Oct 10, 2026 · 22 min · 12 segments
In this episode of Let’s Wing It, host Ruben Delmage sits down with Megan Nel, a Cessna 208 Caravan captain flying for Federal Airlines.Megan shares what it’s really like flying one of the most widely…
I mean, uh, the Charlie 208, uh, this, the Caravan, and the PC-12, what special skills do you need to have? I'm, I'm thinking about a, a typical PPL pilot-
... right? Looking to maybe one day get into these big aircrafts, what skills would you need extra?
I would say, um, on top of the skills that you get off of everything, it's, like, a lot of hand flying.
I mean, the bush comes with birds, it comes with vultures, it comes with baboons, so it's a lot of, like, inside, outside situational awareness and hand flying and obviously the weather that comes with it.
I mean, they can fly high as well, but even on finals, because that's critical, 'cause you're really low level at that stage.
So how does FedAir ensure top-tier service and, uh, safely in these unique environments?
Um, so most of our flights come out of OR Tambo as we fly out of, uh, Johannesburg to the bush.
I mean, uh, the Charlie 208, uh, this, the Caravan, and the PC-12, what special skills do you need to have? I'm, I'm thinking about a, a typical PPL pilot-
... right? Looking to maybe one day get into these big aircrafts, what skills would you need extra?
I would say, um, on top of the skills that you get off of everything, it's, like, a lot of hand flying.
I mean, the bush comes with birds, it comes with vultures, it comes with baboons, so it's a lot of, like, inside, outside situational awareness and hand flying and obviously the weather that comes with it.
I mean, they can fly high as well, but even on finals, because that's critical, 'cause you're really low level at that stage.
So how does FedAir ensure top-tier service and, uh, safely in these unique environments?
Um, so most of our flights come out of OR Tambo as we fly out of, uh, Johannesburg to the bush.
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