburg), PNV (Pilanesburg), BLV (Bloemfontein),covering the stadiums where soccer games are taking place.
Aircraft flying within the affected Airspace must be TRANSPONDER equipped.
CHARTS/MAPS of the affected Airspace are on the CAA website www.caa.org.za
On CAA website :
Click: Aeronautical Information
Click: Index of AIP Suppl.
Click: S028/09 for information – do not get upset about it, it looks worse than it is, BUT READ IT, important
Click: Temporary Restricted Airspace Johannesburg FIR – Chart 1 and Chart 2
You can enlarge the charts on your computer screen.
After several emails and phone calls to the Air Force, we seem to have received the correct information.This applies for private/recreational flights. For commercial enterprises, it might be a bit different.
There are three steps to follow, very simple:
Security Screening Code (SSC)
Each pilot has to apply to the SA Air Force for a Security Screening Code 24 hours before the first intended flight during this period. This SSC is your very own personal Code, valid for the entire period, even for six months. ID number, Name and personal contact number are required. If not urgent, you may address to the Air Force by fax or email. If urgent, you can phone the Air Force for the SSC and they will phone back within an hour or two. They may even screen you while you wait on the phone and you will receive your SSC immediately.
Tel. (012) 312 2625, Fax (012) 312 2626,
Email : wtr@mweb.co.za
(Office manned for 24 hours)
Vetting Number
Before each flight, contact Air Force for a Vetting Number. If you fly in the morning and go home and you fly again later in the day, you have to ask for a Vetting Number each time. Have your SSC ready for this. You must ask for a Vetting Number for each leg if you are making landings = from A to B; B to C; C to D etc. If you go from A to B, or just depart and return to your airfield without landing in between, you ask for one Vetting Number only. The Vetting Number(s) has/have to be entered into the Flight Plan in field 18.
Tel. (012) 312 2625, Fax (012) 312 2626 (same as under 1)
Email : vetting11@gmail.com
Easiest and fastest way: You will get the Vetting Number by phone.
(Office manned 24 hours)
Flight Plan
One has to file a Flight Plan. If you fly in the morning and go home and you fly again later in the day, you have to file a Flight Plan each time. Have the Vetting(s) number ready, it/they must go into field 18. Flight Plan can be filed by phone or fax with ATC of a controlled Airport (for Gautengers, for instance, Lanseria, Rand). There is no requirement to file your Flight Plan with O.R. Tambo International. Flight Plan can be filed on the day of your flight, just before your flight. There was a requirement that it must be filed 24 hours before your flight, but this was dropped.
Let us know how things went.
Happy landings!
You are welcome to forward the above information to your pilot friends, who may not have had the time to occupy themselves with the procedures.
Kindest regards
Barbara and Rainer
You may be aware of the Temporary Restricted Airspace around Johannesburg, Rustenburg and Bloemfontein and some procedures that need to be followed if you want to fly during this time.
There seems to be some insecurity about them. We compiled the information we received from the Air Force and the CAA website in order to assist you, and we trust it is useful for you. This applies for private/recreational flights. Don’t be discouraged to fly. Enjoy your aircraft during this time, especially after these last nasty bad weather days. Just take some 10 minutes and read through the information below, and you will find it causes less headaches than some of you might have anticipated :
You need to follow THREE STEPS, that’s all.
These restrictions do not mean that you are not allowed to fly at all. There are just some procedures to follow..
Airspace affected during the entire period, not only on days when soccer games take place:
50 nm / 80 km radius centered on VORs JSV (Johannesburg), PNV (Pilanesburg), BLV (Bloemfontein),covering the stadiums where soccer games are taking place.
Aircraft flying within the affected Airspace must be TRANSPONDER equipped.
CHARTS/MAPS of the affected Airspace are on the CAA website www.caa.org.za
On CAA website :
Click: Aeronautical Information
Click: Index of AIP Suppl.
Click: S028/09 for information – do not get upset about it, it looks worse than it is, BUT READ IT, important
Click: Temporary Restricted Airspace Johannesburg FIR – Chart 1 and Chart 2
You can enlarge the charts on your computer screen.
After several emails and phone calls to the Air Force, we seem to have received the correct information.This applies for private/recreational flights. For commercial enterprises, it might be a bit different.
There are three steps to follow, very simple:
Security Screening Code (SSC)
Each pilot has to apply to the SA Air Force for a Security Screening Code 24 hours before the first intended flight during this period. This SSC is your very own personal Code, valid for the entire period, even for six months. ID number, Name and personal contact number are required. If not urgent, you may address to the Air Force by fax or email. If urgent, you can phone the Air Force for the SSC and they will phone back within an hour or two. They may even screen you while you wait on the phone and you will receive your SSC immediately.
Tel. (012) 312 2625, Fax (012) 312 2626,
Email : wtr@mweb.co.za
(Office manned for 24 hours)
Vetting Number
Before each flight, contact Air Force for a Vetting Number. If you fly in the morning and go home and you fly again later in the day, you have to ask for a Vetting Number each time. Have your SSC ready for this. You must ask for a Vetting Number for each leg if you are making landings = from A to B; B to C; C to D etc. If you go from A to B, or just depart and return to your airfield without landing in between, you ask for one Vetting Number only. The Vetting Number(s) has/have to be entered into the Flight Plan in field 18.
Tel. (012) 312 2625, Fax (012) 312 2626 (same as under 1)
Email : vetting11@gmail.com
Easiest and fastest way: You will get the Vetting Number by phone.
(Office manned 24 hours)
Flight Plan
One has to file a Flight Plan. If you fly in the morning and go home and you fly again later in the day, you have to file a Flight Plan each time. Have the Vetting(s) number ready, it/they must go into field 18. Flight Plan can be filed by phone or fax with ATC of a controlled Airport (for Gautengers, for instance, Lanseria, Rand). There is no requirement to file your Flight Plan with O.R. Tambo International. Flight Plan can be filed on the day of your flight, just before your flight. There was a requirement that it must be filed 24 hours before your flight, but this was dropped.
Let us know how things went.
Happy landings!
You are welcome to forward the above information to your pilot friends, who may not have had the time to occupy themselves with the procedures.
Kindest regards
Barbara and Rainer
posted by Wings 'n Tracks at
3:29 PM
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